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Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures that kids simply adore, and even the youngest believer can recite the biblical story of Noah and his ark. Now discover how to answer some of kids' most interesting questions about dinosaurs and Noah's ark like:
• How did all the dinosaurs fit on the ark?
• How did Noah keep the animals on the ark from eating each other and his family?
• Where did all the water go after the Flood?
• Why aren't there fossils...
2) Dinosaur boy
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Sprouting a tail and spikes over the summer before fifth grade, Sawyer, a boy with the dinosaur gene, is bullied in school, but when his tormentors begin to disappear, it is up to Sawyer, his best friend Elliot, and a mysterious new girl to rescue them from a galactically horrible fate.
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A man named Gil walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love. After he arrives, new neighbors move into the glass-walled house next door, and his life begins to mesh with theirs. In this warmly textured, drily funny, and philosophical account of Gil's unexpected devotion to the family, Lydia Millet explores the uncanny territory where the self ends and community begins what one person can do in a world beset by emergencies. Dinosaurs...
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"Paleontology meets pop culture in a young author's journey into the lives of dinosaurs"--
A regular columnist for Smithsonian and Wired questions our long-held beliefs about dinosaurs and presents the latest scientific findings on what colors they really were, how they got so big and how they actually may have died out.
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"Even though the dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago, we're still piecing together new information about these ancient animals. Did you know that, on average, a new species of dinosaur is discovered every single week? Or that many dinosaurs had feathers? Or that there are even modern-day dinosaurs walking around right now? New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed paleontologist Steve Brusatte writes about all the new discoveries...
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Learn about all the incredible extinct creatures from millions and millions of years ago with Ms. Frizzle and the kids.
Journeying back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, Ms. Frizzle's class learns all about these creatures, including their life cycle, diet, physical characteristics, behaviors, and extinction.
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Jack Horner and his colleagues in molecular biology labs are poised to create a real dinosaur based on the latest breakthroughs - without using prehistoric DNA. The mystery ingredient in this recreation is the genetic code for building dinosaurs that lives on in modern birds.
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Introduce young readers to the wonders of the prehistoric era and answer little kids' big questions about dinosaurs. Covering millions of years of prehistory and following in the footprints of the biggest reptiles to walk the Earth . . ."--Amazon.
12) Dinosaur drama
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Alex decides that the only safe place for the mystical pencil is the museum where his father works--but when Marvin borrows the pencil and begins to draw dinosaurs, things quickly get out of hand.
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Magic tree house volume 1
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77 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
14) Brontorina
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.
15) Velociraptor
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47 pages : illl. (some color), color map ; 22 cm.
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Describes the characteristics and habits of the small but fierce meat-eating dinosaur that lived in prehistoric times.
16) Triceratops
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47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
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Describes the characteristics and probable behavior of this three-horned dinosaur, as well as theories about its extinction.
18) Uh-oh!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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A young dinosaur has a remarkable series of mishaps in this nearly wordless picture book.
20) Archaeopteryx
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"Engaging images accompany information about the archaeopteryx. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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