Do you have a student who absolutely loves dinosaurs. You don't have to answer that question I already know the answer. This is the book for you. Jane Yolen and Mark Teague have written a masterful story in How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? It is filled with all of the dinosaurs that fill the imagination of the students and places them as the students who read the book. Each page is about a different dinosaurs who refuses to go to sleep. When the father goes into the room to try and get the little (in age not size) dinosaur to sleep, Yolen and Teague illustrate the typical stages that children go through before finally going to bed.
The aspect of the book that I love the best is that on every page, the name of the dinosaur is hidden somewhere. Students who read this can try to find the name and even quiz their friends on the names of the dinosaurs. This book was written for grades K-2 and has a interest level of 2.2 But with great illustrations and easy to read text, this book could be read by an advanced kindergartner and easily by a second grader.
Readability- 5/5 for the grade levels designed for this book is a must.
Illustrations-5/5 Imagine in your head a T-Rex throwing a tantrum. Now draw it.
Application- 3/5 This book is great to influence story creation, but little else.
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