Wednesday, August 7, 2019

44+ Dinosaur Books and Activities for Kids

It's a new school year!  Can you believe that?  Our local county kids went back today and the city kids go back tomorrow.  Since school starts in August now instead of September, the summer seems so short.  Well, whether we like it or not, it's time to get back to the studies!  With a new school year now beginning, maybe it's time to add new books to your child's home library.  Perhaps you are a teacher who would like to add new books to your classroom.  Well, kids love dinosaurs and Usborne Books has a huge selection of dinosaur books for kids.

Be sure to click though the links to my Usborne website.  Usborne sometimes gives you a sneak peak at a few inside pages.

Dinosaur Books for Kids


One of our favorite dinosaur books is I'm a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian and Ann James.  You can read my review of this book right here on this blog here.

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Stomp, splash, slide, dive … This little dinosaur just loves mud! What does a cheeky little dinosaur with a dirty snout do? Why stomp about getting dirtier and dirtier, of course!

Children will delight in this dirty dinosaur’s playful antics and just may want to join in with the sniffing, snuffing, shaking, tapping, stamping, splashing and sliding, not to mention the mud!
A celebration of messiness and an irresistible read-aloud!

Age2-5
Size10 1/8 x 10 1/8
Pages22
SeriesPicture Books KM
AuthorJaneen Brian
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From award-winning author and illustrator team, Janeen Brian and Ann James, comes this gorgeous new rhyming picture book about our favorite little dinosaur (I'm a Dirty Dinosaur), who is now hungry for cake.

Ann James had great fun painting with flour, cocoa, icing and sprinkles with adorable results that will inspire lots of rumbling tummies and cake making!
Bright simple illustrations, card pages and rounded corners make this a perfect book for the very young.
Shake, stir, mix, bake . . . . This little dinosaur just loves cake!

Age2-5
Size10 x 10
Pages22
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AuthorJaneen Brian

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This delightful series of board books is aimed at very young children. The bright pictures, with their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches.

Also available in Spanish
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Series: That's Not My… Board Books
Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches on every page. The bright pictures and textures to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness. 

Age9 months and up
Size6 1/2 x 6 1/2
Pages10
SeriesThat's Not My… Board Books
AuthorF. Watt & R. Wells

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The “How to” series of engaging board books is perfect for discovering and sharing the big moments and daily routines of every toddler’s life, from brushing teeth, to taking a bath, to going to sleep, to being a good eater. Filled with lovable animal characters, vibrant illustrations and a playful rhyming text, each story features a child and their very own baby animal.

In How to Bathe Your Little Dino, the dirty little dinosaur doesn’t like to wash. How will he be clean in time for bed?

Series: How to…
Discover the big moments and daily routines of every toddler’s life with lovable animal characters and playful rhyming text. Each story features a child and their very own baby animal.

Age1-4 years
Size8 1/4 x 8 1/4
Pages16
SeriesHow to…
AuthorJane Clarke
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An engaging, interactive board book, specially designed for very young children, full of vivid colors, stylish illustrations and friendly animals. Simple slider mechanisms allow a picture to be transformed.

Series: Baby's Very First Slide and See Books
Engaging, interactive board books specially designed for very young children. Full of vivid colors and stylish illustrations. Simple slider mechanisms allow for lots of surprises along the way! 

Age1 year and up
Size7 x 7
Pages10
SeriesBaby's Very First Slide and See Books
AuthorFiona Watt

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The prehistoric world was a noisy place, full of roaring tyrannosauruses, chomping sauropods and hissing raptors. Little hands won’t be able to resist pressing the sound buttons and copying the dinosaur noises. Strong tabs allow scenes to be located quickly and easily.

Series: Musical Books
Little hands won't be able to resist pressing the buttons to make fun noises to accompany the stories.  

Age3 years and up
Size11 3/4 x 10 7/8
Pages10
SeriesMusical Books
AuthorSam Taplin

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Wander through the delightful pages to discover the prehistoric world buzzing with life in this busy pop-up book. Illustrations are brought to life in a burst of color and details as you turn each page to see a 3-dimensional scene emerge. Learn about dinosaurs, and see them pop-up and move!

Series: Pop-Up Books
Illustrations are brought to life in a burst of color and detail as you turn each page to see a 3 dimensional scene emerge.

Age3 years and up
Size7 3/8 x 7 3/8
Pages10
SeriesPop-Up Books
AuthorFiona Watt

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This simple book is filled with beautiful illustrations and facts about dinosaurs, perfect for young children. Young children can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out where dinosaurs lived, what they ate, and what happened to them.

