Summer Learning: Books for Kids!

Updated May 20, 2026
L
Lewis and Clark Library Lewis and Clark Public Library
This is your list in printable form. Simply print this page using your browser's print command.

Summer Learning: Books for Kids!

Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
1,000 facts about dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric life
Daniels, Patricia
Paper Book
T. rex, triceratops, pterosaurs, saber-toothed cats! This colorful reference book is jam-packed with 1,000 fascinating facts about what these prehistoric creatures looked like, how they lived, and the evidence they left behind. From dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and...
The age of dinosaurs : the rise and fall of the world's most remarkable animals
Brusatte, Stephen
Paper Book
Think you know about dinosaurs? Think again! New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Steve Brusatte brings young scientists and readers everywhere into his world of massive herbivores and fearsome predators, daily unexpected discoveries, and all the new science...
Dinosaur
Norman, David
Paper Book
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular and informative new look at the fascinating world of dinosaurs. Stunning real-life photographs of dinosaur bones, skulls, teeth and more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of these beasts of the prehistoric world -...
Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Creatures Activity Lab: Exciting Projects for Exploring the Prehistoric World
DK
Paper Book
Step back in time and discover the wonderful world of dinosaurs!   Whether you're a dinosaur fan or just simply enjoy practical hands-on projects, this dynamic dinosaur book combines creativity with a prehistoric twist. Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this book...
Dinosaur Atlas : The Prehistoric World As You've Never Seen It Before
Dk (COR)
Paper Book
Who's ready for a round-the-world trip of epic dinosaur proportions? Pack your bags, and let's go! On this adventure, you'll travel back in time to see more than 40 dinosaurs come to life! The geography book for kids explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on...
The dinosaur book
Woodward, John
Paper Book
Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children's encyclopedia will bring young readers face to face with some of the most incredible creatures ever to exist! Did you know that archeologists recently discovered the fossils of a...
Dinosaur dance!
Boynton, Sandra
Paper Book
Join Sandra Boynton's lively prehistoric bunch as they get everyone's tails shaking and feet stomping when they perform a Dinosaur Dance! Whether they do the Shimmy Shimmy Shake, the Quivery Quake, or just decide to Cha Cha Cha, young readers are sure...
Dinosaur roar!
Stickland, Paul.
Paper Book
Dinosaurs are the gimmick here, not really the subject. The subjects are, first, antonyms--such as above/below and weak/strong--and then lunch. The paired dinosaurs, in a goofy array of pastels, are almost all smiling, even when the rhyme insists they're "grumpy"--so when they settle down to a lunch...
Dinosaur! : dinosaurs and other amazing prehistoric creatures as you've never seen them before
Woodward, John
Paper Book
Journey back in time to explore the prehistoric world like you've never known before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for young dinosaur lovers. Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant dinosaur book for kids uses ground...
Dinosaurs : Riveting Reads for Curious Kids
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. (COR)
Paper Book
This nonfiction chapter book is chock-full of bite-size dino facts, black-and-white photographs, and CGI illustrations to dazzle and engage even the most reluctant reader. The prehistoric world is vast, but Microbites: Dinosaurs breaks it all down into manageable chunks of...
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life
DK
Paper Book
Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth with this awe-inspiring dinosaur book for curious kids aged 6-8. The prehistoric word of dinosaurs is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn. Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life is...
Dinosaurs before dark
Osborne, Mary Pope
Paper Book
Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Travel in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this oversized, gorgeously illustrated deluxe edition of the adventure that started it all from the #1 bestselling chapter book series--for the first time with brand-new full-color illustrations! ...
Dinosaurs!
Gibbons, Gail.
Paper Book
A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth's surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Gail Gibbons presents the most recent and up-to-date theories about the history of dinosaurs and dinosaur discoveries. She discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous...
Double the dinosaurs
Murray, Diana
Paper Book
2, 4, 6, 8, math with dinos is so GREAT! This Step 1 early reader will introduce the fundamentals of addition and the concept of "doubling." First there's one dinosaur, then two, then four... keep up the doubling and there will sixty-four dinosaurs before the story's through. The...
Dragon Bones : The Fantastic Fossil Discoveries of Mary Anning
Wicks, Maris (ILT)/ Marsh, Sarah Glenn
Paper Book
Dragon Bones is a picture book biography of fossil-hunter Mary Anning, who discovered a dinosaur skeleton that changed the landscape of paleontology. At home in her seaside town in England, little Mary Anning stared out her window. Unlike other children, Mary couldn't...
Fossil
Taylor, Paul D.
Paper Book
