Born to Be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World
CCBC Review:
Dinosaurs may have been gigantic creatures, “But every giant was once a baby.” This captivating narrative details various dinosaurs’ beginnings as babies, sometimes no larger than a golf ball or a loaf of French bread. Author/illustrator Lita Judge, who has a background in paleobotany, uses comparisons—such as the way dinosaurs lived in herds like modern-day caribou—to help readers understand the behavior of dinosaurs. Using words such as “perhaps,” “maybe,” “might,” and “probably,” Judge carefully clarifies when she is theorizing and when she is basing something on fact. Colorful illustrations with ample white space accompany the text in which readers are encouraged to explore and speculate, much like scientists, about how dinosaurs might have behaved long ago. ©2010 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Lita Judge
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Informational)
Babies
Pre-History
Publishers:
Roaring Brook, Flash Point
Publish Year: 2010
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9781596434431
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 567 Judge