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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteThe Great Dinosaur Debate by Robert T. BakkerT. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter ÁlvarezThe Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs by Gregory S. PaulMy Beloved Brontosaurus by Brian Switek
The Best Non-fiction Dinosaur Books
144 books — 97 voters
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelMother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison
Neanderthals and Other Nonhuman Hominids
130 books — 56 voters

Cod by Mark KurlanskyThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussA River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean
Finding Out About Fish
110 books — 47 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldT. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter ÁlvarezThe Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsTrilobite by Richard Fortey
Learn about prehistoric life
51 books — 46 voters

Argonaut The Inua Humpback by Clifford L. GionetHard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie JonesHard Aground . . . Again by Eddie JonesBournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny WinterMy Dirty California by Jason Mosberg
At the Seashore
132 books — 36 voters
Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldWhen Life Nearly Died by Michael J. BentonYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinOxygen by Nick LaneLife on a Young Planet by Andrew H. Knoll
The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of Earth
29 books — 24 voters

Chicken Frank, Dinosaur! by S.K. WengerEncyclopedia Prehistorica by Robert SabudaThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara KerleyA Night in the Dinosaur Graveyard by A.J. WoodDanny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Picture Books About Dinosaurs
88 books — 18 voters
Odin's Shadow by Erin S. RileyThe Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamaraOh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs by Bonnie WorthPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDThe Big Book of Dinosaurs by D.K. Publishing
Great Dinosaur Books for Families (Digital Formats)
96 books — 11 voters

Mary Anning's Curiosity by Monica KullingMy Daniel by Pam ConradFanny and the Monsters and Other Stories by Penelope LivelyA Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter DickinsonThe Bone Wars by Kathryn Lasky
Paleontology in Children's Fiction
39 books — 10 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierAt the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy ChevalierFalling Angels by Tracy ChevalierThe Lady And The Unicorn by Tracy ChevalierThe Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
The best of Tracy Chevalier
12 books — 9 voters

The Perfect Potty Zoo by Agnes GreenThe Worst Best Friend by Alexis O'NeillFire Drill by Paul DuBois JacobsFirefighters! by Patricia HubbellThe Feel Good Book by Todd Parr
Preschool-'F'
16 books — 2 voters
Dinosaurs of the Land, Sea, and Air by Modern PublishingDinosaurs by M.K. ReedThe Griffin and the Dinosaur by Marc AronsonSmithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time by National Museum of Natural ...The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs by Darlene Geis
Paleontology and Educational Dinosaur Picture Guides for Kids
24 books — 2 voters

Dragon Teeth by Michael CrichtonThe Gilded Dinosaur by Mark JaffeThe fossil feud between E. D. Cope and O. C. Marsh by Elizabeth Noble ShorDinosaur Bone War by Elizabeth Cody KimmelBattle of the Dinosaur Bones by Rebecca L. Johnson
Cope vs. Marsh: A History of the Bone Wars
11 books — 2 voters

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