The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas

The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas
Author: Anne Muecke
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780811863223

Every Christmas Eve, the dinosaur fossils in the museum come to life to sing, dance, eat gingerbread, and celebrate.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night
Author: Refe Tuma
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316388327

From the creative parents who brought the world the web sensation "Dinovember" comes photographic proof of what toys get up to when the rest of the house is asleep. You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs! Boasting bright and hilarious photographs, along with a story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling, Refe and Susan Tuma's picture book documents a very messy adventure that shows just what the dinosaurs did last night.

What the Dinosaurs Did the Night Before Christmas

What the Dinosaurs Did the Night Before Christmas
Author: Refe Tuma
Publisher: What the Dinosaurs Did, 3
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780316539654

"In this reimagining of the classic 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the dinosaurs of Dinovember are up to all kinds of holiday mischief!"--

Dinosaur Christmas

Dinosaur Christmas
Author: Jerry Pallotta
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545677998

What did Santa use to pull his sleigh before he had reindeer? Dinosaurs! Santa Claus reminisces about "the good old days" when dinosaurs pulled his sleigh. The Tyrannosaurus rex wouldn't stop licking Santa, the Pterosaurs flew too high, and the Maiasauras ate presents when no one was looking! Santa thinks the reindeer are a treasure. But when he and his old dinosaur pals look in on a little girl who's sleeping, he admits that sometimes he misses "the good old days."Children will love meeting Santa's prehistoric friends in Jerry Pallotta's silly and sweet new classic. Beautifully illustrated by Howard McWilliam, DINOSAUR CHRISTMAS is a Christmas like no other!

Dino-Christmas

Dino-Christmas
Author: Lisa Wheeler
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1541530829

Have yourself a merry Dino-Christmas! Dinos big and small deck the halls and enjoy snowball fights, hot cocoa, a parade, and more. Share in the dinosaurs' delight as they eagerly await the arrival of everyone's favorite . . . Santa Claws! The team behind the Dino-Sports and Dino-Holidays series are back again with a celebration of all things Christmas. T. Rex makes angel wings in the snow, Triceratops leads a group of friends in decorating a park, Allosaurus makes a wreath, Apatosaurus dresses up like a giant elf. Santa Claws arrives and passes out presents, before the whole group goes caroling. It's a celebration of Triassic proportions! (And you won't believe what holiday they're celebrating next!) Dinosaurs big and small gather to decorate, eat, and even compete in party festivities like only prehistoric carnivores and herbivores would. Lisa Wheeler and Barry Gott—creators of the enormously popular Dino-Sports picture books—team up to create celebrations of epic proportions! "Gott's bright digital depictions of the rowdy dinosaurs are already great fun; seeing them crunch down on Christmas cookies, sing carols, and parade in the streets ups the ante."—Publishers Weekly "[W]ill delight dino-loving readers eager for the arrival of Christmas."—Kirkus Reviews

What the Dinosaurs Did at School

What the Dinosaurs Did at School
Author:
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316552887

From the parents who brought us the web sensation "Dinovember," comes photographic proof of what mischief toy dinosaurs can get up to at school. Every November, writer and social media master Refe Tuma and his wife, Susan, work into the night to bring their four children scenes from the secret lives of their toys--specifically the nighttime antics of their plastic dinosaurs. But in the follow-up to the hit What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night, these scampish dinosaurs make the trip to school, hidden in a kid's backpack. Each scene is photographed in meticulous detail, letting viewers joyfully suspend disbelief and think to themselves--just LOOK at what these diminutive dinos did at school!

Dinosaurs' Christmas

Dinosaurs' Christmas
Author: Liza Donnelly
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2014-07-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1630834793

Santa has the flu and the elves are making toy dinosaurs all wrong. Rex and his dog Bones set out to save Christmaswith a little help from their dinosaur friend. Includes an illustrated glossary listing various dinosaurs and their characteristics.

The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas

The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas
Author: Keith Brockett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781585368891

In The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas preparations for a doomed stage production of the classic ballet goes from terribly bad to ridiculously worse. But it's Christmas Eve and help is on the way!

A to Zoo

A to Zoo
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 3583
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Integrating Literature in the Disciplines

Integrating Literature in the Disciplines
Author: Sharon Kane
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000040089

The Second Edition of this practical and comprehensive resource offers a multitude of ways to incorporate literature into teaching and learning across a range of disciplines. Future and practicing teachers, librarians, instructional coaches, and school leaders can implement the ideas within this text to improve the literacy skills and knowledge of students, while also addressing standards and curricular goals of various content areas. The new edition recognizes a paradigm shift from content areas to disciplines, reflecting the specific ways reading and writing are used in different fields of study. Updated with current research and practices, the volume recommends and evaluates books in different genres and categories, with chapters on informational books; fiction; biography and memoir; poetry; and hands-on and how-to books. For every category, Kane provides a rationale, instructional strategies, and author studies, as well as lists and descriptions of books related to curricular areas. With a wealth of activities and new BookTalks, this Second Edition is greatly revised and features expanded attention to technology, digital learning, diversity, and culture. Using this text will create opportunities for deep discussions and will stimulate students’ interest and motivation to read and learn. Integrating Literature in the Disciplines helps educators identify books that fit with any subject to enhance the creative and affective dimensions of school life; encourages interdisciplinary connections; and increases the depth and relevance of lessons. It is ideal for professional development and serves as a tool for Readers’ Advisory to match books with readers throughout the school day and beyond.