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From crossing the street with Mama to encountering a stranger, the playful but careful antics of America's favorite dinosaurs will make readers laugh aloud -- and prompt discussion of safety issues.Few things in childhood are as important as learning how to behave safely, and the topic deserves discussion in every family. Now Jane Yolen and Mark Teague deftly approach this critical subject with warmth, humor, and hilarity.The wildly funny contrast between Teague's massive dinosaur children and their human-sized surroundings makes this subject especially appealing and funny. Where a book about safety for children might be potentially frightening, the antics of immense dinosaurs jumping on the bed or learning how to dial 9-1-1 on Mama's tiny phone will keep readers laughing from start to finish.Parents, children, teachers, and other caregivers need a comfortable way to discuss safety, and this book provides just that. And as children learn invaluable rules about safe behavior, they'll beg to read it again and again for the wildly appealing silliness on each page. Here is a book that belongs in every household!
Lexile Measure: AD570L (What's this?)
Series: How Do Dinosaurs...?
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press; unabridged edition (February 24, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439241049
ISBN-13: 978-0439241045
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.4 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #28,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #59 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Health > Personal Hygiene #74 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Fiction #88 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Dinosaurs
Age Range: 3 - 5 years
Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
My 3 yr old son loves these so I said books. We have several of them. This one doesn't seem to "flow" as easily as the others and my son rarely asks to read it, sticking with some of the other ones.
Five years ago I came across the "...Say Goodnight", "...Eat Their Food", and"...Get Well Soon" books, loved the artwork and the lyricism, and so did the kids! We revisited them regularly, til they were reading (or had memorized!) all the lines.But with the last few books, I feel that my high expectations are no longer being met, especially in the writing department, where the word choice has developed an unnatural, forced quality that makes reading these to my kids something bordering on a chore. Hence the 3 stars.Might be time to bring our complete "How Do Dinosaurs" collection to my classroom library.(BTW, this year our favorite book is Jon Klassen's "I Want My Hat Back".)
Jane Yolen has hit the jackpot with her 'How Do Dinosaurs' formula. These titles have sold over 14,000,000 to date. My local library really enjoys the series and tells me they are very popular right now.'How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe?' is very nicely illustrated. This title is supposed to help teach proper manners to children. It teaches table manners, to wear a bike helmet, not to go with strangers and such. This one seems geared specifically to boys. The rough-and-tumble type activities the dinosaurs partake and the use of 'he', 'his', 'him' throughout may not be an attraction to young girl readers.Although, dinosaurs are a neutral draw for young children. Dinosaurs appeal to boys and girls (my local hospital offers a choice of a free toy to toddlers and children that are visiting and the toys to choose from are dinosaurs, not dolls and trucks and not pink or blue), but it seems to be more of a book intended to catch the boy readers.Again, my opinion only.
I got this book because I thought it would help teach my kids about safety. However, this, like all the How Do Dinosaurs books, gives kids terrible ideas. For example, in this one: climbing too high on a ladder, running down the stairs, being mean to the cat, jumping from the rooftop, etc. That's the last thing I want my preschoolers learning about. I was shocked when I saw the line about jumping off the roof. Does anyone want their four year old to get the idea that you can jump off a roof? I bought a pack of these dinosaur books and they're all going to Goodwill.
Wonderful books. I purchased several for our school library and the children absolutely love them!They arrived very quickly and were in perfect condition.
We love this series and now that our kids are becoming more independent, we like having this "fun" way to remind them how to stay safe.
Great colorful book! Our 2 1/2yr old loves it so much, sometimes we have to hide the book so we can read something else!
The How Do Dinosaur series never ceases to amaze me. So appropriate for toddlers!
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