How do Dinosaurs say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague. 2012.
40 pgs. New York, NY: Scholastic. 9780545416788. Format reviewed: Hardcover.
Annotation: The reader
finds out how dinosaurs celebrate the holidays, which may be not the ways you'd
expect.
Reaction: Yolen plays to expectations by placing different dinosaur species in likely scenarios where they would destroy Christmas celebrations in different ways. However, after posing these scenarios, the author refutes this beastly behavior and assures us that dinosaurs would be polite and helpful. The illustrations are bright and lively and depict our evolving thinking our dinosaur appearance, with many species sporting plumage.
Reaction: Yolen plays to expectations by placing different dinosaur species in likely scenarios where they would destroy Christmas celebrations in different ways. However, after posing these scenarios, the author refutes this beastly behavior and assures us that dinosaurs would be polite and helpful. The illustrations are bright and lively and depict our evolving thinking our dinosaur appearance, with many species sporting plumage.
Primary early literacy skills: Vocabulary. Like most dinosaur books, this includes the names of
various species alongside its picture, including suchomimus, guanlong,
therazinosaurus, olorotitan.
Recommended ages: Ages 4
and up.
Tags/themes: Christmas,
Dinosaurs.
Author site/additional titles:
Illustrator site/additional titles: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/mark-teague
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