Summer Learning: Books for Kids!

Updated May 20, 2026
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Summer Learning: Books for Kids!

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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...
Archaeologists dig for clues
Duke, Kate.
Paper Book
Archaeologists on a dig work very much like detectives at a crime scene. Every chipped rock, charred seed, or fossilized bone could be a clue to how people lived in the past. In this information-packed Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Kate Duke explains what scientists are looking for, how they...
Dig deep : connecting archaeology, oceans and us
Smith, Nicole F.
Paper Book
What can archaeology and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge tell us about how our marine environments have changed over time and the effects of climate change? From harvesting herring eggs to hunting humpback whales, humans have had a relationship with the world's oceans for more than 100...
Digging for dinosaurs
Smalls, June
Paper Book
In this uniquely interactive board book series, toddlers will go "digging" for dinosaurs by lifting flaps, discovering many interesting objects hidden in the earth along the way. A delightful introduction to paleontology, young children will enjoy this treasure-hunt approach to storytelling, and...
Dinosaur
Dorling Kindersley Ltd. (COR)
Paper Book
Dinosaur! : dinosaurs and other amazing prehistoric creatures as you've never seen them before
Woodward, John
Paper Book
Created in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution and packed with fun facts on fossils, amphibians, sea creatures, woolly mammoths, Neanderthals, insects and more, Dinosaur! will intrigue readers and provide an experience that will redefine natural history for kids. The lost world of...
Dinosaurs before dark
Osborne, Mary Pope
Paper Book
Read the #1 bestselling chapter book that started it all! Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie! Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them...
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...
Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
Holub, Joan
Paper Book
Get ready for a new kind superhero-a smelly one! An eleven-year-old boy with the power of super smelly farts and his new dog sidekick team up to defeat an evil alien scientist before he takes over the world! From New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. One...
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 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...
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...
Oh my oh my oh dinosaurs!
Boynton, Sandra.
Paper Book
Dinosaurs BIG and dinosaurs TINY, dinosaurs SMOOTH and dinosaurs SPINY gather in this energetic board book that introduces the concept of opposites from the bestselling author Sandra Boynton! Some outside and some indoors--OH MY OH MY OH DINOSAURS! Sunbathing dinosaurs and...
Rocks and fossils
Pellant, Chris.
Paper Book
Make science accessible with this essential series that will capture children's imagination while laying the foundation for future learning. With age-appropriate language and an eye-catching design, Discover Science gives young readers the answers to fundamental questions about the human...
Rocks and Minerals
DK
Paper Book
Full-color photos. The beauty and importance of minerals, metals, crystals, fossils, and gemstones are shown in page after page of vivid photos. "Most of the text is in captions for the profuse and excellent color illustrations. Accurate, authoritative, and clear."--Bulletin, Center for Children's...
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...
Stalactite & Stalagmite : A Big Tale from a Little Cave
Beckmeyer, Drew/ Beckmeyer, Drew (ILT)
Paper Book
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...
Trapped in the Tar Pit: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past
Stremer, Jessica
Paper Book
Dig down, down, down into the history of an ancient tar pit in this fascinating nonfiction picture book about one of the most exciting fossil discoveries of the modern day! Thousands of years ago, ancient animals roamed the Earth, unaware there was a lot of sticky tar hidden deep...
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