Dinosaur Feathers
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 24, 2019
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · September 24, 2019
Dinosaurs disappeared completely from the Earth many, many years ago...or did they?
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- Who it’s for
- A poetic picture-book look at the surprising evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.
- Themes
- Dinosaur evolution into birds, Prehistoric life, Feathers and flight
- Pacing
- Steady
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Dinosaurs disappeared completely from the Earth many, many years ago...or did they? An ALA Notable Children's Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year! Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the shores of Mesozoic seas. They lay eggs in the shade of ginkgo trees, and as time went on, dinosaurs grew, and grew, and grew. There were so many different species of dinosaurs. Large, monstrous, and fearsome, they ruled the earth. Until gradually, there were no dinosaurs left.
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But they didn't disappear completely. Some dinosaurs had feathers, which grew and grew...until all through the skies were hundreds of species of birds, which flew and flew. From the bestselling creator of Dinosaur Dream Dennis Nolan comes a poetic nonfiction picture book about how dinosaurs evolved into birds. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit An ILA-CBC Children's Choice!
Feathers Take Flight
A poetic picture-book look at the surprising evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.
Come here for
- Dinosaurs, feathers, and a fresh angle on prehistory
- A big-time transformation told in a picture-book voice
Expect
- Poetic nonfiction for a shared read
- A gentle shift from ancient giants to birds
Where it sits
| Birds | 95% |
|---|---|
| Dinosaurs & Prehistory | 94% |
| Animals & Zoology | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Birds
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory
- Fossils & Dinosaurs
- Authors
- Dennis Nolan
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 24, 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Dinosaur evolution into birds · Prehistoric life · Feathers and flight
- Reading lane
- Birds