The Big Dinosaur Dig


Book Description

Travel to the Sahara Desert with Josh Smith, real-life archeologist, as he and his crew of intrepid dinosaur hunters face fierce sandstorms, long hours of difficult work, and, finally, the joy of discovering a new species of dinosaur! DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program combining DK's highly visual style with appealing stories at five graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories are guaranteed to capture a child's interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. DK Readers allow progression from stories for beginning readers with simple sentences and word repetition through to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure for proficient readers. now available in iPad-friendly format. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with leading literacy experts.




The Big Dinosaur Dig


Book Description

It's a race against time for Josh Smith and his team to dig up fossilized dinosaur bones in the desert. What will they find? Book jacket.




The Big Dinosaur Dig


Book Description

Discusses the work of paleontologist Josh Smith as he faces fierce sandstorms and long hours of difficult work to search in the Sahara Desert for dinosaur fossils in 2000




The Big Dinosaur Dig


Book Description

DK Readers will help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about paleontologists and dinosaurs, in ebook format Encourage your child to read. They will join a real team of paleontologists who unearthed the fossils of the world's third biggest dinosaur - the Paralititan Stromeri - in the Sahara desert in the year 2000. They'll find out about the teams work from the dig site to the lab and learn all about this huge plant-eating dinosaur. DK Readers are part of a five-level, highly pictorial reading scheme, with lively illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 3 have a rich vocabulary, challenging sentence structure, additional information, and an alphabetical glossary and index to build literacy skills - ideal for children who are just beginning to read alone. Over 100 DK Readers in the series.




DK Readers L3: Snappy Crocodile Tale


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For kids who like learning about crocodiles, or who are interested in Australia and Australian wildlife, comes Snappy Crocodile Tale, a DK Reader designed to improve reading skills while keeping kids engaged and entertained. In Snappy Crocodile Tale, we follow the adventures of Chris Croc all the way from birth through his time as king of the river! Chris Croc lives at Kakadu National Park in Australia, and through his journey we meet more Australian wildlife through the crocodile's encounters with them and find out about these fascinating but deadly creatures. Develop your child's reading skills with DK Readers, a multi-level reading program designed to capture your child's interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. A wide variety of subjects allows you to choose a topic that interests your child and develop reading skills around it. Children ages 4 through 9 will find the perfect books for their appropriate reading levels to develop the reading skills needed to improve school projects and independent reading.




DK Readers Level 3: Dinosaurs Discovered


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Improve your reading skills while learning about dinosaurs. How did dinosaurs live, and how are they found by humans millions of years later? Every dinosaur bone has a story to tell and paleontologists know just how to read them. Learn how dino experts dig for prehistoric creatures and marvel at what they unearth. Dinosaurs Discovered is a new title in the exciting and engaging four-level DK Readers series. Developing a lifelong love of reading, DK Readers cover a vast range of fascinating subjects featuring DK's stunning photography, to support children as they learn to read. Packed with fun facts for kids, this innovative series of levelled guided reading books combines a highly visual approach with engaging nonfiction narratives. Reading levels progress from brief, simple text in the early readers, to slightly longer, more detailed nonfiction chapter books, to challenging nonfiction containing rich vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. Fun quizzes boost reading comprehension. DK Readers are assessed by both Fountas & Pinnell and Lexile levels, and are ideal for learning to read, for subject research, and of course, for children to read for pleasure.




DK Super Readers Level 3 Dinosaurs Discovered


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Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the history of digging for dinosaurs with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Dinosaurs Discovered will introduce kids to dinosaur digs and amazing world-wide discoveries—including fun facts about the different dinosaurs we now know about—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 3 and 4 reading skills. Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as dinosaurs, fossils, and discoveries. Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.




DK Readers L3: Titanic


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DK Readers now have a fresh new look featuring redesigned jackets and interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children learn to read — then read to learn!




DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters


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What child wouldn't be fascinated with a book about dinosaurs AND the Wild West? Your child will learn about both through DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters, a book that teaches facts about dinosaur bones and the Wild West through story. DK Adventures books combine story and visual elements to appeal to both avid readers and visual learners. Kids might not even realize they're learning at all! In DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters, our time travelers find themselves caught up in the rivalry between dinosaur bone hunters Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope. They have to use critical thinking and historical knowledge to decide whether to interfere with scientific discovery or leave well enough alone. DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters is Wild West adventure of cowboys and Indians, steam trains — and dinosaurs! DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.




Dinosaurs Discovered


Book Description

Improve your child's reading skills while they learn about dinosaurs. How did dinosaurs live, and how are they found by humans millions of years later? Every dinosaur bone has a story to tell and palaeontologists know just how to read them. Learn how dinosaur experts dig for prehistoric creatures and marvel at what they unearth. Dinosaurs Discovered is a new title in the exciting and engaging four-level DK Readers series, designed for children beginning to read alone. Developing a lifelong love of reading, DK Readers cover a vast range of fascinating subjects featuring DK's stunning photography, to support children as they learn to read. Packed with fun facts for kids, this innovative series of levelled guided reading books combines a highly visual approach with engaging nonfiction narratives. Reading levels progress from brief, simple text in the early readers, to slightly longer, more detailed nonfiction chapter books, to challenging nonfiction containing rich vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. Fun quizzes boost reading comprehension.