Dinosaur's Day

by Ruth Thomson

DK Readers, Level 1: Learning to Read

In this book, children follow a day in the life of a Triceratops, as he wanders away from his herd and has an encounter with a deadly Tyrannosaurus rex.

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Ruth Thomson is an author and editor of many children's books. She has an MA in museum and gallery education and lives in London.

Reviews

[Melanie, Aaron, Annie, and Mary Project · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dinosaur’s Day
By Ruth Thomson
Grade Levels: K-2
DRA/Lexile Measure/GLE: 130L/1.8
Reviewed By Aaron Carter

Dinosaur’s Day, which is rated as a “Level One” book by DK, is about a day in the life of a Triceratops, as told by the dinosaur. Although simple sentences and repetition are used, there are numerous difficult-to-pronounce dinosaur names throughout its pages. The teacher will have to pronounce them for younger readers. The book is replete with illustrations, as well as images of dinosaur figurines in lifelike settings. This would be a natural choice for an introduction to dinosaurs.

[Elizabeth S · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a beginner book, so don't be surprised at how dumb it seems. Actually, for a kid who knows very little about dinosaurs, this is probably a good start. For a kid (like mine) who knows a lot about dinosaurs and is just learning to read... boring.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books has fun Dino facts and shows how fierce the big bad T-rex was so long ago. Many dinosaurs would run away but one dinosaur isn't able to get away so he must fight. How will the dinosaur defend himself from the biggest dinosaur in the land?

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah, I found this a little dull and the illustrations even a little strange (that wild-eyed T rex!) but my 4 year old liked it and it wasn't too long.

[Kimberly Luthin · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son liked it.

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this book because I do not like dinosaurs. I also did not like this book because this book had a lot of dinosaurs.

[Alex Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dinosaur’s Day, which is rated as a “Level One” book by DK, is about a day in the life of a Triceratops, as told by the dinosaur. It blends the day of a triceratops while giving a lot of useful information for younger readers.

Although simple sentences and repetition are used, there are numerous difficult-to-pronounce dinosaur names throughout its pages. The teacher will have to pronounce them for younger readers. The book is replete with illustrations, as well as images of dinosaur figurines in lifelike settings. This would be a natural choice for an introduction to dinosaurs.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dinosaur's Day (DK Readers: Level 1: Beginning to Read)
Thomson, Ruth
great early reader

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

What will a Triceratops and the other dinosaurs do when Tyrannosaurus Rex is close by?

(Many words are too hard in my opinion to be considered a beginning reader book)

[Carol Royce Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good first book about dinosaurs for young readers