Series: Peek Inside Board Books
Peek inside burrows, inside barns, under leaves, and even inside the zoo, to find all the fun facts about our world.

Age3 years and up
Size6 1/2 x 7 3/4
Pages14
SeriesPeek Inside Board Books
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Lift the flap in this delightful board book to discover the exciting world of dinosaurs. There are lots of things to spot and few hidden surprises along the way.

Series: Lift and Look Board Books
Lift the flaps to find out what's going on at construction sites, under the sea, on the steam train, and more!

Age3 years and up
Pages12
SeriesLift and Look Board Books
AuthorGreenwell,Jessica
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  • An enormous new book for kids fascinated by gigantic dinosaurs.

  • Full of the biggest dinosaurs on land, in the sea and in the air.

  • Includes giant foldout pages to show the most enormous dinosaurs.

  • A simple timeline at the end shows when each dinosaur roamed the earth.
Series: Big Books
Huge fold-out pages help to display information in a fun way!

Age3 years and up
Pages16 + fold outs
SeriesBig Books
AuthorFrith, Alex

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This delightful book answers all kinds of dinosaur questions that young children ask. Lift the flaps to discover when, where, how, what, which, why, yes or no.

Series: Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers
These delightful books explore all kinds of questions that young children ask. Lift the flaps to discover who, what, when, where, how, which, and why!

Age4 years and up
Size8 3/4 x 11 1/8
Pages14
SeriesLift-the-Flap Questions and Answers
AuthorKatie Daynes
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A wonderfully illustrated puzzle book teeming with dinosaurs to spot, count, and match. An activity book children will want to share and scrutinize with friends and family.

Series: Picture Puzzle Books
Each spread is densely packed with vibrantly colored animals and full of things to find, similarities to spot, differences to detect, and lots of other delightful details to talk about. 

Age4+
Size9 3/4 x 11 3/4
Pages32
SeriesPicture Puzzle Books
AuthorKirsteen Robson
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BIG, small, feathery, furry, fierce and friendly, all kinds of dinosaurs come to life in BIG pictures. Explore this book to discover a lost world. ROAR!

Also available in Spanish
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Series: Big Picture Books
Big, sturdy books full of pictures that introduce fun topics in a large, unique format, perfect for little learners. 

Age6 years and up
Size9 3/4 x 11 3/4
Pages32
SeriesBig Picture Books
AuthorLaura Cowan
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This is non-fiction for very young children, who will find lots of things to look at and talk about in this highly visual book about dinosaurs. Little ones can find out about the different types of dinosaurs- whilst learning lots of interesting new words. Dinosaurs are current, now more than ever, with the release of Jurassic World, which grossed $500M in its opening weekend.

Series: My Very First Board Books
Beautifully illustrated, nonfiction picture books for very young children. 

Age3+
Size8 3/4 x 10 1/8
Pages30
SeriesMy Very First Board Books
AuthorAlex Frith
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Sid enjoys scaring the other dinosaurs with his mighty roar. They don’t find it so funny. But what would happen if Sid ever lost his voice? He’s about to find out. Read with Usborne has been developed with the help of reading experts to support and motivate children in the early stages of reading. Clear, carefully leveled text and appealing illustrations help children progress and grow in confidence.

Series: Read with Usborne Level 2
Longer stories, typically 500-700 words, full book length at 48 pages. Longer sentences and slightly more challenging vocabulary. 

Size6 x 9
Pages48
SeriesRead With Usborne Level 2
AuthorRussell Punter
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The younger version of the popular Usborne Beginners series, which contains over 40 titles, Usborne Young Beginners is an informative and exciting new series for children ages three and up, with soft, warm illustrations and simple text children can easily understand. This title delves into the exciting world of dinosaurs, answering your child's questions!

Series: Young Beginners
Young Beginners nonfiction is an exciting reading series for young children, with lots of pictures and very simple, easy text. 

Age3 years and up
Size6 1/8 x 8 3/8
Pages32
SeriesYoung Beginners
AuthorEmily Bone
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How big were dinosaurs and what did they eat? Which dinosaurs were scary and which were friendly? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about these amazing animals.

This book is part of an exciting new series of books for children who are beginning to read on their own. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert.

Series: Beginners
How many eyes do spiders have? What do fire fighters wear? What kind of truck can transport the space shuttle? Find the answers to these questions and lots more in these exciting books for children who are learning to read on their own. 

