Drumheller Dinosaur Dance - Hardcover

Heidbreder, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1553373936 ISBN 13: 9781553373933

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2004

Synopsis

By daylight, the Drumheller dinosaurs rest their ancient bones. But when the moon rises, so do these slumbering skeletons -- ready to tango, fandango, shimmy and shake! This exuberant read-aloud imagines what the dinosaur skeletons of world-famous Drumheller, Alberta, get up to when everyone's asleep. Kids will want to thumpity-thump along with these dynamic dinos as they dance across the dark, dusty Badlands.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Heidbreder is an award-winning children's poet and author. His many books include I Wished for a Unicorn, Eenie Meenie Manitoba and Drumheller Dinosaur Dance. Robert spent thirty years as a primary school teacher and, in 2002, won the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bill Slavin is an award-winning children's book illustrator with over 50 books to his credit. His works include Stanley?s Party and The Bear on the Bed. He lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Esperança Melo is an artist and illustrator. She lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1–All day long, the dinosaurs' bones in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada are quiet and still but, when the night falls, those bones get up and dance. The large, white, rhyming text sets the beat as it waves across the dark pages. Some of the rhythm seems awkward but the sound effects combined with the entertaining pictures keep the story moving. The dark brown endpapers feature white line drawings that label the dinosaurs featured in the book. There are a couple of sentences about Drumheller and its Royal Tyrrell Museum at the back of the book. While there are many great picture books about dinosaurs, this one tells a story that young fans will enjoy hearing over and over.–Julie Roach, Malden Public Library, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1553373936
• ISBN 13: 9781553373933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Slavin Bill, Melo Esperanca