Dinosaur Garden
PreSchool-Grade 2--Deciding that it would be fun to plant a garden for dinosaurs, Rex and his dog, Bones, buy some seeds for asparagus and broccoli. The garden is planted and lovingly tended. Suddenly, with a loud "Fwamp!" the tiny plot of ground is turned into a dinosaur jun gle--complete with the roaming beasts. Rex finds an egg among some of the low-lying plants; before he can locate the mother, the hatching begins. Sud denly, the irate (Tyrannosaurus) moth er appears from the foliage, and disas ter looms for Rex and Bones. All is not lost, however, for the Pterodactylus flies into the picture, picks them up, and returns them home, where Rex finds another egg. And with a final "crack," imaginations will be piqued. Coupled with the exuberant, cheery cartoon illustrations on each page, the well-constructed storyline and manage able text will maintain interest from the first page to the final textless page that shows a cracking, "I-wonder-what-it- will-be" egg. Opportunities for discus sion and creative activities can be initi ated easily with the open-endedness of this engaging and artfully informative book. A useful glossary is appended. Children will love this book, and librari ans should plan for multiple copies.- Mary Lou Budd, Milford South Ele mentary School, OHCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.