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1) The Secret Explorers and the Jurassic rescue

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In The Secret Explorers and the Archaeopteryx Egg, dinosaur expert Tamiko and geology expert Cheng travel back to the age of the dinosaurs in an effort to rescue a dinosaur egg from destruction. However, to save the egg, the Secret Explorers first have to use all their courage and skills to outsmart a fierce Allosaurus, rescue a baby Stegosaurus, and find a way to attract an Archaeopteryx. Tamiko and Cheng soon find that, to succeed, they need to...

2) Dinosaurs: fossils and feathers

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Reed, M. K

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Science comics

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Dig into dinosaurs! North America, 68,000,000 years ago: a T.rex stalks its prey. England, 200 years ago: Mary Anning unearths a strange fossilized skull. Right now: our ideas about dinosaurs are changing ... fast! This book introduces these ancient beasts in their natural habitats and follows paleontologists through history as they piece together the greatest mystery of all: what happened to the dinosaurs?--

3) Fly Guy presents: dinosaurs

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During a visit to a natural history museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about dinosaurs.

4) The compsognathus chase

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Stone, Rex

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Dinosaur Club volume 5

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Jamie and Tess meet a group of compsognathus that look cute but turn out to be angry little predators.

5) Everything awesome about dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts!

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Lowery, Mike

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Everything awesome about

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"Discover all there is to know about dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts!" --Back cover.

6) Prehistoric actual size

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Jenkins, Steve

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Learn what it's like to come face-to-face with some of the dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth through these "actual-size" illustrations.

7) What the dinosaurs saw: life on earth before humans

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Burke, Fatti

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"A vibrant depiction of the earliest days of our universe and life on earth before humans"-- With amazing facts and awe-inspiring illustrations, What the Dinosaurs Saw is a vibrant depiction of the earliest days of our universe and life on Earth. Our whole universe began as a tiny dot, filled with so much hot, dense energy that it burst. This event was the Big Bang, and from the remnants of that explosion, our whole universe was born. From those...

8) Dinosaur atlas: when they roamed, how they lived, and where we find their fossils

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National Geographic kids

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"Kids will explore the world of dinosaurs in this new atlas, featuring T. Rex, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Brontosaurus, and more, covering ancient Pangaea to the modern-day continents and such topics as fossils and prehistoric landscapes."--

9) Tiny dino

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Freedman, Deborah

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"A small but mighty bird declares it is a dinosaur! But no one believes that dinosaurs still exist. How can it be a dinosaur when it is so little? Dinosaurs didn't have feathers ... or did they? This tiny dino is here to explain to its animal friends that birds are, in fact, dinosaurs, and all creatures are connected to one big animal family"--

10) The dinosaur disaster

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McElligott, Matthew

Series

Mad Scientist Academy volume 1

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Dr. Cosmic's new students must use everything they know about tyrannosaurs, pterosaurs, and more to find their missing school pet, Oscar the dinosaur, somewhere in the realistic dinosaur exhibit Dr. Cosmic designed and built over the summer. But when a malfunction causes the robotic dinosaurs to come alive, this prehistoric exhibit feels a little too real.

11) The dinosaur expert

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McNamara, Margaret

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Mr. Tiffin's classroom

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Future scientist Kimmy eagerly shares information about dinosaurs during a school field trip until classmate Jake tells her "girls aren't scientists," but Mr. Tiffin sets her straight.

12) Dinosaur empire!: a graphic novel

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Howard, Abby

Series

Earth before us volume 1

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eComic, Graphic Novel

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Ms. Lernin, a retired paleontologist, helps fifth-grader Ronnie study for a quiz on dinosaurs by taking her on a guided tour of the Mesozoic Era.

13) Dinosaur lady: the daring discoveries of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist

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Skeers, Linda

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"As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology. For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her...

14) Dinosaurs: by the numbers

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Jenkins, Steve

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By the numbers (Steve Jenkins)

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Uses infographics to explore dinosaurs, including what they looked like, how fast they could run, and if any of them are alive today.

15) Dinosaur jokes

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What kind of dinosaur could jump higher than a house? All of them! A house can't jump! Young comedians will build vocabulary and learn fun homophone word play sharing Dinosaur Jokes with family and friends. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

16) Dinosaurs from head to tail

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From one dinosaur's head to another's tail, this informational picture book challenges readers to guess which prehistoric creature each of eight different body parts belongs to.

17) The dinosaur that pooped a planet!

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Fletcher, Tom

Series

Dinosaur that pooped--

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One boy. One space rocket. One very hungry dinosaur. The ingredients for an explosive space adventure. But when Danny realizes he's forgotten Dino's lunch box, the very hungry dinosaur eats everything in sight, including their only way home: the rocket! How will Dino get them back home?

18) Dinosaur sanctuary: Volume 1

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Kinoshita, Itaru

Series

Dinosaur sanctuary volume 1

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"Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide--until a certain terrible incident occurred. Afterward, dinosaur reserves like Enoshima Dinoland fell on hard times. Enter Suma Suzume, a kindhearted rookie dino-keeper! Can she be the one to save Dinoland from extinction?"--Back cover....