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Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide
“This field guide is great for new and old dinosaur lovers. It alphabetically introduces dinosaurs and information about when and where they lived along with other tidbits about them. It is good for fun reading and can be used in homeschooling.” ―JustaBXMom
Nominated for Four Daytime Emmy® Awards
#1 Bestseller in Children's Fossil Books
Fun facts about dinosaurs for kids. Did you know that the brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur that we know of today? That the kosmoceratops had fifteen horns and hooks on its head? That the spinosaurus is the only known dinosaur to spend most of its time swimming? Discover this and much more in Dino Dino Field Guide .
Dino Dana's field guide for your child. Fans of the Amazon Prime TV show Dino Dana will be so excited to have a Dino Field Guide of their own, put together by the incredible show's creator and executive producer, J. J. Johnson. Full of colorful illustrations and fascinating science facts, this dinosaur book is sure to amaze any young dino enthusiast.
A great science book for kids. This book for children is perfect for any kid who likes history and science. In the Dino Dana field guide, your kids
Kids who like cool dinosaur books like Dinosaurs , National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs , The Big Book of Dinosaurs , or The Dinosaur Book will love Dino Dino Field Guide .
Nominated for Four Daytime Emmy® Awards
#1 Bestseller in Children's Fossil Books
Fun facts about dinosaurs for kids. Did you know that the brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur that we know of today? That the kosmoceratops had fifteen horns and hooks on its head? That the spinosaurus is the only known dinosaur to spend most of its time swimming? Discover this and much more in Dino Dino Field Guide .
Dino Dana's field guide for your child. Fans of the Amazon Prime TV show Dino Dana will be so excited to have a Dino Field Guide of their own, put together by the incredible show's creator and executive producer, J. J. Johnson. Full of colorful illustrations and fascinating science facts, this dinosaur book is sure to amaze any young dino enthusiast.
A great science book for kids. This book for children is perfect for any kid who likes history and science. In the Dino Dana field guide, your kids
Kids who like cool dinosaur books like Dinosaurs , National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs , The Big Book of Dinosaurs , or The Dinosaur Book will love Dino Dino Field Guide .
229 pages, Hardcover
Published May 19, 2020
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J.J. Johnson
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June 13, 2020
Fantastically fun dino resource for fans and dino-lovers alike
When we got Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide in the mail (courtesy the publisher), my five year old was ecstatic. He had his own field guide! He couldn’t believe it! We began the process of reading the entries, and there are 35, each night together. It was a fantastic family bonding experience (as both my husband and I got involved in reading); in fact, the only troubles we had were when both our five year old and his ten year old sister wanted to be reading the book independently at the same time! (She snuck off with it and read it on her own eventually before returning it to him.)
If you’re not familiar with Dino Dana, a popular show available on Amazon Prime about a girl who conducts science experiments on dinosaurs that appear in her neighborhood (through the power of imagination), that’s not a barrier to enjoying this book. Fans are likely to get more out of it, as they will immediately know the human characters referenced; newcomers, however, will quickly grasp the conceit and enjoy Dana’s unique point of view as their narrator.
The book is organized by dinosaur, alphabetically, and each dinosaur has six full-color pages. The first is a large two-page spread featuring a CGI illustration of the dinosaur (as it appears on the television show), pronunciation, keys to their family and what they eat, a map of where their bones have been found, and a timeline that shows when they lived in relation to other dinosaurs (and to humans—each page has the label “US” at the end of the timeline, which emphasizes that humans and dinosaurs don’t live at the same time). The next two pages feature additional depictions, with notes about the creature’s size as compared to other animals (an albertosaurus, for example, “weighted as much as 3 moose”). These notes are in a font that appears hand-written, and the design features cut outs pasted on the page, photographs of the stuffed felt versions of the creature that appear on the show, a comparison of Dana’s size to the dinosaur, and post-it notes or clippings “taped” to the page. The final pair of pages feature photographs from the show, and a breakdown of the notes Dana takes during her dino experiments. For fans, these are familiar episode recaps, but they really distill the science and observation aspects of the show. Each page begins with a question, and includes background notes, Dana’s plan for finding an answer, and the notes about each part of the question she’s able to answer through observation. While these experiments don’t exactly follow the scientific method (Dana rarely uses controls and tests the same aspect over and over), they do support the ideas of observing, taking notes, and questioning assumptions when the observer notices something that doesn’t match the initial idea. Dana frequently encounters hurdles in her experiments, and sometimes fails in her efforts to answer the question the first time—which reinforces the idea that not only is failing okay, it can be valuable.
