A Dream Within A Dream: My First Book About Series Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway

My First Book About Dinosaurs
Written by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne
Ages 8-12 | 48 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications

Publisher’s Synopsis:

Welcome to the amazing world of dinosaurs! Children ages 8 and up can discover where these prehistoric creatures lived, the food they ate, and what they may have looked like. Along the way, they’ll encounter bone-crushing teeth, slashing claws, and spiked tails while learning fascinating facts about dinosaur eggs and fossils, moving continents, climate changes, exploding volcanoes, and even an asteroid crashing into Earth.

Other Books in the Series:

My First Book About Our Amazing Earth

My First Book About the Oceans

My First Book About Backyard Nature

Purchase Links:

https://amzn.to/2TeZ540

https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9780486845562

https://store.doverpublications.com/0486845567.html

My First Book About Dinosaurs is a fantastic nonfiction children's book about dinosaurs. Focused on kids between the ages of eight and twelve, it gives a great introduction into the vast topic of dinosaurs - where they lived, how they lived, what they looked and acted like, what they ate, and even what may have caused their extinction. There's a ton of wonderful information packed into this book and it's full of fun facts and cool details. The illustrations are beautifully done with lots of vivid colors and details. It was a fun book to both read and look at which should make learning about dinosaurs not only fun but informative without being boring.

An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. Patricia's artwork has appeared in galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults. She is the illustrator of numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, including My First Book About Outer Space and My First Book About the Body.

Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students of all ages and for teachers. His One Small Square series takes a close-up look at plants and animals where they live. He has won numerous awards including the Children's Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physicists. He lives in New York City where he has worked with Patricia J. Wynne since 1981 and with whom he has co-authored numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, including the "My First Book" series.