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Ten Terrible Dinosaurs

Name: Ten Terrible Dinosaurs
Author: Paul Stickland
ISBN: 9780140567700

by Paul Stickland, J. Bonnell (Editor)

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Overview

Join this wild bunch of stomping, romping dinosaurs as they dance and roar across the pages. One by one they leave the scene until there is only one sleepy dinosaur left. Paul Stickland's brightly colored dinosaurs and fun, rhyming text are the perfect way to introduce counting down to very young children.

"The goofy group-illustrated in a variety of colors and beguiling expressions-[is] sure to please." -The Horn Book

A group of rollicking dinosaurs counts down from ten to one as it introduces subtraction to the reader.

Synopsis

Children's Literature

This counting book features funny, benign-looking dinosaurs so colorfully rendered they're sure to be a hit. Ten dinosaurs dance and cavort so mischievously that the group finally dwindles to one. Bold print and the use of rhyme add to the charm.

About the Author, Paul Stickland

Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.
Paul Stickland, is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaur Roar! and Machines as Big as Monsters. He is married to Henrietta Stickland, a children's book editor. The Sticklands live in Milbornewick, England.

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Children's Literature - Meredith Kiger

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1In this countdown concept book, whimsically drawn dinosaurs engage in childlike activities as they push and shove one another, dance, throw tomatoes, stomp on the floor, swing from a tree, and so on. One creature is eliminated for an amusing reason during each activity until only one is left, exhausted and napping. The book ends as his friends sneak up on him and all yell, "ROAR!" The double-page spreads of brightly colored, cartoonlike, generic dinosaurs with mischievous expressions are placed on white paper with little or no backgrounds. The generous white space emphasizes the action of the cavorting reptiles and sets off the large, clear typeface. The rhyming text is lively to read aloud, and young children will enjoy the boisterous characters.Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA

From The Critics

10 terrible dinosaurs standing in a line soon began to push and shove until there were 9. In Ten Terrible Dinosaurs, Paul Strickland has authored and illustrated a delightful one through ten counting and subtraction book for preschoolers and kindergartners featuring a wild bunch of stomping, romping, pushing, shoving, dancing, roaring dinosaurs. One by one they leave until only a single sleep dinosaur is left. Highly recommended.