About This Book:
Three young adventurers embark on “an expedition to a faraway land.” With the proper tools and an ambitious spirit, the adventurers dig for dinosaur bones, discovering and learning about various types of dinosaurs. Along the way, the adventurers strive to uncover dinosaurs bigger than the ones before, eventually revealing the biggest dinosaur at the end of the book. With the expertise of author Anjali Goswami, this book celebrates the expansive dinosaur population while encouraging young people to explore the world of paleontology.
*Review Contributed By Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer*
delightful book about dinosaurs
DIG, DIG, DINOSAUR is a delightful picture book with basic facts about select dinosaurs. The book invites children to dig by turning cut-out pages to reveal the dinosaur skeleton before showing what the dinosaur looked like and giving some basic facts about it. Key dinosaurs shown include the diplodocus, tyrannosaurus, triceratops, and velociraptor.
What I loved: This is a great picture book for budding dinosaur lovers. The favorite in our house is certainly the “dig!” pages where they turn the cut-outs to reveal the buried skeletons. Basic facts about each dinosaur make it very approachable, and the last page for the diplodocus being a long fold-out is particularly delightful! This will work well for toddlers and preschoolers, with a small warning that they are regular picture book pages and could be torn by rougher readers.
The language is brief on each page with plenty of repetition and a pattern in text that works well for growing brains. The illustrations are colorful and show enough detail for children to see what the dinosaurs looked like as basic descriptions are provided. The font is clear and easy to read throughout, and the cut-outs plus fold-out page add plenty of interactive interest to the book.
Final verdict: DIG, DIG, DINOSAUR is a delightful picture book with basic facts about dinosaurs that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. We love it!
