Do dinosaurs play with theirfood? Does a dinosaur belch and burp at the table? Just like kids,dinosaurs aren't born with terrific table manners. Dino Dad and Momhelp their young dinosaurs learn not to throw cups or make rudenoises, and soon everyone is eating with smiles andgoodwill.
How does a dinosaur eat all his food?
Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?
Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,
hoping to make someone else pick it up?
Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning tobehave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad,these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles andgoodwill.
As in their previous books, Yolen and Teague capture children'srambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfullyamusing pictures.
· Promote English fluency – Text aresimple and patterned. There is a lot of repetition that occurs thathelp give the reader a sense of predictability and familiarity.Repetitive rhymes promote memorization as well as word recognitionskills, therefore the key factor in learning toread.
· Encourage good manners - Delightfulillustrations that would be great for drawing in young readers. Notonly do kids get a visual representation of positive attitude, thestories can also make way to a discussion of what proper behavioror etiquette is to behave.
· Make learning Science fun -Dinosaurs are a unit that most children enjoy, which makes this agreat resource to learn about them. These books touch on differenttypes of dinosaurs, with each scientific name of the dinosaurincorporated into the illustrations of dinosaurs that representedphysically through detailed pictures.
· Promote multiculturalism - Thesebooks do a great job showing racial diversity. Moms, Dads and kidsof different races are shown throughout the illustrationsrepresenting different cultures of people.
About theAuthor:
JaneYolen’s books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, two NebulaAwards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, threeMythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish BookAward, the World Fantasy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award,and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award among manyothers. She is also a poet, ateacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children’sliterature. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen ofAmerica and the Aesop of the twentieth century.
關(guān)于作者：
Jane Yolen的故事書(shū)籍獲得過(guò)凱迪克獎(jiǎng)等無(wú)數(shù)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。。。。。。
她不僅是一位文學(xué)寫(xiě)作界的偉大詩(shī)人跟老師，同時(shí)也是一名資深的兒童文學(xué)評(píng)論家。她被稱為二十世紀(jì)的伊索，美國(guó)當(dāng)代的安徒生。
Aboutthe Illustrator:
Mark Teague is theillustrator of more than 40 picture books for young children, andhas also written and illustrated several books. Although he's neverhad formal training in art or writing, his books are well-loved bychildren all over the world.
關(guān)于插畫(huà)家：
MarkTeague為超過(guò)40本兒童繪本提供插圖，他不僅是一名插圖畫(huà)家，同時(shí)也創(chuàng)作過(guò)許多繪本，雖然他不曾接受過(guò)專(zhuān)業(yè)的藝術(shù)和寫(xiě)作學(xué)習(xí)，但是他的書(shū)在全世界深受孩子們喜愛(ài)。
Jane Yolen has written more than two hundred books forchildren and adults, including the Caldecott Medal winner, OwlMoon. She lives in western Massachusetts and in St. Andrews,Scotland.
Mark Teague has delighted young readers with more than twentypicture books, many of which he has written himself, including theprize-winning LeRue series and his novel Doom Machine. He lives inNew York State with his wife and two daughters.