Age6 years and up
Size5 7/8 x 9
Pages32
SeriesBeginners
AuthorStephanie Turnbull
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Explore a world that existed millions of years before people lived on the Earth, when extraordinary animals roamed the land. From the fierce Tyrannosaurus rex to the birdlike Compsognathus, the hidden wonders of the dinosaur world are revealed.

Series: Shine-A-Light
Shine a flashlight behind the page or hold it to the light to reveal what is hidden in and around different places and things. Discover a world of great surprises! 

Age4-8
Size10 x 10
Pages36
SeriesShine-a-Light
AuthorSara Hurst, Ill. By Lucy Cripps
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Come claw to claw with a Utahraptor, go head to head with a Diplodocus, and compare your smile with a T-rex’s! 

Age3 years +
Size12 x 12
Pages32pp
SeriesLifesize
AuthorSophy Henn

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What was a very serious book about very serious dinosaurs is suddenly interrupted by a hole – a nibbled hole – in the book. Who would do something like that?

Little ones will love trying to find the culprit – Nibbles – hiding among their favorite, easily recognizable dinosaurs. Is he an herbivore? A carnivore? Or … a bookivore?

Emma Yarlett’s Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide is packed with flaps, folds, facts and die cuts, plus one very naughty monster and an ending to make Houdini proud.  But has Nibbles bitten off more than he can chew?

Age6+
Size10 x 11 1/4
Pages36
Series
AuthorEmma Yarlett
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Discover the secrets of this famous and easily identifiable species of dinosaur – what you learn may surprise you! 

Age8 years +
Size5 x 7 3/4
Pages112
SeriesSo You Think You Know About …Dinosaurs?
AuthorBen Garrod, Ill. by Gabriel Ugueto, Scott Hartman, Ethan Kocak
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What do you know about the most famous of the horned dinosaurs? What does the latest science say? 

Age8 years +
Size5 x 7 3/4
Pages112
SeriesSo You Think You Know About …Dinosaurs?
AuthorBen Garrod, Ill. by Gabriel Ugueto, Scott Hartman, Ethan Kocak
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Learn all about Tyrannosaurus rex – probably the most famous dinosaur and one of the coolest predators in history! 

Age8 years +
Size5 x 7 3/4
Pages112
SeriesSo You Think You Know About …Dinosaurs?
AuthorBen Garrod, Ill. by Gabriel Ugueto, Scott Hartman, Ethan Kocak
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You may think you know all about this fast and deadly killer – have you been misled? Find out what scientists say! 

Age8 years +
Size5 x 7 3/4
Pages112
SeriesSo You Think You Know About …Dinosaurs?
AuthorBen Garrod, Ill. by Gabriel Ugueto, Scott Hartman, Ethan Kocak

Little Stickers Dinosaurs
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Add stickers to bring the prehistoric scenes to life: show t-rex pursuing its prey and gentle giants munching their leafy lunch, meet some reptiles of sea and sky, and discover what may have happened on the day that sealed the dinosaurs’ doom. This book is ideal for keeping children entertained on weekends, on journeys, or on vacation.

Series: Little Sticker Books
Add a little bit of fun to each scene with over 240 reusable stickers. The back page folds out to store stickers so you can create your own scenes again and again in these charming sticker books. 

Age3 years and up
Size6 3/4 x 9 1/2
Pages16, plus 8 sticker pages
SeriesLittle Sticker Books
AuthorKirsteen Robson

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This brightly colored book contains over 1,000 little stickers that you can use to make all kinds of imaginative dinosaurs mosaics. Themed pages have easy-to-copy suggestions to inspire you, or you can create your own animals - real or invented. Extra stickers can be used to add smaller details and turn your dinosaur portraits into lively landscapes. Laminated pages means the stickers are reusable!

Series: Mosaic Sticker Books
Learn how to create a range of different pictures and scenes using simple, geometrically-shaped stickers. 
Age6 years and up
Size8 1/2 x 9 3/4
SeriesMosaic Sticker Books
AuthorKirsteen Robson
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All children - but little boys in particular - will find this book irresistible. The spreads are filled with dinosaur skeletons. With the stickers, cover the skeletons with the body parts: heads, arms, legs, and belly! Learn as you make up your own dinosaurs, and see them come to life on the page.

