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Dinosaurs here, Dinosaurs there, Dinosaurs EVERYWHERE! This is just a small sample of the fiction books about dinosaurs that you'll find at Hilltop. These books are fun to read, but remember you'll need to use nonfiction books for your research projects!

Dewey Decimal Number 568 will take you to the Dinosaur Nonfiction Section. When one little boy learns this, he decides school is okay! Dinosaurs are 568 by Jean Rogers Illustrated by Marylin Hafner

It's not what you think! Bones is a boy's name and he's lost his little gift-shop dinosaur. Can you trace his steps to discover what's become of his toy? Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery by David A. Adler Illustrated by Barbara Johansen Newman

It's fun to imagine what it might have been like for a young boy to hunt for dinosaurs back in the 1880's. Dinosaur Hunter by Elaine Marie Alphin Illustrated by Don Bolognese.

What happens when a young Triceratops wanders away from his herd? A Dinosaur's Day by Ruth Thomson Illustrated by Simone Boni & L.R. Galante

This Magic Tree House Book takes Jack & Annie (and their imaginations!) on a trip to long, long ago. Dinosaurs before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

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Check out some of Hilltop's new books for 2007

Fossils The Bridgestone Science Library by Becky Olien	Fossils A True Book by Ann O. Squire
Kaleidoscope Fossils by Roy A. Gallant	Kingfisher Young Knowledge Rocks and Fossils by Chris Pellant
The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals by Chris Pellant	Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski Illustrated by S.D. Schindler
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? A Book about Extinction by Rebecca Olien	Woolly Mammoth by Helen Frost

Parents read the pages on the left, children read the pages on the right, to share this book! We Both Read About Dinosaurs by Sindy McKay Illustrated by Robert Walters

Here's a behind the scenes look at how paleoartists Stephen & Sylvia Czerkas create life-like dinosaurs for museums. Dinosaurs All Around An Artist's View of the Prehistoric World by Caroline Arnold Photographs by Richard Hewett

If you liked the fictional Magic Tree House Book, Dinosaurs Before Dark, You'll want to pick up this nonfiction companion book! It's chockful of diagrams, photographs, drawings, definitions and explanations that will help you learn right along with Jack & Annie! Magic Tree House Research Guide # 1 Dinosaurs by Will Osbourne and Mary Pope Osborne Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

Plenty of photographs alongside the paragraphs in this book help us to understand what researchers believe about dinosaurs' diets, bodies, and behavior. Outside and Inside Dinosaurs by Sandra Markle

If you don't know a Stegosaurus from a Pteranodon, then this is the book for you! The Day of the Dinosaur by Stan & Jan Berenstain Illustrated by Michael Berenstain

Dinosaurs aren't so scary once you realize that they haven't been around for 65 million years! Learn how bags of bones are put back together, step by step. Digging Up Dinosaurs and Putting Them Together Again by Aliki

Photos, paintings and drawings help the author explain how continents moved, climates changed, and different kinds of life lived and died on earth long before Man arrived. Dinosaurs Walked Here and Other Stories Fossils Tell by Patricia Lauber

Scientists piece together clues to try to figure out what life was like a long, long time ago! Many mysteries remain. Here's your chance to be a dinosaur detective. Over 65 Million Years Ago Before the Dinosaurs Died by Richard T.J. Moody Illustrated by Alan Male

Make room in your backpack for this BIG beauty of a book! Colorful illustrations help teach us about dinosaurs' nests & behavior. See how scientists must piece together "puzzles" at fossil digs. Dinosaurs by Michael Benton

Who found an ichthyosaurus, a plesiosaur, and the very first pterodactyl? A little dog named Tray, that's who! Read how Tray used his paws to uncover a bit of history in England. The Dog that Dug for Dinosaurs A True Story by Shirley Raye Redmond Illustrated by Simon Sullivan

Read this book in English or Spanish! And be sure to look at the pictures to learn how T-Rex ACTUALLY stood. You may be surprised! The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole Illustrated by Bruce Degen

Meet some energy-saving dinosaurs that were WAY ahead of their time! Stegosaurs The Solar-Powered Dinosaurs by Helen Roney Sattler Illustrated by Turi MacCombie

If you guessed that the Alamosaurus was found in Texas, you'd be right! Can you guess where the Giraffatitan got its name? Find out in this much loved Hilltop favorite. Where to Look for a Dinosaur Written and Illustrated by Bernard Most

This fun book shows us how dinosaurs would measure up to things in the modern day world. Did you know Diplodocus was as long as... a tennis court? Or was that a basketball court? Check it out in... How Big Were Dinosaurs? Written and Illustrated by Bernard Most

Imagine being 18 inches long when your mom is almost as big as a school bus! Read what it might have been like to be born a Maiasaura. Dinosaur Babies by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Illustrated by Lucia Washburn

If you ever wanted to learn how to say the names of dinosaurs, then check out this book! Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons

Everything you ever wanted to know about fossils, including how to make a cast "fossil"! More Science Projects Fossils by John Stidworthy

Learn about how rocks & fossils are formed, and which kinds of rocks are likely to hold fossils. Rocks and Fossils by Rhoda Ritter Illustrated by Pamela Mara

How are fossils formed? What can they tell us about the earth's past? Find out in... Fossils of Long Ago by Aliki

To locate more books about DINOSAURS: Go to OPAC Key words to try: dinosaurs, fossils, & prehistoric animals!

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Ever wonder how a Saltasaurus moved? How big an Iguanodon was compared to a human being? What the feathers on a Shuvuuia Deserti might have looked like? See for yourself using the DinoViewer at Discovery.com!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is a video worth? The University of California at Berkeley put together this fascinating video illustrating what the process might have been like for dinosaurs to become fossils. Sponsored by The National Science Foundation View Getting into the Fossil Record at www.ucmp.berkeley.edu!

Teachers may borrow these titles from Hilltop's Media Center

What's it like for a young boy to have a dinosaur as his friend? To find out, watch this 1993 videorecording from Children's Circle Studios. Danny and the Dinosaur

How do you make a model of a dinosaur? to have a dinosaur as his friend? This 1993 videorecording from Children's Television Workshop shows you how! Make a Model

Learn how the temperature outside can affect both warm-blooded & cold-blooded animals. See how fossils molds are made Watch this 1995 videorecording from Disney Educational Productions. Dinosaurs ; Reptiles

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Which dinosaurs were meat-eaters? Which ones ate plants? TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE GOOD LUCK!

Do you know how to copy & paste? Here's a fun way to add a page to your dinosaur book! Follow these easy steps! Don't forget your "quotation marks!" Remember your citation, too!

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