Pivotal Book Review
Alphabet
of Dinosaurs
 |
by Barbie Heit
Schwaeber
Illustrated by
Thomas Buchs and
Karen Carr
|
PreS - Gr 2
From the reviews
From Ankylosaurus to Zigongosaurus, children will delight in
learning about dinosaurs and
prehistoric life. Witty rhymes
describe many species of
dinosaurs, including where they
roamed, what they ate and their
physical characteristics.
Soundprints has paired up with the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Natural
History to produce this book
The read-along CD
of the book opens with an
original song about dinosaurs,
setting the tone for what
follows. The song is
largely a listing of the
alphabet and words covered in
the book.
The very gifted author, Barbie Heit Schwaeber, wrote each
dinosaur's story in 4 lines of
rhyming prose plus the name of
the dinosaur is pronounced for
your child:
Each poem
includes the letter, the name of
a dinosaur or a dinosaur-related
concept beginning with that
letter, and a four-line stanza
that offers information or sheds
light on the topic at hand.
For example:
H is for Hypsilophodon (HIP-sil-LOW-foe-don) followed by this
text: See these plant-eating
dinosaurs?
They had teeth inside each
cheek.
Those teeth were small and
leaf-shaped
And in front they had a beak.
Other creative
choices include “M” for museum
(the Smithsonian owns Sue the
T.Rex), “X” for
x-ray, and “Q” for quadruped.
With music vamping in the
background, Marc Thompson
clearly reads each rhyme and
precisely pronounces the name of
each dinosaur. Readers can
follow along in the illustrated
book. Track 3 is a rarity—the
complete glossary of the book is
read aloud. A repeat of the song
closes the recording. The poster
depicts the alphabet of
dinosaurs on one side and the
velociraptor (a small,
meat-eating dinosaur) on the
other. The book works as both an
ABC primer and an informational
title.
This is a must-have for any child who loves dinosaurs and really
wants to learn everything there
is to know about them. It helps
reinforce learning the alphabet
with a beloved subject.
This book is available from
Amazonor you can get it for
FREE
