Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2010

A NUMBER OF DINOSAURS

by Paul Stickland, Henrietta Stickland, illustrated by Paul Stickland, Henrietta Stickland

"This has immediate and obvious appeal to dinosaur-loving preschoolers, who won't notice there's any education going on. (Pop-up. 3-6)"

A bevy of fancifully colored and benignly visaged little dinosaurs counts up from one to 10. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 2002

MAMA REX & T: HOMEWORK TROUBLE

by Rachel Vail, illustrated by Steve Björkman

"This will work well as both a transitional easy reader and as a read-aloud in the early grades, especially before those inevitable diorama projects are due. (Easy reader. 5-8)"

Any parent who has suffered through the last-minute madness of preparing school projects will smile at the premise of this transitional easy reader, part of a new series from Vail (The Horrible Playdate, p. 964). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 2002

MAMA REX & T: THE HORRIBLE PLAY DATE

by Rachel Vail, illustrated by Steve Björkman

"But cooperation is an even bigger idea; the chemistry needed for its flowering, once the external stimulus has been applied—from T's mother in this case—is more formulaic than earned in these pages. (Easy reader. 5-8)"

When T's friend Walter comes over to play, things go badly. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 15, 1994

LILA'S LITTLE DINOSAUR

by Wolfram Hänel, illustrated by Alex de Wolf, translated by J. Alison James

"And it doesn't lose anything in the translation. (Fiction. 7-9)"

The little dinosaur follows Lila home from the Museum of Natural History, where Lila had been explaining to her father all about the different dinosaurs. Read full book review >

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Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old