Dinosaurs

"From a scientific perspective, the dinosaurs' birth certificate was signed less than two centuries ago, even though records show that people had pondered the significance of their fossilzed vestiges for several millennia. Yet, even millennia pale when compared to the actual age of the objects themseleves; the first fossils of dinosaurs were forged from their skelletons that were burried over 200 million years ago."

The Dinosaur Hunters, The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery of Prehistoric Life Dr Lowell Dingus and Consultant Editor Dr MARK A. Norell

Learn more interesting Dino facts with the amazing books bellow. From exciting projects to running for your life from T-Rexes we have a wide range for you.

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DINOSAUR ACTIVITY LAB

DK

Discover more about dinosaurs with 24 fun creative projects and experiments
Explore the exciting world of dinosaurs
Whether you're a dinosaur fan or just simply enjoy practical hands-on projects, this book combines creativity with a prehistoric twist. Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this book comes with simple step-by-step photographs and instructions that will inspire imaginative minds and bring the dinosaur world to life!
Perfect for kids who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths), Dinosaur Lab features activities that cover many aspects of prehistoric life, from the evolution of dinosaurs to what might have caused them to die out. You'll combine science and maths with art and craft by making your own dinosaur fossils, constructing a 3D diorama to learn about dinosaur habitats, designing a fearsome Tyrannosaurus mask, hatching your own mini dinosaur out of a bath bomb, and even creating a meteorite impact experiment to find out how dinosaurs may have become extinct! Throughout the book there are information boxes with incredible facts about prehistoric life and panels to explain how the skills you've learned are used in the real world.
Dinosaur Lab is the perfect package for creative kids who are interested in making dinosaurs roar back to life.

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Dippy and the Dinosaurs : Dippy the Diprotodon

Jackie French, Bruce Whatley, Ben Smith Whatley

An 'Ice Age' meets Diary of a Wombat story.

Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago.

Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play?

Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the internationally bestselling Diary of a Wombat, this is an hilarious story of prehistoric daring and chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australian megafauna.

BOARD BOOKS:

The Dinosaur that Pooped a Rainbow!, Tom Fletcher Dougie Poynter

Join Danny and Dinosaur as they learn about colours in this little board book story starring the world's favourite Pooping Dinosaur.

Danny sees a rainbow,
Dino sees it too!
So many pretty colours,
They can name them all - can you?

When Dino and Danny see a rainbow in the sky, they go through and name all the colours they can see. But soon they notice there is one important colour missing and Dinosaur is keen to help correct it.

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur, Rhiannon Fielding Chris Chatterton

The perfect book written specifically for bedtime to calm your own sleepy dinosaur - now in board book size!

Written specifically for bedtime, this story is full of muddy puddles, tropical birds, erupting volcanoes... and one fun-loving little dinosaur.

Crashing through the jungle, Rumble the triceratops is off on an adventure! Weaving a journey from lively beginning to gentle end, the ten minute countdown to bed is at the heart of this adorable, heartwarming story.

Now available as a board book, this durable format is perfect for younger fans of the Ten Minutes to Bed series.

That's Not My Dinosaur, Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells

Meet five friendly dinosaurs in this special edition to the much-loved That's not my... book. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

I’m a Dirty Dinosaur Hide and Seek, Janeen Brian, Ann James

Everyone’s favourite muddy little dinosaur is back. Pre-schoolers will love to play hide and seek and look for Dirty Dinosaur and friends in this bright, fun lift-the-flap board book.

I’m a Dirty Dinosaur Hide and Seek is a delightful new board book featuring the bestselling pre-school character created by Janeen Brian and Ann James. With a ton of instant appeal and perfect energy for the pre-school age group, this joyous book for very young children has a wonderful interactive seek-and-find theme. Children will love helping Dirty Dinosaur find his friends under the flaps. There is also an opportunity to learn early counting skills with the insects found under the alternative flap. Painted with real mud from the illustrator’s dam, the artwork will inspire children’s own creative play.

The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet!, Tom Fletcher Garry Parsons Dougie Poynter

Join Danny and Dino as they head to outer space in a board book edition of this bestselling, pooptastic story.

Discover the bestselling Dinosaur that Pooped series, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide

Danny and Dinosaur are off on another adventure - and this time, they're going to SPACE! But when Danny realises he's forgotten Dino's lunch box, the very hungry dinosaur eats everything in sight, including their only way back home: the rocket ship!

