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Be an eyewitness to the lives of the prehistoric masters of the earth and find out how ancient fossils and footoprints can reveal their awesome world.

"Follow along as eleven different dinosaur children and their prehistoric parents give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night."" --

"Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick."--

Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a soccer match.

Edwina is well-known in her neighborhood, she plays with kids, she bakes delicious chocolate chip cookies and helps old ladies cross the street. She is well-loved by everyone except for one person: Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie. He knows for a fact that dinosaurs are extinct and tries to convince everyone that they are. What happens when Edwina finds out?

The class travels through time to the Triassic period in search of Maiasaura eggs. Only Ms. Frizzel could arrange a dinosaur dig like this (with the help of the Magic School Bus)!

A surprised librarian and a young reader watch as dancing dinosaurs in a book leap off the page and into the school, causing havoc in the classroom and on the playground.

A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth's surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Here are the most recent theories about the history of dinosaurs, along with amazing facts about dinosaur discoveries. Gail Gibbons discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and many of the non-bird dinosaurs that lived during each of those times. Each dinosaur is described with lots of detail for aspiring paleontologists,...

On a visit to a natural history museum, a little boy sees fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs and learns what archaeologists havediscovered about the physical appearance and habits of these huge, extinct creatures.

Jack and Annie explain about all the different types of dinosaurs.