5 Great Dinosaur Books for Kids

All kids love dinosaurs and you can easily encourage them to read with some great dinosaur books. If you're looking to incorporate a few good reading materials in a dinosaur theme unit, then try these books with your youngsters. These books can be read to preschoolers and read by elementary aged kids. From weird facts to rhyming stories to cool holographic pictures, the dinosaur books listed below are a must-have for any child's library.

World's Weirdest Dinosaurs by M.L. Roberts and illustrated by James Spence is a thirty-two page color illustrated book about some of the most obscure and strange dinosaurs that you've probably never heard of. Includes pronunciation guides for each dinosaur and scientific facts. Learn about the compsognathus, parasaurolophus, and seismosaurus in this book.This is sure to have your kid laughing and amazed about some truly weird dinosaurs that once existed.

I Can Read About Dinosaurs by John Howard and illustrated by Christopher Santoro is an easier read than the previous listing, but has forty-six color illustrated pages. This book tells about the dinosaurs disappearing and being replaced by mammals and man living on earth. It also discusses fossils and scientists.

Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Strickland is a great read for preschoolers. The large colorful pages and large print words make it easy for little ones to enjoy. This rhyming words book is cute, funny, and playful.

A Night in the Dinosaur Graveyard by A.J. Wood and illustrated by Wayne Anderson has spooky holograms that bring this adventure to life. Young kids will enjoy this dinosaur hunt with flip-out page sections revealing the ghostly dinosaurs.

1001 Facts About Dinosaurs by Neil Clark and William Lindsay is chock-full of useful facts, photographs and an abundance of information about dinosaurs, fossils, and the people who discovered them. With over 180 pages in a small book that can fit in a backpack, any kid crazy about dinosaurs will spend lots of time reading this book.

Children who love reading about dinosaurs will love these books for the adventure, facts, and pictures. Young ones will enjoy learning without even knowing it. If you're a teacher and you're looking for some books to read during your dinosaur theme unit, these are perfect for holding your audience captive and are great for passing around to let kids explore for themselves. These books make reading fun for kids and there's no better way to encourage reading. When kids have fun reading, they want to read more.