My First Book About Dinosaurs
Written by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne
Ages 8-12 | 48 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications | ISBN-13: 978-0486845562
Publisher’s Synopsis: Welcome to the amazing world of dinosaurs! Children ages 8 and up can discover where these prehistoric creatures lived, the food they ate, and what they may have looked like. Along the way, they’ll encounter bone-crushing teeth, slashing claws, and spiked tails while learning fascinating facts about dinosaur eggs and fossils, moving continents, climate changes, exploding volcanoes, and even an asteroid crashing into Earth.
Other Books in the Series:
My First Book About Our Amazing Earth
My First Book About the Oceans
My First Book About Backyard Nature.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. Patricia's artwork has appeared in galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults. She is the illustrator of numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, including My First Book About Outer Space and My First Book About the Body.
Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students of all ages and for teachers. His One Small Square series takes a close-up look at plants and animals where they live. He has won numerous awards including the Children's Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physicists. He lives in New York City where he has worked with Patricia J. Wynne since 1981 and with whom he has co-authored numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, including the "My First Book" series.
REVIEW
The My First Book About series shares information about a scientific subject. Each page is a detailed fine-line coloring page. The coloring pages are meant for older kids ranging from 8-12 that have a lot of control in their coloring and holding their art instrument, but teens and adults who enjoy coloring will also enjoy this series as well. These books are versatile in that they could be used at home, taken on vacation, homeschool, or in a classroom setting. The illustrations are detailed and realistic. The facts are interesting, well-researched, and informative and build on each other as you move throughout the book. It's a non-fiction book that kids can color themselves. It's a fun idea that gives a new twist on nonfiction books. It's a coloring book that you could read like a book. After it's done being colored in, you can enjoy the colored pages and read it over and over again. The coloring is a way to personalize the book and make it your own. I like the idea behind the book. It's an interesting way to interact with an informative book and it would be neat to see this with other subjects as well. This series provides a way to interact more with a scientific book in an artistic way.
The My First Book About series shares information about a scientific subject. Each page is a detailed fine-line coloring page. The coloring pages are meant for older kids ranging from 8-12 that have a lot of control in their coloring and holding their art instrument, but teens and adults who enjoy coloring will also enjoy this series as well. These books are versatile in that they could be used at home, taken on vacation, homeschool, or in a classroom setting. The illustrations are detailed and realistic. The facts are interesting, well-researched, and informative and build on each other as you move throughout the book. It's a non-fiction book that kids can color themselves. It's a fun idea that gives a new twist on nonfiction books. It's a coloring book that you could read like a book. After it's done being colored in, you can enjoy the colored pages and read it over and over again. The coloring is a way to personalize the book and make it your own. I like the idea behind the book. It's an interesting way to interact with an informative book and it would be neat to see this with other subjects as well. This series provides a way to interact more with a scientific book in an artistic way.
GIVEAWAY
Enter for a chance to win a set of four My First Science Books!
Three (3) winners receive:
- A copy of My First Book About Dinosaurs
- A copy of My First Book About Our Amazing Earth
- A copy of My First Book About the Oceans
- A copy of My First Book About Backyard Nature
This post is in partnership with The Children’s Book Review and Dover Publications. I received free copies of this series to review, however, I shared my honest opinion.
