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The fabulous sequel to Can I Have A Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? is finally available in paperback.Children will love this delightful fantasy of a little boy and his would-be pet Tyrannosaurus Rex.The big dinosaur could help get parking spaces at the mall, rescue cats from trees and be TONS of fun at birthday parties! ... Read more

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Delightful Fantasy
Can I Have a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad picks up the wonderful story begun in Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom. In this new adventure, the little boy imagines how great life would be if he only had a T-Rex as a pet. One of our family's favorites and highly recommended.

falls well short of expectations
My daughter and I love the first so we were expecting more of the same. Unfortunately, this falls quite a bit short of expectations. The illustrations aren't up to the level of "Mom, can I ..." and the text seems somewhat forced and doesn't flow as well as the first. The ending leaves an opening for a sequel although, personally, I wish I had stopped after "Mom, can I have a Stegasorus".

A fun book for both parent and child
My son absolutely loves this book and I have fun reading it to him. If you liked "Can I have a Stegosaurus?" you will love this new book. It is the perfect book for dinosaur lovers. The illustrations are great too. I highly recommend this book for children aged 3+. ... Read more

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ON A VISIT to Mr. Oakley’s farm, Harry and the Dinosaurs meet a bunch of little ducklings and decide that a pet duckling would be the perfect thing to ask for for Christmas. As the holidays approach, the excitement builds as to whether or not there will be a new pet on Christmas morning. And sure enough, there is a new pet . . . but it isn’t a duckling! ... Read more

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What would happen if a dinosaur came to a birthday party? Come to Danny's house and find out. His friend the dinosaur helps make this one party you'll never forget!

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Danny +Dino
In the second of the Danny and the dinosaur books, Danny goes back to the museum to invite the dinosaur to his birthday party. The dinosaur is glad to accept, and, as it turns out, today is his birthday too!

The story flows better than Danny and the dinosaur, and the few conversations are more believable. Danny and the dinosaur have changed slightly, and the pictures don't have quite the same style as in the first book. The pictures are cute, even if the solid colors they are filled in with make them look kind of harsh.

The reasons I give this book four stars are the words are still a bit awkward, the plot is rather strained (pointless escapades added to lengthen the plot and nothing really happens), and finally because the book in general lacks a charm that other books contain in abundance.

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Not one of Hoff's best
Sorry, this book reeks to me of late-career "cashing in" on the D&tD legend. For me, Hoff's original "Danny and the Dinosaur" is a classic work, a brilliantly simple book, with a lovely fantasy story and exquisitely simple, highly memorable illustrations.

Unfortunately "Happy Birthday" was drawn by Hoff in his eighties, and the illustrations barely resemble the characters I know and love. Sad to say, it looks like the poor guy can barely control the pen. I can't deny that Hoff (and now, his estate) deserves every penny he could squeeze from his beloved characters, but the characters (and the readers) do deserve better than this weak sequel.

Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaurs
The print type in this book is larger enough for a beginner reader to point to an not lose there place. My son enjoys reading this story as much as I did when I was his age. ... Read more

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Dinosaurs are extinct now, but you can visit dinosaur skeletons in a museum. There you will meet Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Diplodocus and learn how they ruled the earth millions of years ago. You'll see dinosaurs with over 1,000 teeth, dinosaurs who could swim, meat-eaters and plant-eaters. And, of course, you'll meet the king of all dinosaurs, the gigantic Tyrannosaurus rex.

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my visit to the dinosaurs review
My visit to the Dinosaurs is a book I would reccommend to any kid. This book is a very good book that has lots of pictures and teaches you a lot about dinosaurs. This book takes you through a dinosaur museum as you follow a young boy and his Father and sister. They give you cool facts that you might not have known about Dinosaurs. they show you all kinds of dinosaurs, small, tall, short and long. They tell you how you find Dinasours and other exciting facts. this book in my mind is deffenently one of my favorite children books.

A Favorite
Both of my sons enjoy this book...over and over and over. Anything about dinosaurs is popular, but this book even provides good educational information.

great for a 5 year old boy
My 5 year old son really enjoyed this book. It has good content at a reasonable length that held his attention. The art work is also good. It is simply a good book!

A wonderful children's introduction to dinosaurs.
Aliki's 'My Visit to the Dinosaurs' is an exciting and scientifically accurate adventure through the dinosaur hall of a museum of natural history. Children from pre-school up will enjoy their tour through this fascinating world through the eyes of a child. The supplemental audo cassettte is well recorded and easy to follow, an excellent way for your little one to learn how to read and increase their vocabulary. Occasional comments by Prof. Franklin Branley, former Director of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City are an added treat. ... Read more

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Patience McCray finds herself trapped by her new instincts. An impulsive tomboy with a secret crush on a popular boy, Patience finds that her usual obsession with getting Will Reilly's attention has just been replaced with a more pressing matter--trying not to eat her science teacher! Thrown back in time, she's now in the body of an Acrocanthosaurus, the biggest, meanest predator of this prehistoric time! ... Read more

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Adventurous and unending supense
3 kids and 1 teacher are sent back in time to the Jurasic Period. When trying to get back they encounter many problems and many challenges. They develope a friendship with each other and learn lessons. Good Book for kids who like adventures in dino fiction. ... Read more

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Paul Stickland's exuberant band of dinosaur characters have finally burst their seams.The best-selling band of jurassic jokesters can't help but peek and poke their head and tails out over the edges of this pair of ultra-sturdy, bright and bold, shaped board books.

