Children's books and activities

Dinosaurs

Do you know any kids who are fascinated by dinosaurs (and think that T-Rex rules)? We do! And we've gathered up a great collection of books, activities, apps, and websites for learning all about dinosaurs.

Try pairing fiction with nonfiction books and exploring different genres (like poetry and biographies) and formats (like graphic novels and audio books). You'll be creating your own "text sets" — collections of texts focused on a specific topic, such as dinosaurs. Reading widely in this way helps children build background knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

Dinosaurs

Great Fiction & Nonfiction Books

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo

By:
William Joyce
Illustrated by: William Joyce

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Dinosaur Train

By:
John Steven Gurney

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Dinosaur!

By:
Peter Sis

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

By:
Byron Barton
Illustrated by: Byron Barton

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct

By:
Mo Willems
Illustrated by: Mo Willems

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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How Big Were the Dinosaurs?

By:
Bernard Most

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

By:
Jane Yolen
Illustrated by: Mark Teague

Age Level: 3-6 years old

My First Dinosaur Atlas: Roar Around the World with the Mightiest Beasts Ever!

My First Dinosaur Atlas: Roar Around the World with the Mightiest Beasts Ever!

By:
Penny Arlon
Illustrated by: Paul Daviz

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Roar: A Dinosaur Tour

By:
Michael Paul

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Stegothesaurus

By:
Bridget Heos
Illustrated by: T.L. McBeth

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp!

By:
Margaret Mayo
Illustrated by: Alex Ayliffe

Age Level: 3-6 years old

Tea Rex

By:
Molly Idle

Age Level: 3-6 years old

Time Flies

By:
Eric Rohmann

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Time Train

By:
Paul Fleischman
Illustrated by: Claire Ewart

Age Level: 3-6 years old

Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken

By:
Douglas Rees
Illustrated by: Jed Henry

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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When Dinosaurs Came with Everything

By:
Elise Broach
Illustrated by: David Small

Age Level: 3-6 years old

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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cover of "Archeologists Dig for Clues" showing kids looking at a dig grid map

Archaeologists Dig for Clues

By:
Kate Duke

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World

By:
Tracey Fern
Illustrated by: Boris Kulikov

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs

By:
Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Illustrated by: S.D. Schindler

Age Level: 6-9 years old

cover of "Chalk" showing a large dinosaur head

Chalk

By:
Bill Thomson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Chicken Frank, Dinosaur!

By:
S.K. Wenger
Illustrated by: JoJo Ensslin

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Dad and the Dinosaur

By:
Jennifer Choldenko
Illustrated by: Dan Santat

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Digging Up Dinosaurs

By:
A Aliki

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Dinosaur Feathers

By:
Dennis Nolan

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life

Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life

By:
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct: Real Facts About Real Dinosaurs

By:
Drew Sheneman

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House series)

By:
Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by: Sal Murdocca

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Dinosaurs: By the Numbers

Dinosaurs: By the Numbers

By:
Steve Jenkins

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Dinosaurs: The Biggest, Baddest, Strangest, Fastest

By:
Harold Zimmerman
, George Olshevsky

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Dinotrux

By:
Chris Gall

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs

By:
Robert Sabuda
, Matthew Reinhart

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Feathered Dinosaurs of China

By:
Gregory Wenzel

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Fly Guy Presents: Dinosaurs

By:
Tedd Arnold

Age Level: 6-9 years old

If the Dinosaurs Came Back

By:
Bernard Most

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Let’s Investigate with Nate: Dinosaurs

By:
Nate Ball
Illustrated by: Wes Hargis

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster

By:
Matthew McElligott

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Monster Fliers: From the Time of the Dinosaurs

By:
Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by: John Bindon

Age Level: 6-9 years old

My Book of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: Animals and Plants to Amaze, Surprise, and Astonish!

My Book of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: Animals and Plants to Amaze, Surprise, and Astonish!

By:
Dean Lomax

Age Level: 6-9 years old

My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs

By:
DK

Age Level: 6-9 years old

My First Big Book of Dinosaur Facts

My First Big Book of Dinosaur Facts

By:
Ruth Owen

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Prehistoric Actual Size

By:
Steve Jenkins

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils

By:
Jane Kurtz
Illustrated by: Alexander Vidal

Age Level: 6-9 years old

The Dinosaur Expert

By:
Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by: G. Brian Karas

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The Dinosaur Museum

By:
National Geographic
Illustrated by: Sebastian Quigley

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

By:
Barbara Kerley
Illustrated by: Brian Selznick

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The Magic School Bus: In the Time of the Dinosaurs

By:
Joanna Cole
, Bruce Degen
Illustrated by: Bruce Degen

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The Talking T. Rex (An A to Z Mystery)

By:
Ron Roy
Illustrated by: Jon Steven Gurney

Age Level: 6-9 years old

There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor

By:
Wade Bradford
Illustrated by: Kevin Hawkes

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

By:
Clare Hibbert

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Dinosaur Empire! Journey through the Mesozoic Era

By:
Abby Howard

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Dinosaurs! (Explorer series)

By:
Christopher Lloyd
, Nick Forshaw
Illustrated by: Andy Forshaw

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia

By:
DK

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers (Science Comics Series)

By:
MK Reed
Illustrated by: Joe Flood

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time

By:
James Gurney

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life

Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life

By:
Cheryl Blackford

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Knights vs. Dinosaurs

By:
Matt Phelan

Age Level: 9-12 years old

The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals

The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals

By:
Steve Brusatte

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin

By:
Jane Kurtz
, Karen Chin
Illustrated by: Francisco Riolobos

Age Level: 9-12 years old

The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science

The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science

By:
Marc Aronson
, Adrienne Mayor
Illustrated by: Chris Muller

Age Level: 9-12 years old