Can Dino save the day by pooping them back to earth?

This sparkly, sturdy board book edition is a perfect entry point to The Dinosaur That Pooped series for younger readers.

Join Danny and Dino on this OUT OF THIS WORLD adventure, full of rollicking rhyme, stupendous surprises and - of course - plenty of poop!

That's Not My T. Rex..., Fiona Watt

An exciting title in the best-selling touchy-feely series.

Turn the pages to discover the dinosaurs as they stomp through the pages of this sturdy board book. Babies and toddlers with love exploring the different tactile patches, as well as spotting the familiar little white mouse.

PICTURE BOOKS:

The World's Most Amazing Dinosaurs

From Allosaurus to Zuniceratops, travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs with The World's Most Amazing Dinosaurs and discover these `terrible lizards' for yourself. Did Velociraptors hunt in packs? Why did Herbivores grow so massive? Find out how the dinosaurs survived and thrived and about the mass extinction event that ended it all.

Australian Dinosaurs And Mega Beasts, Myke Mollard

This unique book captures the range and diversity of the wondrous Australian wildlife from prehistory. The book includes over 70 animals that lived in Australia at various times during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras (ie from 250 million years ago), from sea creatures to amphibians, dinosaurs, reptiles, birds and mammals. With meticulous attention to the environment and flora of each period, the book presents a succession of the huge animals that marched, flew and swam across our landscape, from the terrifying Daspletosaurus to the more sedentary Diprotodon. This book invites and engages kids (and kid-adults) of all ages to find, discover and learn all the animal names and compare their different types. Assisted by leading palaeontologists, author Myke has ensured the illustrations are as anatomically correct as possible as well as vibrant and engaging.

Dinosaur, DK

Meet the incredible creatures of the prehistoric world

Dig into the past and discover dinosaurs by examining the fossils they left behind. This essential guide to dinosaurs, from tiny, chicken-sized Compsognathus to the mighty, long-necked Brachiosaurus, this book unearths fascinating facts about these prehistoric creatures.

DK Eyewitness Dinosaur looks closely at different types of dinosaurs and their body parts, diets, senses, evolution, and more. With colourful and factual illustrations commissioned with expert guidance, and informative labels, statistics and fun-filled facts, this is the perfect all round guide for dinosaur lovers and budding palaeontologists. Take a trip through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and enjoy learning all there is to know about your favourite prehistoric creatures.

With a groundbreaking visual approach, and clear, child-friendly text, DK Eyewitness books have been trusted favourites of parents, teachers, and school-age children since 1985. Now the series is having an exciting makeover, with a fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature - fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field. Perfectly conceived for younger readers, and packed with pictures, stories, at-a-glance infographics, and so much more, let Eyewitness be your expert guide to a world that is always changing.

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?, Jane Yolen

Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back, and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await. These prehistoric pupils are in a class of their own! As in their previous books, Yolen and Teague capture children's rambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.

What would you do if a very large Ceratosaurus stomped into your classroom? And what if the student sitting next to you was a gigantic Silvisaurus, who decided to jump on top of the desk? Come along and join the fun as dinosaurs ride the bus, read their favorite books, and have fun on the playground with all their friends. Filled with entertaining details and familiar scenes, each illustration includes the name of the featured dinosaur hidden in the picture. Going to school has never been so much fun!

Dippy and the Dinosaurs (Dippy the Diprotodon, #2), Jackie French, Bruce Whatley, Ben Smith Whatley

Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago.

Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play?

Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the internationally bestselling Diary of a Wombat, this is an hilarious story of prehistoric daring and chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australian megafauna.

Australia's Amazing Dinosaurs, Australian Geographic

A guide to the dinosaurs Down Under, which ranged from ferocious carnivores to hebivorous behemoths. Meet Australia’s most famous dinosaur species, and learn about the science behind palaeontology – from how we define dinosaurs to how we’ve started learning what colour they might have been! This is the second book in the ‘Australia’s Amazing’ series, following the success of Australia’s Amazing Whales and Dolphins.

The Dinosaur Book, Lonely Planet Kids

Travel across the world and back in time to meet the incredible creatures that once stalked our planet, including dinosaurs, flying reptiles and marine reptiles. Whether big, small, fast, slow, fearsome or friendly, you’ll find it here.

