Do dinosaurs play with theirfood? Does a dinosaur belch and burp at the table? Just like kids,dinosaurs aren't born with terrific table manners. Dino Dad and Momhelp their young dinosaurs learn not to throw cups or make rudenoises, and soon everyone is eating with smiles andgoodwill.
How does a dinosaur eat all his food?
Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?
Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,
hoping to make someone else pick it up?
Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning tobehave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad,these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles andgoodwill.
As in their previous books, Yolen and Teague capture children'srambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfullyamusing pictures.
· Promote English fluency – Text aresimple and patterned. There is a lot of repetition that occurs thathelp give the reader a sense of predictability and familiarity.Repetitive rhymes promote memorization as well as word recognitionskills, therefore the key factor in learning toread.
· Encourage good manners - Delightfulillustrations that would be great for drawing in young readers. Notonly do kids get a visual representation of positive attitude, thestories can also make way to a discussion of what proper behavioror etiquette is to behave.
· Make learning Science fun -Dinosaurs are a unit that most children enjoy, which makes this agreat resource to learn about them. These books touch on differenttypes of dinosaurs, with each scientific name of the dinosaurincorporated into the illustrations of dinosaurs that representedphysically through detailed pictures.
· Promote multiculturalism - Thesebooks do a great job showing racial diversity. Moms, Dads and kidsof different races are shown throughout the illustrationsrepresenting different cultures of people.
About theAuthor:
JaneYolen’s books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, two NebulaAwards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, threeMythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish BookAward, the World Fantasy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award,and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award among manyothers. She is also a poet, ateacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children’sliterature. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen ofAmerica and the Aesop of the twentieth century.
關于作者：
Jane Yolen的故事書籍獲得過凱迪克獎等無數獎項。。。。。。
她不僅是一位文學寫作界的偉大詩人跟老師，同時也是一名資深的兒童文學評論家。她被稱為二十世紀的伊索，美國當代的安徒生。
Aboutthe Illustrator:
Mark Teague is theillustrator of more than 40 picture books for young children, andhas also written and illustrated several books. Although he's neverhad formal training in art or writing, his books are well-loved bychildren all over the world.
關于插畫家：
MarkTeague為超過40本兒童繪本提供插圖，他不僅是一名插圖畫家，同時也創作過許多繪本，雖然他不曾接受過專業的藝術和寫作學習，但是他的書在全世界深受孩子們喜愛。
Jane Yolen has written more than two hundred books forchildren and adults, including the Caldecott Medal winner, OwlMoon. She lives in western Massachusetts and in St. Andrews,Scotland.
Mark Teague has delighted young readers with more than twentypicture books, many of which he has written himself, including theprize-winning LeRue series and his novel Doom Machine. He lives inNew York State with his wife and two daughters.
