5-Minute Dinosaur Stories

Ten read-aloud, 5-minute stories to introduce young readers to an exciting array of dinosaurs, from flighty and feathered Anchiornis to lumbering giant Brachiosaurus. Hardcover.

Explore the prehistoric world with this lavish read-aloud collection of nonfiction stories. At the end of each story, kids are invited to explore an informative “All About” page to find out additional facts about each dino. They’ll discover why some species had spikes, which dino may have climbed trees, and more.

Written by science writer and poet Gabby Dawnay, this is a gorgeously illustrated gift to inform and delight the youngest dinosaur fans.

Stories include: 

• The very FIRST dinosaur
• Slow, spiky Stegosaurus
• Brachiosaurus is tallest of all
• Anchiornis soars on high
• Swamp-dwelling Spinosaurus
• King Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Three-horned Triceratops
• Club-wielding Ankylosaurus

10 read-aloud stories include:

• The Clownfish, the Anemone, and the Big Coral Reef
• The Great White Shark’s Tooth Machine
• The Song of the Humpback Whale
• The Time-Traveling Immortal Jellyfish
• The Migration of the Magic Eel
• The Shape-Shifting Octopus
• A Penguin Squeeze in the Freeze
• The Salty Tears of the Sea Turtle
• The Darkness of the Deep-Sea Anglerfish
• The Hermit Crab’s New Home

Size: 7.75" x 10.5", 112 pages