Title & Link
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Description
|
Grade
Level
|
Fiction
or
Nonfiction
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Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki |
This is an “easy read” that
introduces different kinds of dinosaurs whose reconstructions are seen
in museums. It briefly discusses how scientists uncover, preserve, and
study fossilized dinosaur bones. |
G |
N |
|
Dinosaur Bones by Aliki |
Major findings of scientists are
described with details on dinosaur footprints and a banquet held inside
a life-size dinosaur model. |
G |
N |
|
Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki |
Aliki explains how insects trapped
in sticky tree sap harden into amber, how fossils are found in very cold
places, and how dinosaur tracks are cast in mud. |
G |
N |
|
Drumheller Dinosaur Dance by Robert Heidbreder, Bill Slavin, Esperanca
Melo |
A silly and light-hearted book on
the Drumheller dinosaurs who rest their ancient bones by daylight, but
are ready to tango, fandango, shimmy and shake when the moon rises! |
G |
F |
|
Canadian Dinosaurs (Wow Canada) by Elin Kelsey |
This book has been described as
the first significant book on Canadian dinosaurs for young readers. It
contains up-to-date research and addresses the finding of fossils in the
Badlands of Alberta. |
G/J |
N |
|
National Geographic Dinosaurs (For the Junior Rockhound) by Paul M.
Barrett, Kevin Padian, Raul Martin, Paul Barrett |
This book tracks the discovery of
dinosaurs and reveals the latest details on how they most likely looked,
behaved, survived, and interacted. Recent discoveries are presented, as
are theories on dinosaur extinction. |
G/J |
N |
|
The Canadian Rockies by Douglas Leighton |
Experience the beauty of the
Canadian Rockies through the photography of Douglas Leighton. |
ALL |
N |
|
Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt |
This book has been described as
informative, enthralling, and captivating. According to the reviewers,
it will make you fall in love with orcas! |
ALL |
N |
|
Banff National Park (Canada Series) |
A book of photographs that
vividly portrays the diversity of Canada’s geography |
ALL |
N |
|
Totem Pole by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale |
A young Indian boy narrates this
book, describing how his father carved a totem pole for the tribe. Not
only are the animal symbols examined, but the way in which the pole is
raised and the ceremony involved is also carefully explained. |
G |
N |
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