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Dinosaurs Books for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Dinosaurs Books for Ages 8–11

Dinosaur interest at chapter book age often deepens into genuine science. Fossils, geological time, extinction events, and the detective work of piecing together a world from bones. These 600 books take that scientific curiosity seriously.

600 books

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Transformers Rescue Bots #5

Land Before Prime

Pterodactyls are circling Griffin Rock, and it is up to the Rescue Bots to round up the prehistoric giants before they t

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Dino-Mike and the Jurassic Portal

Franco Aureliani

Dino-Mike just stumbled into a portal to the past! Now he has to dodge a massive T. rex and lead a herd of dinosaurs bac

Cover of Dragon Bones: The Fantastic Fossil Discoveries of Mary Anning

Dragon Bones: The Fantastic Fossil Discoveries of Mary Anning

Sarah Glenn Marsh

For the child who loves to explore and wonders why things are the way they are, this story celebrates the grit of a girl

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Cookiesaurus Rex #1

Cookiesaurus Rex

Amy Fellner Dominy, Nate Evans

For the child who has very specific ideas about how they want to look or be seen. A hilarious look at self-expression th

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Rhythmic verses bring the ancient world to life, featuring everything from massive dinosaurs to the mammals of the Ice A

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Nature Exploration Picture Books

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles to find where they fit in. This story explores the courage require

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Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairytale

Pamela Duncan Edwards

The Duke is in trouble at the Dinosaur Dance, and only Dinorella can save him from a hungry predator in this prehistoric

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I Want to Be...

I Want to Be a Tyrannosaurus Rex

Thomas Kingsley Troupe

For the child who loves to roar, this book blends daily chores with dinosaur facts to explore what life would be like as

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Dinosaurs of North America

Helen Roney Sattler

For the child who marvels at the giants of the past, this guide introduces the specific dinosaurs that once roamed our o

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The Need-to-Know Facts About Dinosaurs #6

Edmontosaurus and Other Duck-Billed Dinosaurs

Rebecca Rissman

For the young explorer eager to learn about life before humans, this simple guide brings the duck-billed Edmontosaurus t

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Nature Storybooks #5

A boy and his grandfather tour a museum exhibit to talk about what scientists have discovered—and what remains a mystery

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Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale

Professor Potts finds a massive pile of prehistoric bones and tries every possible combination until he builds a brand n

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Dino Life Guides #1

Dinosaurs Beware! A Safety Guide

Stephen Krensky, Marc Brown

Dozens of funny dinosaurs find themselves in tricky spots at home and on the trail to show exactly how to stay safe duri

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Recent fossil finds and new paleontological techniques reveal surprising details about newly discovered prehistoric crea

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Dinosaur Alert! #10

Stiff Armor: The Adventure of Ankylosaurus

Step into the prehistoric world to experience a day in the life of a heavily armored Ankylosaurus as it navigates a land

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Encyclopedia Prehistorica #1

Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart

For the child who is captivated by the prehistoric world and loves to see how things work. This engineering marvel bring

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Smithsonian: Curious About

Curious About Fossils

For the young explorer wondering about the bones in their favorite museum, this book explains how fossils form and how s

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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Prehistoric creatures travel through time to the 20th century, causing a massive stir as they roam the halls of New York

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When Dinosaurs Lived

Giants of the Sky

Massive long-necked giants and prehistoric flyers fill these pages, packed with the latest answers and most recent disco

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Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science

Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Scientific evidence and vibrant illustrations reveal the fascinating ways prehistoric giants cared for their young and l

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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum #4

I Am Mary Anning

For the child who loves to explore and wonders if their small discoveries matter. This biography inspires young readers

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For the child who thrives on high stakes and cinematic thrills, this adventure explores the unbreakable bond between a b

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The Oodlethunks #2

For the child learning that big magic comes with big responsibilities. Beeny must figure out how to care for a pet that

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Usborne Young Reading

The Dinosaurs Next Door

For the child who loves imagining the impossible right in their own neighborhood. This silly story turns a big change in

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