How do dinosaurs choose their pets? / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017Manufacturer: Malaysia Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781338032789
- 133803278X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Dinosaurs | Yolen Jane | Checked out | 07/01/2024 | 33111008579951 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Come along on a playful romp as dinosaurs choose outrageous pets, shocking their parents in this fantastically comic new addition to Yolen and Teague's bestselling, award-winning series."Can I keep it? It's so cute!" Brimming with laugh-aloud humor, enormous dinosaur children surprise their parents by bringing home a wild menagerie of highly unusual pets! What would happen if your child walked in the door with a pet tiger? Or an elephant, boa constrictor, zebra, or kangaroo? Would you smile?Perfect for every child who has ever loved or yearned for a pet, this new uproarious book delights readers of all ages as they peek into the mischievous world of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague's bestselling dinosaur series. In the end, children and dinosaurs both learn which animals make the most practical pets, and the best places to find them-- including shelters and pet stores.Wonderfully silly, here is the perfect book for little dinosaurs who may soon have a furry, feathery, or scaly new friend in the house. If you were as big as the dinosaurs in this book, what pet would be your first choice?
At first, the dinosaurs try to bring home all manner of wild beasts, but in the end, they learn to bring home an appropriate animal from a shelter or pet store and to love and care for it with attention.