Series: Build Your Own Sticker Books
Build the coolest, fastest, biggest machines and things on the planet. Find the right stickers and fix them in place to complete your collection. 
Age6 +
Size9 3/8 x 12
SeriesBuild Your Own Sticker Books
AuthorSimon Tudhope
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Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch the prehistoric scenes burst into color! There are velociraptors hunting for food, pterodactyls flying high in the sky, baby dinosaurs being born, and much more. The back cover folds out so you can place it between the pages and prevent colors from running onto the page beneath.

Series: Magic Painting Books
Simply dip the magic water brush into water, brush it over the black and white patterns, and you’ll be amazed at the colors that magically appear. 
Age5+
Size8 1/2 x 9 3/4
Pages16
SeriesMagic Painting Books
AuthorIllustrated by Federica Iossa
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This little book is packed with step-by-step guides for children to create all kinds of dinosaurs using the paint provided and a pen. Children can learn how to make t-rexes and other ferocious dinosaurs as they fill the pages with their own finger-painting scenes.

Series: Fingerprint Activities
Colorful books full of pictures to fingerprint and with their own inkpad of seven bright colors to paint with. The colorful inkpad allows children to make fingerprint pictures quickly and easily wherever they are, with no need for brushes. Inks are non-toxic. 
Age6 years and up
Size10 1/4 x 8 7/8
Pages64
SeriesFingerprint Activities
AuthorFiona Watt
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Complete beginners can discover how to draw lots of different dinosaurs with this delightful write-in book. Each double colorful page has step-by-step drawing instructions, space to practice and doodle in, and ideas for coloring in or adding backgrounds.

Series: Step-by-Step Drawing
Discover how to draw lots of things in these delightful books. There’s lots of space for you to draw in, so follow the simple step-by-step instructions and start drawing! 
Age4+
Size8 1/2 x 9 3/4
Pages96
SeriesStep-by-Step Drawing
AuthorFiona Watt
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Young children need plenty of practice when it comes to pen-control - an essential skill which they need to learn before they can write. This book encourages children to solve mazes, join the dots and trace the dotted lines using the special pen provided, wipe clean and repeat; all the activities are dinosaur-themed.

Series: Wipe-Clean Activity Books
The wipe-clean pages provide lots of opportunities to practice as children can return to activities again and again. A fun and engaging way for young children to learn and develop essential skills. 
Age4+
Size8 1/2 x 10 7/8
Pages22pp + wipe-clean pen
SeriesWipe-Clean Activity Books
AuthorKirsteen Robson
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This delightful pack contains a 100-piece jigsaw of a lively dinosaur scene for children to assemble, as well as a 24-page picture puzzle book teeming with dinosaurs and objects to spot. There is also a black and white version of the jigsaw picture for children to fill in with their own pens. Puzzle measures 23 x 16 inches when completed.

Series: Jigsaw Puzzles
These beautiful jigsaw puzzles and matching books feature several different topics to interest any young learner. 
Age6 years and up
Size12 1/4 x 8 3/8 x 2
Pages24 page book + 100-piece jigsaw puzzle
SeriesJigsaw Puzzles
AuthorKirsteen Robson
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Are you a prehistoric brainbox? Find out with this book of questions on some of the most amazing creatures to ever walk the planet.

Series: Puzzle Books
Packed full of games, puzzles, mazes, and more, these books make any boring day or journey fun! Filled with individual and group activities, these books are sure to keep children (and adults!) amused for hours! 
Age6+
Size5 1/8 x 7 3/4
Pages57
SeriesPuzzle Books
AuthorSarah Khan
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A creative activity book which allows children to make a variety of flying dinosaurs from the fantastically designed pages in this book.

Series: Fold & Fly
Packed with brilliantly designed paper planes to make and fly, ranging from fighter planes to birds to dragons to creepy flying bugs and more! 
Age6+
Size6 7/8 x 8 7/8
SeriesFold & Fly
AuthorDavid Sossella and Nadia Taylor
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Learn how to fold eight amazing origami dinosaurs with this pack. Includes an instruction book with easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions, and 75 beautiful and uniquely designed origami sheets to fold into dinosaurs.

Series: Tear-off Pads
Whether you’re in a car, train, boat, or plane, long journeys will pass by in a flash with these fun-packed pads. 
Age7 years and up
Size8 1/4 x 9 1/2
Pages24, plus 75 sheets of patterned paper
SeriesTear-off Pads
AuthorLucy Bowman


Free Dinosaur Coloring Page
Enjoy this free dinosaur coloring page.  Right click on the image.  Then, save it to your computer.  Print it out for your child to color.

Coloring Page Provided By:  Jozefm84 - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay

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