Book Review: Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner

What's left of a dinosaur after millions of years? Bones! Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner is a bright, rhyming book about the bones inside dinosaurs, inside us and inside the museum.

What it's about

Short, bouncy rhymes walk through dinosaur skeletons, what their bones tell us and how scientists find them. The back of the book has simple facts for grown-ups to share when kids start asking questions.

Why we like it

Barner's cut-paper art pops off the dark pages, with bold bones and bright dinosaurs. The rhymes are short enough for toddlers, and the facts at the back grow with your child. It's a lovely bridge from "dinosaurs are cool" to "how do we know?"

How to read it with your little one

• Feel your own bones: "Can you find your arm bone? Your knee?"

• Point to a skeleton and ask, "What do you think this dinosaur looked like?"

• Read it after today's Fossil Impression Art and compare prints to bones.

Good to know

• Best for: ages 2–6

• Read time: about 5 minutes

• Pairs with: Friday's How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Looked Like? lesson and the Finish the Dinosaur worksheet

Get the book:Get it on Amazon · It's also easy to find at your local library.

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