My kids have both loved spending time with Dana on the television and through this field guide. The book features enough lesser-known dinos (and well-known favorites) that it will compliment other dinosaur encyclopedias already in dino collections for the preschool and elementary school set. Upper elementary students will have no trouble with the vocabulary and will find new fun facts, while preschoolers will enjoy poring over the illustrations and lap reading with parents. And even parents are likely to learn a thing or two they didn’t know before about dinosaurs!
In short, this was a huge hit, and I’m very grateful to Mango for sending my family a review copy!
When we got Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide in the mail (courtesy the publisher), my five year old was ecstatic. He had his own field guide! He couldn’t believe it! We began the process of reading the entries, and there are 35, each night together. It was a fantastic family bonding experience (as both my husband and I got involved in reading); in fact, the only troubles we had were when both our five year old and his ten year old sister wanted to be reading the book independently at the same time! (She snuck off with it and read it on her own eventually before returning it to him.)
If you’re not familiar with Dino Dana, a popular show available on Amazon Prime about a girl who conducts science experiments on dinosaurs that appear in her neighborhood (through the power of imagination), that’s not a barrier to enjoying this book. Fans are likely to get more out of it, as they will immediately know the human characters referenced; newcomers, however, will quickly grasp the conceit and enjoy Dana’s unique point of view as their narrator.
The book is organized by dinosaur, alphabetically, and each dinosaur has six full-color pages. The first is a large two-page spread featuring a CGI illustration of the dinosaur (as it appears on the television show), pronunciation, keys to their family and what they eat, a map of where their bones have been found, and a timeline that shows when they lived in relation to other dinosaurs (and to humans—each page has the label “US” at the end of the timeline, which emphasizes that humans and dinosaurs don’t live at the same time). The next two pages feature additional depictions, with notes about the creature’s size as compared to other animals (an albertosaurus, for example, “weighted as much as 3 moose”). These notes are in a font that appears hand-written, and the design features cut outs pasted on the page, photographs of the stuffed felt versions of the creature that appear on the show, a comparison of Dana’s size to the dinosaur, and post-it notes or clippings “taped” to the page. The final pair of pages feature photographs from the show, and a breakdown of the notes Dana takes during her dino experiments. For fans, these are familiar episode recaps, but they really distill the science and observation aspects of the show. Each page begins with a question, and includes background notes, Dana’s plan for finding an answer, and the notes about each part of the question she’s able to answer through observation. While these experiments don’t exactly follow the scientific method (Dana rarely uses controls and tests the same aspect over and over), they do support the ideas of observing, taking notes, and questioning assumptions when the observer notices something that doesn’t match the initial idea. Dana frequently encounters hurdles in her experiments, and sometimes fails in her efforts to answer the question the first time—which reinforces the idea that not only is failing okay, it can be valuable.
My kids have both loved spending time with Dana on the television and through this field guide. The book features enough lesser-known dinos (and well-known favorites) that it will compliment other dinosaur encyclopedias already in dino collections for the preschool and elementary school set. Upper elementary students will have no trouble with the vocabulary and will find new fun facts, while preschoolers will enjoy poring over the illustrations and lap reading with parents. And even parents are likely to learn a thing or two they didn’t know before about dinosaurs!
In short, this was a huge hit, and I’m very grateful to Mango for sending my family a review copy!
June 13, 2020
Fantastically fun dino resource for fans and dino-lovers alike
When we got Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide in the mail (courtesy the publisher), my five year old was ecstatic. He had his own field guide! He couldn’t believe it! We began the process of reading the entries, and there are 35, each night together. It was a fantastic family bonding experience (as both my husband and I got involved in reading); in fact, the only troubles we had were when both our five year old and his ten year old sister wanted to be reading the book independently at the same time! (She snuck off with it and read it on her own eventually before returning it to him.)
If you’re not familiar with Dino Dana, a popular show available on Amazon Prime about a girl who conducts science experiments on dinosaurs that appear in her neighborhood (through the power of imagination), that’s not a barrier to enjoying this book. Fans are likely to get more out of it, as they will immediately know the human characters referenced; newcomers, however, will quickly grasp the conceit and enjoy Dana’s unique point of view as their narrator.
