My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki

My Visit to the Dinosaurs

Aliki

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 1, 1985

A Dinosaurs pick for readers exploring My Visit to the Dinosaurs.

Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
A colorful, approachable look at dinosaur skeletons, diets, and surprising differences.
Themes
Dinosaurs, Dinosaur skeletons in museums, Extinction
Genres
Dinosaurs & Prehistory, Prehistoric Times, Fossils & Dinosaurs

About this book

Read and find out about dinosaurs in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Dinosaurs are extinct now, but you can visit dinosaur skeletons in a museum. There you will meet Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Diplodocus and learn how they ruled the earth millions of years ago. You'll see dinosaurs with over 1,000 teeth, dinosaurs who could swim, meat-eaters and plant-eaters. And, of course, you'll meet the king of all dinosaurs, the gigantic Tyrannosaurus rex.

Continue reading

Author/illustrator Aliki has penned four books listed as "exemplary" titles in the Common Core Standards and is a widely recognized name in nonfiction for children. This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: - hands-on and visual - acclaimed and trusted - great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: - Entertain and educate at the same time - Have appealing, child-centered topics - Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers - Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach - Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations - Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills - Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists - Meet national science education standards - Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field - Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Dinosaur Discoveries

A colorful, approachable look at dinosaur skeletons, diets, and surprising differences.

Come here for

  • A museum visit among Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, and other dinosaurs
  • Curious contrasts, from swimming dinosaurs to plant-eaters and meat-eaters

Expect

  • Accessible nonfiction for children in the primary grades
  • Colorful picture-book illustrations alongside dinosaur facts

Where it sits

Dinosaurs & Prehistory100%
Fossils & Dinosaurs64%
Prehistoric Times45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Activity Books
  • Dinosaurs & Prehistory
  • Concept Books
  • Prehistoric Times
Show all 8 publisher categories
  • Fossils & Dinosaurs
  • Reference
  • How Things Work
  • Animals & Zoology
Authors
Aliki
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 1, 1985
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Dinosaurs · Dinosaur skeletons in museums · Extinction
Reading lane
Activity Books