Did you ever wish you could play with a dinosaur? Danny wishes he could, and one day when he goes to the museum, his wish comes true. Just think what you could do if a dinosaur carried you through town and met your friends! (Reading Level: 2.7)
DIGBY by Barbara Shook Hazen is a warm and tender story about aging and how a little boy comes to understand why his dog cannot play with him like he used to. He learns that although Digby can't play catch or do tricks any more, he is good at watching, understanding, and best of all, being his 'faithful friend.'
Digby and Kate are friends who love to spend time together playing and going for walks. They sometimes have the kinds of conflicts kids have (like agreeing on what to do or the rules of a game), but they always find a way to have fun. This beginning reader has several short stories about Digby and Kate's time together, told with simple sentences and lots of pictures. (Reading Level: 2.2)
Ned dreams of being a dinosaur hunter, finding real fossilized dinosaur bones that can be displayed in museums. His father wants him to focus on work at their ranch. When Ned is out checking the fences for his father after a storm, he meets George, who travels with his own father to hunt for dinosaur bones. Will Ned find any dinosaur bones on his property? This book includes an Author's Note about fossil collectors in the 1870s and 1880s (the time period in which the book is set).
Similar books: Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter by Sally M. Walker
Lovers of dinosaurs will adore this quick, fun early reader! Perfect for kids who like to wiggle when they read, each page has dinosaurs doing things that kids can do right along with them (hopping, flopping, twirling, and twisting are some of the actions). This is a simple early reader with only a couple words on each page, but it would also make a wonderful read aloud for younger kids. (Reading Level: 1.0)