The book is organized by dinosaur, alphabetically, and each dinosaur has six full-color pages. The first is a large two-page spread featuring a CGI illustration of the dinosaur (as it appears on the television show), pronunciation, keys to their family and what they eat, a map of where their bones have been found, and a timeline that shows when they lived in relation to other dinosaurs (and to humans—each page has the label “US” at the end of the timeline, which emphasizes that humans and dinosaurs don’t live at the same time). The next two pages feature additional depictions, with notes about the creature’s size as compared to other animals (an albertosaurus, for example, “weighted as much as 3 moose”). These notes are in a font that appears hand-written, and the design features cut outs pasted on the page, photographs of the stuffed felt versions of the creature that appear on the show, a comparison of Dana’s size to the dinosaur, and post-it notes or clippings “taped” to the page. The final pair of pages feature photographs from the show, and a breakdown of the notes Dana takes during her dino experiments. For fans, these are familiar episode recaps, but they really distill the science and observation aspects of the show. Each page begins with a question, and includes background notes, Dana’s plan for finding an answer, and the notes about each part of the question she’s able to answer through observation. While these experiments don’t exactly follow the scientific method (Dana rarely uses controls and tests the same aspect over and over), they do support the ideas of observing, taking notes, and questioning assumptions when the observer notices something that doesn’t match the initial idea. Dana frequently encounters hurdles in her experiments, and sometimes fails in her efforts to answer the question the first time—which reinforces the idea that not only is failing okay, it can be valuable.
My kids have both loved spending time with Dana on the television and through this field guide. The book features enough lesser-known dinos (and well-known favorites) that it will compliment other dinosaur encyclopedias already in dino collections for the preschool and elementary school set. Upper elementary students will have no trouble with the vocabulary and will find new fun facts, while preschoolers will enjoy poring over the illustrations and lap reading with parents. And even parents are likely to learn a thing or two they didn’t know before about dinosaurs!
In short, this was a huge hit, and I’m very grateful to Mango for sending my family a review copy!
When we got Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide in the mail (courtesy the publisher), my five year old was ecstatic. He had his own field guide! He couldn’t believe it! We began the process of reading the entries, and there are 35, each night together. It was a fantastic family bonding experience (as both my husband and I got involved in reading); in fact, the only troubles we had were when both our five year old and his ten year old sister wanted to be reading the book independently at the same time! (She snuck off with it and read it on her own eventually before returning it to him.)
If you’re not familiar with Dino Dana, a popular show available on Amazon Prime about a girl who conducts science experiments on dinosaurs that appear in her neighborhood (through the power of imagination), that’s not a barrier to enjoying this book. Fans are likely to get more out of it, as they will immediately know the human characters referenced; newcomers, however, will quickly grasp the conceit and enjoy Dana’s unique point of view as their narrator.
The book is organized by dinosaur, alphabetically, and each dinosaur has six full-color pages. The first is a large two-page spread featuring a CGI illustration of the dinosaur (as it appears on the television show), pronunciation, keys to their family and what they eat, a map of where their bones have been found, and a timeline that shows when they lived in relation to other dinosaurs (and to humans—each page has the label “US” at the end of the timeline, which emphasizes that humans and dinosaurs don’t live at the same time). The next two pages feature additional depictions, with notes about the creature’s size as compared to other animals (an albertosaurus, for example, “weighted as much as 3 moose”). These notes are in a font that appears hand-written, and the design features cut outs pasted on the page, photographs of the stuffed felt versions of the creature that appear on the show, a comparison of Dana’s size to the dinosaur, and post-it notes or clippings “taped” to the page. The final pair of pages feature photographs from the show, and a breakdown of the notes Dana takes during her dino experiments. For fans, these are familiar episode recaps, but they really distill the science and observation aspects of the show. Each page begins with a question, and includes background notes, Dana’s plan for finding an answer, and the notes about each part of the question she’s able to answer through observation. While these experiments don’t exactly follow the scientific method (Dana rarely uses controls and tests the same aspect over and over), they do support the ideas of observing, taking notes, and questioning assumptions when the observer notices something that doesn’t match the initial idea. Dana frequently encounters hurdles in her experiments, and sometimes fails in her efforts to answer the question the first time—which reinforces the idea that not only is failing okay, it can be valuable.
My kids have both loved spending time with Dana on the television and through this field guide. The book features enough lesser-known dinos (and well-known favorites) that it will compliment other dinosaur encyclopedias already in dino collections for the preschool and elementary school set. Upper elementary students will have no trouble with the vocabulary and will find new fun facts, while preschoolers will enjoy poring over the illustrations and lap reading with parents. And even parents are likely to learn a thing or two they didn’t know before about dinosaurs!
In short, this was a huge hit, and I’m very grateful to Mango for sending my family a review copy!
October 27, 2022
Not only, this is my son’s favorite book, but it is one of the few children books that I really enjoyed reading to him. The book teaches us many things about Dino’s world and science in an amusing yet valid way. The description of scientific evidence, the experiments, the conclusions , the illustrations… all great !
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