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Alphabet of Dinosaurs

 

 

by Barbie Heit Schwaeber

Illustrated by Thomas Buchs and Karen Carr

PreS - Gr 2

From the reviews

From Ankylosaurus to Zigongosaurus, children will delight in learning about dinosaurs and prehistoric life. Witty rhymes describe many species of dinosaurs, including where they roamed, what they ate and their physical characteristics.

Soundprints has paired up with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History to produce this book

The read-along CD of the book opens with an original song about dinosaurs, setting the tone for what follows.  The song is largely a listing of the alphabet and words covered in the book.

The very gifted author, Barbie Heit Schwaeber, wrote each dinosaur's story in 4 lines of rhyming prose plus the name of the dinosaur is pronounced for your child: Each poem includes the letter, the name of a dinosaur or a dinosaur-related concept beginning with that letter, and a four-line stanza that offers information or sheds light on the topic at hand.

For example:   H is for Hypsilophodon (HIP-sil-LOW-foe-don) followed by this text: See these plant-eating dinosaurs?
They had teeth inside each cheek.
Those teeth were small and leaf-shaped
And in front they had a beak.

Other creative choices include “M” for museum (the Smithsonian owns Sue the T.Rex), “X” for x-ray, and “Q” for quadruped. With music vamping in the background, Marc Thompson clearly reads each rhyme and precisely pronounces the name of each dinosaur. Readers can follow along in the illustrated book. Track 3 is a rarity—the complete glossary of the book is read aloud. A repeat of the song closes the recording. The poster depicts the alphabet of dinosaurs on one side and the velociraptor (a small, meat-eating dinosaur) on the other. The book works as both an ABC primer and an informational title.

This is a must-have for any child who loves dinosaurs and really wants to learn everything there is to know about them. It helps reinforce learning the alphabet with a beloved subject.

 


 

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The Bush Olympics

Listen to author, Mem Fox read her beautiful book

 

 

Not only is this the story of the friendship between a boy and a beetle, it’s an introduction to the work of Dürer and a mystery as well, in which Marvin and James manage to thwart a perfect crime, an art heist at the museum.

 

 
For children, sight word recognition is an important step to being able to efficiently learn to read. If they don’t have to stop and consider what each word is, they will have the freedom to comprehend the meaning and context of sentences and paragraphs.
 
Consequently, it’s critical for parents, babysitters, guardians, grandparents and educators to help beginning readers

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