Divided into chapters focused on the seven continents and oceans, we explore the most exciting dinosaurs with each given their own page or spread that reveals and illustrates their most fascinating features. Find out about the T-Rex and Triceratops of North America, the giant sauropods of South America, the marine reptiles of Europe, the feathered, bird-like dinosaurs of Asia and more.

Other topics covered include the history of dinosaur research: how these ‘terrible lizards’ were first identified in the early 19th century, the Bone Wars of the late 19th century when collectors battled to unearth the best remains, and how interpretations of what dinosaurs actually looked like have changed over the years, from slow-moving lizard like creatures to fast-moving feathered fiends.

Stunning illustrations and photography combine with fascinating facts based on the latest research to provide kids with a comprehensive introduction to dinosaurs.

It’s going to be roarsome!

DK Eyewitness: Fossil, DK

Explore the history of life on Earth through every type of fossil, from marine invertebrates such as ammonites, to fishes, plants, early amphibians, dinosaurs, birds, mammals, and even humans with DK Eyewitness Fossils.

Jurassic World: Dinosaur Field Guide

Tour the age of the dinosaurs with this colourful, authoritative, easy-to-read field guide! This Jurassic World handbook, written by two professional dinosaur palaeontologists, features 100 prehistoric creatures with museum quality illustrations.

Everything: Dinosaurs National Geographic Kids

Packed with facts and tantalising anecdotes from experts and bursting with colour photographs, learn all about dinosaurs in this fresh take on the subject that kids with love.

Horridus And The Hidden Valley, Chris Flynn, Aaron Cushley

Horridus, a young Triceratops living in the Cretaceous period, sets off on an adventure to find a rare flower that only grows in the Hidden Valley. Horridus, who’s always hungry, wants to eat it! Accompanied by their best friend Archie – an Avisaurus – Horridus treks through forests, across plains, past waterholes and over mountains, meeting other Cretaceous creatures along the way. The friends finally find the rare flower, but Horridus decides not to eat it after all – they don’t want such a beautiful flower to disappear forever. Instead, Horridus and Archie create a special watering system to encourage the rare flower to flourish.

Threaded with themes of friendship and conservation and filled with humour, this story will entrance any young dinosaur fan. Readers will delight in learning about the Cretaceous period as they follow Horridus and Archie on their exciting adventure

Australian Geographic Discover: Mega Dinosaurs, Australian Geographic

With detailed illustrations and plenty of fun facts, this book is a great way to introduce the prehistoric creatures that once roamed our planet. From impressive armoured dinosaurs and long-necked sauropods, to ancient marine reptiles and the fossils we find today, find out all about life during the time of the dinosaurs.

Dinosaur Questions & Answers!, CSIRO

What are dinosaurs? Where did they live? Did they fly? Did they lay eggs and did any survive?

Tackle all these questions and more and become a fully fledged dinosaur expert.

Here are 50 crucial questions which reveal everything you could wish to know about dinosaurs - with official answers from scientists at the Natural History Museum, London.

Packed with cool illustrations and mind-boggling facts, Dinosaur Questions and Answers is an essential companion for all dino-mad children aged 7 and upwards.

Australian Geographic Discover: Rocks And Fossils, Australian Geographic

Unearth the mysteries of the rocks that form the world around us, and the fossils that tell us the history of our planet!

Rocks, Fossils And Formations, Thomas R. H. Woolrych, Anna Madeleine Raupach

Age range 9 to 14

Have you ever wondered about those rocks under your feet? How old they might be? How they got their colour and texture? Could they contain some unknown mineral or fossil treasure?

Rocks, Fossils and Formations: Discoveries Through Time is an introduction to geoscience, which uses clues in rocks and the landscape to tell the story of the Earth. It’s a story so old and so fascinating that it’s almost hard to believe – except that the evidence can be seen all around us!

Come on a 4.6-billion-year-long time travel adventure to explore rocks, minerals and fossils, meet ancient plants and animals, and discover how the continent of Australia was created!

Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 9–14.

The Dinosaur Hunters, Lowell Dingus, American Museum of National History

Dinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese writings spoke of 'dragon' bones, and large fossils discovered in the UK were thought to belong to human giants. It was only with the exploration and meticulous research of generations of intrepid palaeontologists that the truth about dinosaurs was discovered.

