Dinosaurs

by D.K. Publishing

Start a lifetime of learning with the First Facts series. First Facts Dinosaurs introduces children to the world of reading, with lively illustrations and simple text to help build confidence and development. Bursting with fun dino facts and figures, children will love flicking through and learning as they go. Questions such as "what did dinosaurs eat?" and "where did dinosaurs live?" are answered. Fun and educational, these books are perfect for home-reading where children can indulge in their interests - a valuable teaching aid for both parents and teachers.

Genres: Dinosaurs, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Animals

34 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2012

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dinosaurs (DK First Facts) by D. K. Publishing...

This is an encyclopedia-type book for children that describes dinosaurs. It is not extremely colorful, but the drawings are quite good and the information is appropriate for those up to say 6 years.
Not one of my favorites, but for those who love dinosaurs, maybe better.

3 Stars

Happy Reading!

[Aneesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only six dinos but they are cute

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angela Royston’s Dinosaurs provides fun and interesting facts about one of the most popular prehistoric animals. Since this book is a children’s encyclopedia, there is no plot, theme, or characters. The genre is nonfiction. The intended audience for this book is children aged three to seven. Unfortunately, I was unable to find out if this book received any awards or accolades. This book was published in 1991, so it was really hard to find information about it. Nonetheless, this is an incredibly interesting and informative book. I think this book is very appealing to children. There is something mysterious about dinosaurs, and I think that children will love to learn about these prehistoric creatures. This book also provides very captivating illustrations and pictures. This book was illustrated by Jane Cradock-Watson and Dave Hopkins. The photography was provided by Colin Keats. I think children will be extremely interested in these illustrations and pictures. Another appealing aspect of this book is the informative and age-appropriate language. Young readers are able to understand what they are reading and learning. My six-year-old brother recently read this book, and he was able to understand everything that he was reading. For these reasons, I decided to give this book a five-star rating.

[Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun short educational great for my 3yo

[Fjóla · Rating 3 out of 5]

We have read quite a few dinosaur books by now, and this one stands out as a good beginner's book: It is short (20 pages) and can thus be read in one sitting, it has simple vocabulary so it can probably be easily read by a six year old. It is not encyclopedic in form, such as for instance the Pocket Genius: Dinosaurs or Dinosaur Detectives, rather focuses on a handful of dinosaurs and important aspects of their features, illustrated by little diagrams, also including a few interesting general facts. My kid was enchanted by the format of this book and asked to get the rest of the books from this Eye Openers series.

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice little picture book about dinosaurs. Just enough explanation to engage Asher (4 years old) but not too technical or long that he loses interest.

Photo-like illustrations of the dinosaurs with little drawings of their features. Very fun!