The simple, rhyming chant-along text lopes along with all the verve of the Stickland's ever-popular DINOSAUR ROAR to ensure that these are read-alouds little listeners will want to hear again and again. ... Read more

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"The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob," reproduced in full at the end of the book, begins like this (sing to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne"): "He's Bob, the best old Bob, / the biggest Bob you've ever seen. / He's Mesozoic and heroic, and he's really green." All this is true of Bob, which fans of William Joyce'sDinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo know well. In this very short, extremely simple board book, Dinosaur Bob is playing baseball with his friends the Lazardos, when a local team spots him at work and asks him to join them for the first game of the season. He saves the game, everyone's happy, and they sing "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob." Ta-da! While the story is not geared toward the usual board-book crowd (babies and preschoolers), aficionados of all things Dinosaur Bob will be pleased with this small, sturdy edition. (Ages 4 and older) ... Read more

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Offbeat, whacky and unique
My 20-month old son loves this book and so do my wife and I! The pictures are evocative of an old-world, small-town America that probably no longer exists and may never have, and the family is a suitably wacky bunch that's a nice twist from the usual childrens' book characters. One question, though, that's never explained by the book: How does Bob fit into the dugout? Highly recommended.

This book made me laugh out loud!
I bought this book for my 2-year-old daughter because the illustrations are beautiful and I want her to grow to love baseball. While the story may be a little beyond her right now, she loves the pictures, and she loves it when I sing "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob" to her...although I can never get through the entire song without laughing! My husband loves the details that are evident in the illustrations, and that nobody thinks it's odd for a dinosaur to play baseball.

Even after my daughter outgrows the book, we plan to keep it in our library!

A charming story for kids who love dinosaurs and baseball...
My daughter loves dinosaurs and adores playing t-ball. So this book was a natural choice when I got it for her last year. Although it's a board book, and really intended for smaller kids, the simple plot was easy for her to follow as she learned to read, and the illustrations are well done and lovely. All in all a good buy, especially for kids who combine a love of dinos with a love of sports. ... Read more

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Over 40 drawings, superbly rendered for coloring, of Archaeopteryx, Stegosaurus, Archelon, Tyrannosaurus (largest and fiercest carnivore ever to walk the earth), etc.—in all, 32 dinosaurs, 6 non-dinosaurian archosaurs, 1 fossil bird, and 1 ancient sea turtle.
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Dinos in space, cool
My seven year old son thinks this is the best book he has ever read. Combining dinosaurs with space travel is such a great idea. The artwork from O'Brien is as good as it gets. His other nonfiction illustratedbooks for kids are also fantastic. We really enjoyed the story in Captain Raptor, we look forward to the next installment in his adventures. ... Read more

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A long, long, time ago, before television, before cars, and airplanes, and bicycles.... Before sailing ships and pirates, knights and castles, bows and arrows.... Before humans first set foot on Earth.... Before grass and flowers grew, before the first birds flew through the ancient skies, the savage, untamed world was ruled by the most astonishing creatures: the dinosaurs.

Using the state-of-the-art computer graphics and natural history photography from the Discovery Channel's awesome television production "Walking with Dinosaurs," this unique book offers children of all ages the chance to come face-to-face with these prehistoric creatures. All young readers have to do is put on the enclosed 3-D glasses and watch these amazing images leap off the page. You'll feel like you can reach out and touch them! ... Read more

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Good for Adults and Young People
This book is full of 3-D images! However, make sure the kids understand that 3-D with the red and blue glasses is not exactly real life - more like a giant view-master.

The book is quite large, easiest to view when laying on the floor. It's a great book for anyone, whether you like dinosaurs or not!

You get a lot for your money with this one! ... Read more

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What can scientists learn from an ancient fossil of two dinosaurs locked in battle? Plenty! One of those dinosaurs was a Velociraptor, a "quick thief" and predator of the Cretaceous period. Like the scientists who study Velociraptor, young readers will discover how much eighty-million-year-old bones still have to say! ... Read more

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e.guides Dinosaur presents the landmark discoveries of the last 200 years, goes on location with today's great fossil hunters, investigating and analyzing their finds, and follows the reconstruction processes behind the creation of life-size museum models. Dramatic illustrations bring to life the best-known finds by combining the latest scholarship and the latest, dazzling Photoshop and CGI techniques.

This brand new reference series reflects and enhances how today's young researchers gather, assess, and present information. Part of DK and Google's exciting family reference partnership, e.guides look at core topics from many angles, including facts, 3-D models, data boxes, charts, and more. ... Read more

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Designed to encourage children to explore the world around them, the Touch and Feel series features fun, tactile elements on each spread which depict objects familiar to preschoolers. Touch and Feel Dinosaur make details -- such as the scales of a dinosaur -- touchable in order to reinforce primary learning skills through sensory perception. ... Read more

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beautifully presented photos and drawings
The DK series of eyewitness books are all fabulous, but this has to be my favorite. Dinosaurs are always appealing to children and adults and this book is no disappointment. Superb studio-quality, well lit photographs give you close-up shots of teeth and bones so real, you'll feel like they're right there for you to touch and pick up.

Theories on how dinosaurs really looked on the outside and how they walked are explored. Every caption has a tidbit of information that is interesting to anyone who reads it. A book like this will keep a child of any reading age occupied for no less than an hour on a road trip... and it will constantly be read over and over again... it's just intriguing and beautifully presented.

Great DINOsaur book...
I appreciate this book because it gives you drawings and paintings of how prehistoric creatures lived millions of years ago. It gives a perfect understanding of the study and also art of Paleontology. This book is, in my opinion, 1 of 2 of my most favorite books ever published for the scientific review of more than just a few species...This concludes my review. ... Read more