Dizzy Dinosaurs: Silly Dino Poems

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HarperCollins

Just the Series: I Can Read! Level 2

Series and Publisher: I Can Read! Level 2

Annotation: Collects humorous poems about dinosaurs, both real and fictional, including the muddy triceratops, the pilot pterodactyl, and the dancing sauropods.

Genre: [Poetry]

Reviews: 3

Catalog Number: #48665

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: HarperCollins

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 02/22/11

Illustrator: Gott, Barry,

Pages: 44, 2 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-135841-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-48812-6

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-135841-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-48812-0

Dewey: 811

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Dinosaurs. Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Dinosaurs. Poetry.
American poetry.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Nineteen dinosaur poems plus a pronunciation guide to dinosaur names make up this easy reader collection; as promised in the subtitle, the pieces poke a little dino-fun. Gott's paintings exaggerate the animals comically, giving the prehistoric critters a variety of bright colors and showing their disparate sizes. Even non-dino-fans will enjoy the humor of these creatures set amidst ordinary modern life.

School Library Journal (Sun May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

K-Gr 2 This collection was compiled especially with beginning readers in mind. A large font and simple vocabulary help to support newly independent readers. For example, in Amy Ludwig VanDerwater's "Bathtime," "Clutching/rubber dino ducks/dinos bathe/in tubs like trucks/sharing soaps/like big suitcases/daily scrubbing/scaly faces." Other poets include Marilyn Singer, Joan Bransfield Graham, Douglas Florian, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and a number of less familiar names. The formal dinosaur names create the biggest challenge, but a pronunciation guide is helpful. Colorful cartoon illustrations extend the humor and provide picture clues so that young paleontologists can recognize the creatures even if they can't read their names by sight. There are several comparable volumes of dinosaur poetry available, but this book will find favor not only in poetry sections but also on the beginning-reader shelves. Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA

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Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)
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Wilson's Children's Catalog

Word Count: 860

Reading Level: 3.3

Interest Level: 1-4

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.3 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 143171 / grade: Lower Grades

Guided Reading Level: L

What if your favorite dinosaurs could sing and play like you? Find out in these delightfully dizzy poems!

Tricera-flops / by Marilyn Singer
Back-to-school sale / by Lawrence Schimel
Dino school bus / by Ann Rousseau Smith
School rules / by Sarah Hansen
Picture day / by Sarah Hansen
Dinosaur games / by Anthony G. Venturi
Pterodactyl pilot / by Michele Krueger
Acrocanthosaurus / by Laura Purdi Salas
Lunchtime, crunch time / by Michele Krueger
Picky eater / by Kristy Dempsey
Saltopus / by Linda Kulp
When dinosaurs dance / by Joan Bransfield Graham
Velociraptor rap / by Allan Wolf
Deinocheirus / by Douglas Florian
Oops! / by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Bathtime / by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
After the bath / by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Prayer of triceratops / by Rebecca Kai Dotlich.

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