Release Date: March. 29th, 2016 | First Second
Genre(s): Middle Grade, Science
Pages: 128
Edition: Paperback
Source: Publisher
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Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!
This volume: in Dinosaurs learn all about the history of paleontology! This fascinating look at dinosaur science covers the last 150 years of dinosaur hunting and illuminates how our ideas about dinosaurs have changed--and continue to change.
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REVIEW
Toddler Takeover!
I teamed up with my future Paleontologist to uncover the history of Dinosaurs.
I may have been harmed in the process.
I may have been harmed in the process.
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As any parent that loves to read, it's the best feeling in the world when your children share that passion as well. Just last year, I started noticing that my son was picking up a knack for reading. He'd often reach for a book before he would a toy, so that was my cue to encourage reading with him as much as possible. We read together all of the time, covering his favorite topics, animals, nature, or cars, but nothing beats his absolutely favorite . . . DINOSAURS. When I say my son is obsessed with dinos, I mean OBSESSED. We started a dinosaur collection on his 3rd birthday, and now just short of a year later, my house is swarmed with these extinct creatures, to the point where I'm tripping over a triceratops one moment, and a Velicoraptor the next. (I could've broken my neck) Natgeo, Animal Planet, and Dino documentaries are constantly watched in my household, so when I got wind from Nori that First Second was putting together a blog tour for this MG series, I hopped on as fast as I could!
You know mama gotta look out for her baby
What Tihamer and I loved the most about this graphic novel, was the amount of history the author managed to pack into such a tiny book. As I noticed from the beginning, we're given a " timeline " of events and information, starting with tid bits about how dinosaurs walked the earth 165 million years ago, all the way to how fossils are formed and discovered.
Did You Know:
Dinosaur poop can be fossilized, allowing Paleontologists to determine a dinosaur's last meal and what they ate? Super gross, but definitely cool right?
It was also nice to discover more dinosaurs Tihamer and I weren't familiar with. He's extra bossy and thinks he knows everything, (something he gets from his Nina, not me lol) so seeing how shocked and excited he was about, " doing more research on these new dinos " made me realize just how much he enjoys learning about them. We were schooled on different scientists, and even found out that animals living amongst us today, birds, frogs, and some mammals, have an ancestry of dinosaurs in their family! If a cat becomes a Catasaurus I'd lose it lol.
Ever thought about naming a dinosaur? Here's how!
1. Become a Paleontologist. Discover a new species and write about it!
2. Win a contest!
Did You Know:
In 2005, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis held a contest to name what became " Dracorex Hogwartsia " which means, " Dragon King of Hogwarts? "
In other words, someone cool nerd referenced the hell out of Harry Potter. They will forever my idols.
Speaking of names, let's listen to my little monster point out a few of his favorite dinosaurs we spotted in this book!
Speaking of names, let's listen to my little monster point out a few of his favorite dinosaurs we spotted in this book!
So as you can see Tihamer really enjoyed his very first graphic novel, and you know what? I did too!
Side Note: The text throught the GN is a bit tiny, even for me. Good thing my son has eyes like a bug haha
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