Dinosaur Babies (Step into Reading, Step 2)

Dinosaur Babies is a level 2 reader that it is more advanced than others in this category from the same publishing house. That is perfectly normal and expected as even I have trouble reading Deinonychus. For a kid who loves dinosaurs, it would not be a problem to see a picture of a triceratops and say the word without reading it. But you can still go over the word and "chunk it" or "sound it out". The illustrations in this reader look like what you would find in a textbook. This is appropriate for a non-fiction reader but younger kids may not want to reach for the book as often. On the other hand, the book first sparked a conversation when my son noted that the T. rex depicted did not look like most other T. rex pictures he has seen, nor does it look like his plastic dinosaurs. I vaguely remembered that some dinosaurs were believed to have feathers. We researched and now we know that T. rex is believed to have been covered in feathers, particularly the baby T. rex. This is a great way to start understanding that science changes over time as new evidence is discovered and what we know is updated accordingly. I am very pleased that these books are up to date with current scientific understanding. As a separate activity after reading we built a habitat for a herbivore with nest using a plastic dinosaur and playdough in a shoe box (there’s an idea for a rainy/sick day).

I liked the dinosaurs and baby dinosaurs in this book. I liked the pictures too. The baby dinosaurs were cute. I also liked the tall dinosaur. I’m glad the author helped us pronounce the long dinosaur names.

Children will love the pictures and the simple explanation of how baby dinosaurs are hatched. Book also explores the different types of dinosaurs, diets and general daily life. Especially appreciate how loving and protective the dinosaur parents are toward their young.

My 4 yr old son enjoys this book. It is educational and a good read. He likes me to read it to him before bed. This is not a scary dinosaur book.

good story for 3+ kids

We had this book then our dog chewed it up. My son loved reading this book so we purchased again

Grandkids love it. Enjoy it so much don't want to put it down and don't realize it is a teaching tool. Grandkids love it. Enjoy it so much they don't want to put it down and don't realize it is a teaching tool.

This entire series of books was great. Different levels worked perfectly for grandsons, eight and five years old. Love them!

This is what I wanted

Nice book for my 7 year old son to read

This is a good book to discover dinosaur babies and helps kids understand what baby dinosaurs ate and how they breathed within the egg shells. Interesting and knowledgeable book for starting readers.

Simple words with sufficient information

Je découvre que les enfants, ma fille en tout cas, aiment les dinosaures. Va chercher pourquoi! Les images sont simples mais bien, sans prétention. Le texte n'est pas une histoire mais une description factuelle pour enfant de la vie des bébés dinosaure. Un achat sympa qui fait plaisir. Un niveau d'anglais tout à fait abordable avec une quantité de texte suffisante, sans trop.