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about the book
- by Darcy Pattison and Elleen Hutcheson
- illustrated by John Joven
- 8.5" x 8.5"
- 32 pages
- 2nd-3rd grade reading level,
You could BE a dinosaur!
Dinosaur book for 6-8 year olds!
Reviews of Book 1, A Little Bit of Dinosaur Series, a hugely popular children's book for 6-8 year olds.
- ★ “…entertaining tale… A science-centric winner, especially for young dinosaur lovers.” Kirkus starred review
- “…an engaging scientific concept… bright, comical cartoon artwork…” School Library Journal
- Arkansiana Award for contribution to Arkansas culture and heritage, from the Arkansas Reading Association
- Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book from the California Reading Association
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Book 2 of A Little Bit of Dinosaur Series builds on this popularity and takes the continuing story in a different direction. This time, in this dinosaur book for 6-8 year olds, the story follows the carbon cycle.
Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you?
And it’s your brother’s fault. That egg fight meant there was only two eggs left and one of them had a carbon atom that used to be in the bones of a Spinosaurus.
This humorous story follows a carbon atom as it journeys from dry bones to your spinal column – and beyond!
Book 1, A Little Bit of Dinosaur has quickly become a beloved book. It received a starred Kirkus review and has had over 5 million reads on the EPIC! app. A Little Bit of THIS Dinosaur continues the playful humor around the amazing circle of life—or the conservation of mass—and adds touch of empathy.
This engaging dinosaur book for 6-8 year olds brilliantly teaches the carbon cycle, fossilization, and food chains through an entertaining story. Children will giggle at the egg fight scene while learning they might have "a little bit of Utahraptor in your fierce eyes" or "diplodocus with a very long tail."
Perfect for elementary science curriculum, this dinosaur book for 6-8 year olds makes complex concepts accessible through humor and wonder. The story reinforces how matter cycles through living things across millions of years, showing young readers their special connection to prehistoric life and the natural world's endless recycling system.
Children's book authors and sisters, Elleen Hutcheson and Darcy Pattison, team up to bring the circle of life to kids. Each is shaking her finger at their mother wondering why she fed them those scrambled eggs.