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Little Detectives: Dinosaurs

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Great dinosaur book. Great introduction for young readers. Lovely illustrations accessible to all even for those who may not be dino fans yet!

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Little Detectives Dinosaurs is a look and find book. Throughout the book, readers look for different dinosaur types in the images with a labeled key. The book has interspersed facts about the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are organized into categories such as meat eaters. The end provides a look at an excavation site. Great for dinosaur lovers. Recommended for ages 4-9

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I love anything that is cute and teaches my kids something! This book has cute illustrations, fun facts, and the interactive aspect of the “look and find” which my kids love! I see now that it is a board book as well, and being durable for little hands is all the better!

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This was an excellent book for reading aloud to children. This exquisite book provided a wealth of new information, which I uncovered and gleaned.

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A pretty decent 'my first dinosaur book', this didn't really need the gimmick of us spotting things, although as a way of getting young book choosers to peruse all of every page it's not a technique I'd completely discourage. Here we get half a dozen looks at the prehistoric world (and a surprise close of a current dinosaur site dig), with the left-hand quarter of the spread devoted to the half a dozen things we're on the look out for, with some small factoids about them. It's a decently varied spread of colourful images, then – the carnivorous dinosaurs, then the heavily plated veggie ones, maternal ones, aquatic life, etc. I'm sure some of the colours are a bit fanciful, and I dare say someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to say if there are time anachronisms all over these dioramas or not, but on the whole as a serious early reader it's a success.

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My two year old is big into dinosaurs. He was able to identify most items and found it highly amusing. The illustrations are colorful and attention grabbing. It’s short enough to hold youngsters attention.

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Love this book! The illustrations were colorful and attention grabbing. Its the perfect book for young and older kids. Younger kids could have so much fun looking for the items while older kids could also learn facts. Its perfection. Would definitely recommend this book to friends.

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Dinosaurs were a huge hit in my classroom. It seemed to be one of the themes that was popular with all of my kids. This book feels like something I absolutely would have used in the unit.

The names of dinosaurs are really hard so I like that each page just focuses on a couple. It also has that key on the left to help students locate the matching dinosaur within the scene.

It shares little facts about the dinosaurs in an easy-to-understand way, and it would just be a great book to add to your collection especially if you have kids interested in the same theme 👏🏻👏🏻

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Absolutely LOVE!!! Everything about this addition. I have the Look and find farm. This one takes the cake. From the colors, to the pronunciation, the facts it is fantastic! There books are incredible for children, but they are also fun for the parents. I love how Everything is a good size so it's easy for little children as well. The break down between sea, land, dig site is makes for a fun flow. The knowledge behind each dinosaur also helps instil what that dinosaur is in the children's mind. 100/10 recommend! Can't wait to order it.

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This is a super fun and sweet read filled with delightful illustrations and wonderful facts for kids to learn about dinosaurs. I really liked how it kept both my children engaged with bright and cute illustrations, while the information was easy to follow and process. Such a superb starter book for any dino-loving kid!

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Adorable illustrations and wonderfully fun facts about dinosaurs. This book will help little ones get familiar with the categories (flying, marine, meat eaters) of dinosaur with out being overwhelmed. Great starter book to get familiar with dinosaur terms.

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What a fun book! We can learn while playing with children with this book. The illustrations are very colorful with a variety of different dinosaur, also the writing in this book is easy for children to understand.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for accepting me to read and review this book.

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Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to access this book in exchange for an honest review. It provided my little one and I a lot of fun. To begin with, the illustrations are stunning! They are incredibly cute with very bright colour schemes that are eye catching and really engaging for young readers.

The amount of text is minimal, which does a great job of setting the scene and not overpowering the images. The pronunciation guide is really helpful for adults who don't want to be scolded by their dinosaur loving children and, is a great tool in promoting literacy and phonics for children as they learn to read. Additionally, the Search and Find was fun and age appropriate.

This book was fun, engaging and led to an afternoon of further dinosaur based activity and play.

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As a primary grade teacher I'm always looking for dinosaur books to have in my classroom library. They are always a favorite. I love the set up of this book. Each page is a category. The top gives a brief description of that category and then it has a Search and Find with a small description for each piece of the search and find. The larger portion of the spread is a picture that includes the animals from the Search and Find. Each page also includes a little Did You Know box for an extra little fact. I think students will be drawn to the pictures and colors used and will enjoy reading this to learn more about dinosaurs.

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A cute search and find book for children involving dinosaurs! I loved the illustrations and it was just a great book.

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A beautiful and entertaining quick read for any little dinosaur lover out there. Who doesn’t live dinosaurs, after all? There are beautiful drawings and then some fun facts about dinosaurs.

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Sixteen pages of amazing dinosaurs informations. My son was looking for indicated dinosaurs and hidden objects. He had fun reading and unraveling the mysteries. He met, among others: Triceratops, Diplodocus, Aerodactylus and Ceratosaurus. Do you know who Eomaia was? Who is considered the ancestor of the squirrel? You will learn this and much more while reading "DINOSAURS. With lots of fascinating dino facts!".
The book contains beautiful illustrations. Perfect for all kids who love dinosaurs.

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Little Detectives: Dinosaurs by Carine Laforest
A Look-and-Find Book

This little book had fun facts and cute illustrations about dinosaurs. All the dinosaurs looked friendly and colorful. I would say this book is good for around 2-5 years old as far as the look-and-find part of the book goes. The facts might be good for that age group and maybe slightly older. I also liked that they showed how we look for dinosaur bones in modern day. Overall, a cute book that is definitely great for younger kids!

Thank you NetGalley, Carine Laforest, Karina Dupuis (illustrator), and Chouette Publishing for allowing me to read this advanced copy of Little Detectives: Dinosaurs.

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It is no secret that kids are fascinated with dinosaurs. Some of my student's first words are long names of dinosaurs, funnily enough! This book gives bright, beautiful illustrations, as well as pronunciations and facts about different kinds of dinosaurs. Readers will also enjoy the "I Spy" aspect on each page.

I want. to buy this book for my preschool class right away!

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Adorable! The pictures were colorful and eye-catching, and the information included on the pages was just enough to educate little ones without boring them. We will definitely be purchasing for our Dino-loving girl when Little Detectives: Dinosaurs is published!

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