The Dinosaur Hunters tells the story of these discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research. Illustrated with 30 rare documents, photographs and hand-drawn maps, it explores the unearthing of Iguanodon teeth, the discovery of the first flying dinosaur, the infamous Bone Wars and consultant editor Dr Mark Norell's radical study of feathered dinosaurs. This is a tale of daring exploits, luck, science and wanderlust, and of the thrilling lives and work of heroic scientists and adventurers.

CHAPTER BOOKS:

Dungzilla, James Foley

Sally has built a machine capable of enlarging any object, but when she tries resizing a slice of pizza, she accidentally enlarges a dung beetle to scary proportions. As the hungry beetle rolls itself a dung ball large enough to crush an entire town, Sally races to fix her new machine, but not before her baby brother Joe makes himself enormous and saves the day. Unfortunately, Joe can't be shrunk down immediately, and he desperately needs a nappy change.

Jurassic World Movie Collection: The Complete Set

Prepare for the ultimate journey into Jurassic World and beyond.
Within this boxset find and experience the adventures of the Jurassic World movies all over again. Revisit favourites such as Owen Grady, Claire Dearing and Blue, and discover some new and old friends along the way.

Camp Cretaceous, Volume Four: The Deluxe Junior Novelization, Steve Behling

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous—the exciting hit animated series—follows a group of six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar, the home of the Jurassic World theme park. But when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island, the campers are stranded and left to fend for themselves. This novelization ties into the action-packed stories of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and features eight pages of full-color images and a poster!

Contender: The Chosen, Taran Matharu

In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, the ultimate battle for survival is about to begin ... An epic new trilogy from the bestselling author of the SUMMONER series.
CADE CARTER IS LOST
Convicted of a crime he didn't commit, Cade is facing a year in reform school when he finds himself suddenly transported to another realm.
BUT THIS NEW WORLD IS NO ESCAPE
Populated by bloodthirsty prehistoric creatures and fierce warriors, Cade's surroundings are full of danger. Along with his fellow students, Cade is forced to become a contender in a deadly game of the highest stakes, controlled by invisible overlords.
Who are these brutal rulers, and why did they choose Cade? Before he can find answers, Cade must get ready to fight ...
BECAUSE IN THIS GAME, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

Contender: The Challenger, Taran Matharu

In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, the ultimate battle for survival continues ... The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the epic new trilogy from the bestselling author of the Summoner series.
CADE CARTER HAS BEEN CHOSEN
In a realm of monsters and warriors, Cade is an unwilling contender in a deadly tournament controlled by the brutal alien overlord Abaddon.
Cade may have won the first round but the fight isn't over yet. For his next battle he must duel a seven-foot-tall, clawed monster - the reigning champion of an alien race.
LOSING WILL LEAD TO EARTH'S DESTRUCTION
Desperate for anything that may give him an advantage, Cade sets off on an expedition into the jungle to scavenge weaponry to help him win. But there he is captured by gladiators, and before he knows it he finds himself participating in a deadly new game where the prize is his freedom.
ROUND TWO IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ...

Contender: The Champion, Taran Matharu

In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, will the ultimate battle for survival be GAME OVER?
Don't miss the explosive final book in the epic CONTENDER trilogy from the bestselling author of the Summoner series.
CADE AND HIS FRIENDS ARE FIGHTING FOR EARTH
Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha - barely. But the Games are far from over.
By order of the cruel and mysterious alien overlord, Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Greys, a humanoid race who have far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet.
A GLIMMER OF HOPE?
This attempt to move up the leaderboard leads Cade to a game-changing revelation: The Pantheon - the millennia-old alien masterminds behind the Games - have a weakness.
With the right artefacts scavenged from the land of Acies and a heavy dose of courage and luck, Cade has exactly one chance to end their tyranny for ever. But if he fails, for the lives of his friends and the survival of Earth it will be ...
GAME OVER
A satisfying must-read finale for fans of THE CHOSEN and THE CHAMPION.

Raptors Of Paradise (Book 1, Supersaurs), Jay Jay Burridge

Imagine a world where dinosaurs have survived and evolved as...SUPERSAURS. This is the world that Bea Kingsley lives in, a world where humans live side by side with supersaurs, sometimes in peace but often in conflict.

Bea is the daughter of explorer parents who went missing when she was just a baby. So when her grandmother suddenly takes her on a trip to the remote Indonesian islands of Aru, Bea starts asking some big questions. But the more questions Bea asks, the more trouble she and her grandmother find themselves in. Was the journey to the islands a big mistake?

The adventure starts here...