A visual and informative guide to fossils, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format. Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to our prehistoric world through fossilized shells, skulls, teeth, plants, and, of course, skeletons with DK Eyewitness Books:...
The Fossil Hunter : How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life
Blackford, Cheryl
Paper Book
"This in-depth, beautifully illustrated biography of Mary Anning sings with the passion and perseverance of the woman herself, who from girlhood on scoured the shifting cliffs of her native Dorset to dig out prehistoric mysteries and make sense of them--altering forever our view of the past." -...
Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original--it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series. ...
How big were dinosaurs?
Judge, Lita.
Paper Book
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY? With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next...
How do dinosaurs say goodnight?
Yolen, Jane.
Paper Book
Perfect for bedtime reading, children love the laugh-aloud antics of playful dinosaur children who stomp and fuss and jump on the bed in this award-winning New York Times bestseller! How do dinosaurs say good night? Brimming with humor and familiar good-night...
How do dinosaurs stay friends?
Yolen, Jane
Paper Book
America's most beloved, bestselling dinosaurs share the joys of lasting friendship.From early childhood to life after eighty, the great challenge of any friendship is keeping it healthy and strong. In this funny, engaging book, award-winners Jane Yolen and Mark Teague present humorous, naughty...
How the dinosaur got to the museum
Hartland, Jessie.
Paper Book
Acclaimed author/illustrator Jessie Hartland presents the fascinating 145-million-year journey of a dinsoaur: a Diplodocus longus, from its discovery in 1923 in Utah to its arrival in the hallowed halls of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
In the past : from trilobites to dinosaurs to mammoths in more than 500 million years
Elliott, David
Paper Book
Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex. Care to meet a dunkleosteus? An apatosaurus? How about the dragonflyesque meganaura? In a collection that's organized chronologically...
My book of dinosaurs and prehistoric life
Lomax, Dean R.
Paper Book
Take a journey back in time to discover the incredible plants and animals of prehistoric Earth. It's the ultimate first dinosaur book for young readers! From the first living cells to fearsome dinosaurs and giant mammals, this children's book brings your budding paleontologist...
My encyclopedia of very important dinosaurs
Beets, Sally
Paper Book
A charming children's encyclopedia that takes you back in time to discover the prehistoric world! The world is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn.  My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs is a vibrant encyclopedia...
Oh my oh my oh dinosaurs!
Boynton, Sandra.
Paper Book
Some outside and some indoors--OH MY OH MY OH DINOSAURS! Sunbathing dinosaurs and artistic dinosaurs, dancing dinosaurs and volleyball-playing dinosaurs make learning opposites fun! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, extra-appealing board...
Rocks & minerals
Symes, R. F.
Paper Book
Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals is an informative guide to the world beneath our feet. In this updated and revised version igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks as well as hundreds of sparkling minerals are covered in detail on where and how they form; as well as explaining characteristics...
Science comics. fossils and feathers / Dinosaurs
Reed, M. K.
Paper Book
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader...
Searching for stinkodon
McDonald, Megan
Paper Book
Surprises are in store as Stink excavates his backyard in search of a relic from an extinct beast -- and Judy lends him a little sleight of hand. Mega-chomp! Stink wants to make the find of the century. He's on a dig, dig, digging quest in his backyard to find a tooth from a...
Sharuko : el arque
Brown, Monica
Paper Book
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA) Recipient of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, this is a fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and...
Some dinosaurs are small
Voake, Charlotte
Paper Book
The concept of size is relative -- and takes on prehistoric proportions -- in a funny and reassuring tale from a maven of children's books. Some dinosaurs are small and slow. They take their time in the prehistoric jungle, collecting fruits and leaves and using their tiny teeth...
Stalactite & Stalagmite : A Big Tale from a Little Cave
Beckmeyer, Drew/ Beckmeyer, Drew (ILT)
Ebook
A Caldecott Honor Book Four starred reviews! "Both gloriously expansive and goofy--in short, everything young readers could ask for." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A hilarious and thought-provoking picture book about two little cave rock...
Super dinosaur encyclopedia
Barker, Chris
Paper Book
Travel back in time and get up close and personal with the biggest, fastest, and strangest creatures that ever roamed the earth. Take a dip with the plesiosaur that's bigger than a bus, race the dinosaur that's faster than a galloping horse, and grin at the big cat with teeth...
That's what dinosaurs do
John, Jory
Paper Book
From The Bad Seed and The Good Egg creators, Jory John and Pete Oswald, comes a story about a dinosaur who loves to ROAR. William the dinosaur likes to roar. At the park?"ROAR." At the bus stop?"ROAR!" At the farm? You bet. ROARRR! William never lets the chance...
Too many dinosaurs
Mayer, Mercer
Paper Book
A boy wants a puppy, but he gets a triceratops instead in Mercer Mayer's newest picture book.
Find this list online

https://librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/2003.2495/list/7969

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.