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READERS

Meet the
Dinosaurs
A Note to Parents and Teachers
DK READERS is a compelling reading programme for
children, designed in conjunction with leading literacy experts,
including Cliff Moon M.Ed., Honorary Fellow of the University
of Reading. Cliff Moon has spent many years as a teacher and
teacher educator specializing in reading and has written more
than 140 books for children and teachers. He reviews regularly
for teachers’ journals.

Beautiful illustrations and superb full-colour photographs


combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh
approach to each subject in the series. Each DK READER is
guaranteed to capture a child’s interest while developing his
or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading.

The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different


reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that
are exactly right for your child:

Pre-level 1: Learning to read


Level 1: Beginning to read
Level 2: Beginning to read alone
Level 3: Reading alone
Level 4: Proficient readers

The “normal” age at which a child


begins to read can be anywhere from
three to eight years old, so these levels
are only a general guideline.

No matter which level you


select, you can be sure that you
are helping your child learn to
read, then read to learn!
LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH,
MELBOURNE and DELHI

Series Editor Penny Smith


Art Editor Leah Germann
DTP Designer Almudena Díaz
Production Angela Graef
Picture Research Myriam Megharbi
Dinosaur Consultant Dougal Dixon
Reading Consultant
Cliff Moon, M.Ed.
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READERS

Meet the
Dinosaurs

A Dorling Kindersley Book


Watch out!
Here come
the dinosaurs.

4
5
Here is the scary
Tyrannosaurus
(tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us).
It has sharp teeth.

Tyrannosaurus
6
teeth

7
Here is the huge
Brachiosaurus
(BRAK-ee-oh-SORE-us).
It has a long neck.

Brachiosaurus
8
neck

9
Here is the tough
Triceratops
(try-SER-uh-tops).
It has three horns.

Triceratops
10
horn

11
Here is the fierce
Velociraptor
(vell-OSS-ee-rap-tor).
It has sharp claws.

Velociraptor
12
claw

13
crest

Corythosaurus
14
Here is the noisy
Corythosaurus
(koe-rith-oh-SORE-us).
It has a bright crest.

15
Here is the small
Compsognathus
(komp-sog-NATH-us).
It runs quickly.

foot

Compsognathus
16
17
Here is the clever
Troodon
(TROE-oh-don).
It has large eyes.

Troodon
18
eye

19
Here is the spiky
Stegosaurus
(STEG-oh-SORE-us).
It has a small brain.

head

Stegosaurus
20
21
Here is the bird-like
Gallimimus
(gal-lee-MEEM-us).
It has slim legs
and a beak.

leg

Gallimimus
22
beak

23
spike

Iguanodon
24
Here is the strong
Iguanodon
(ig-WAHN-oh-don).
It has a spike on
each thumb.

25
Here is the plant-eating
Stegoceras
(STEG-oh-SER-us).
It has a thick skull.
skull

Stegoceras
26
27
Here is the armour-plated
Ankylosaurus
(an-KIE-luh-SORE-us).
It has a tail club.

Ankylosaurus
28
club

29
Which dinosaur
do you like best?
The one who is…
clever? scary?

30
bird-like?

spiky?

noisy?

31
Picture word list

Tyrannosaurus Brachiosaurus Triceratops


page 6 page 8 page 10

Velociraptor Corythosaurus Compsognathus


page 12 page 14 page 16

Troodon Stegosaurus Gallimimus


page 18 page 20 page 22

Iguanodon Stegoceras Ankylosaurus


page 24 page 26 page 28

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READERS
Pre-level 1
Fishy Tales Farm Animals
Colourful Days Let’s Make Music
Garden Friends Meet the Dinosaurs
Party Fun
In the Park

Level 1
A Day at Greenhill Farm Feeding Time
Truck Trouble Diving Dolphin
Tale of a Tadpole Rockets and Spaceships
Surprise Puppy! My Cat’s Secret
Duckling Days First Day at Gymnastics
A Day at Seagull Beach A Trip to the Zoo
Whatever the Weather I Can Swim!
Busy Buzzy Bee A Trip to the Library
Big Machines LEGO: Trouble at the Bridge
Wild Baby Animals LEGO: Secret at Dolphin Bay
A Bed for the Winter Star Wars: What is a Wookiee?
Born to be a Butterfly A Trip to the Dentist
Dinosaur’s Day Spider-Man: The Amazing Story
I Want To Be A Ballerina

Level 2
Dinosaur Dinners Survivors: The Night the
Firefighter! Titanic Sank
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes
Slinky, Scaly Snakes! The Story of Columbus
Animal Hospital Journey of a Humpback Whale
The Little Ballerina Amazing Buildings
Munching, Crunching, Sniffing Feathers, Flippers and Feet
and Snooping Outback Adventure: Australian
The Secret Life of Trees Holiday
Winking, Blinking, Wiggling Sniffles, Sneezes, Hiccups and
and Waggling Coughs
Astronaut: Living in Space LEGO: Castle Under Attack
Twisters! LEGO: Rocket Rescue
Holiday! Celebration Days Star Wars: Journey Through Space
around the World Spider-Man's Worst Enemies
The Story of Pocahontas Meet the X-Men
Horse Show Let's Go Riding!
READERS

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