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Le tyrannosaure (Les sciences naturelles de Tatsu Nagata.)
By Tatsu Nagata, Dedieu. 2016
Catapulté en pleine Préhistoire, Tatsu Nagata observe le terrifiant tyrannosaure. Ce lézard géant pouvait peser jusqu'à 7 tonnes et mesurer…
12 mètres. Ce terrible prédateur, friand de chair fraîche Heureusement lorsqu'ils étaient sur terre, les hommes n'existaient pas encore ! Années M-2 et plus.Dueling dinosaurs and other real dino stories (Highlights Stories)
By Highlights For Children. 2019
Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move…
similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing. Learn how the Smithsonian made an exact copy of a dinosaur skeleton. A dinosaur fan's dreams came true as he watched a dinosaur skeleton being rebuilt. Stories by Sharon Pochron, Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Ph.D., Suzanne McIntire, and Don Lessem, Dinosaur EditorDinosaurs live on!: and other fun facts
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Hannah Eliot, Aaron Spurgeon. 2015
Go back in time with this dino-mite book of fun facts about fossils, pterodactyls, the T. rex, and more! Did…
you know that the Tyrannosaurus rex was up to forty-two feet in length? How about that the Triceratops had between 400 and 800 teeth? Or that some scientists believe that chickens are descendants of dinosaurs? Filled with tons of facts about dinosaurs, this book is sure to be a prehistoric hit! Grades K-3 and older readers. 2015.Ankylosaur attack (Tales of prehistoric life)
By Valerie Wyatt, Daniel Loxton, Jim W. W Smith. 2011
What did dinosaurs look like in their natural environment? Find out in this story of a young ankylosaur (a plant-eating,…
heavy-plated dinosaur) living along the banks of a grassy lake. When he encounters an old ankylosaur, he tries to make contact, only to be rebuffed. Then a T. rex attacks, and the youngster knows the old dinosaur is in grave danger. Can he come to the rescue in time? Grades K-3. 2011. (Tales of prehistoric life)Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS #10)
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS…
series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile of the mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!What did dinosaurs look like?
By Monika Bell. 2008
This book of tactile images of dinosaurs is intended to be a supplement to information available from other sources. It…
features 11 dinosaurs that have different characteristics. One such characteristic is pointed out in an accompanying sentence in both braille and print. Grades K-3. 2008.The music of life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the invention of the piano
By Marjorie Priceman, Elizabeth Rusch. 2017
Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015Dinosaurs big and small (Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 1)
By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Lucia Washburn. 2002
Pedal power: how one community became the bicycle capital of the world (Green Power)
By Allan Drummond. 2017
Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded…
with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns with the story of the people that paved the way for safe biking around the world. For preschool-grade 2. UnratedDjango: The World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist
By Bonnie Christensen. 2009
Dig those dinosaurs
By Lori Haskins Houran, Francisca Marquez. 2013
Wings, horns, & claws: a dinosaur book of epic proportions
By Christopher Wormell, Chris Wormell. 2006
The day the dinosaurs died (I Can Read Bks.)
By Phil Wilson, Charlotte Lewis Brown, Charlotte L. Brown. 2006
A scientist explains the possible reasons dinosaurs became extinct after a giant asteroid hit the Earth millions of years ago.…
Also discusses why mammals lived through the destruction. For grades K-3. 2006Pteranodon: the life story of a pterosaur
By Ruth Ashby, Phil Wilson. 2005
Examines the probable life cycle of a large flying reptile that lived in North America millions of years ago. Describes…
the Pteranodon's experiences hatching from an egg, learning to fly and hunt for his own food, escaping from enemies, and attracting a mate. For grades 2-4. 2005Did dinosaurs have feathers? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Ser.)
By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Lucia Washburn. 2004
Bugs before time: prehistoric insects and their relatives
By Cathy Camper, Steve Kirk. 2002
Interesting facts about ancient insects (before the time of dinosaurs), some of which--cockroaches, centipedes, and dragonflies--still inhabit our world. Discusses…
their physical traits, way of life, and natural environment. For grades 3-6. 2002Did dinosaurs live in your backyard?: Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (Scholastic Question and Answer)
By Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Alan Male. 1998
Stone girl, bone girl: the story of Mary Anning (Orchard HC Picture Books)
By Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley. 1999
A brief biography of a young English fossil hunter in the early 1800s. Describes how Mary Anning learns about treasures…
in the rocks and how at age twelve she makes an important scientific discovery--bones of a sea monster that are 165 million years old. For grades K-3. 1998