It's National Dinosaur Day, a day of celebration and appreciation of dinosaurs, palaeontology, and our world’s ancient natural history.
Our shops are filled with everything dinosaurs: encyclopaedia's, lift-the-flaps, colouring books, games and humerous stories about dancing dinos! So there is truly something for every type of dinosaur fan! See below for just some of our prehistoric reads and games! 🦖
The Lift-the-Flap Encyclopaedia of Dinosaurs
Eryl Nash
Inquisitive dinosaur enthusiasts will discover all their favourite dinosaurs inside the covers of this book (and some new ones as well!). Young readers will understand how they lived, why they died out, and where their fossils have been found in recent times with a huge lift-the-flap fossil map.
Each of the interactive spreads includes several huge flaps, which reveal even more flaps underneath, perfect for little fingers to lift and learn. Every spread explores the prehistoric world from a different perspective, arranging the dinosaurs from most ancient to most recent, from biggest to smallest, from hunters to hunted, and even from the seas to the skies.
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs
Learn everything there is to know about dinosaurs through hundreds of fun facts about the prehistoric world.
A children's book that takes you back in time to discover the prehistoric world. Learn facts about fossils, see Brachiosaurus bones up-close, and discover dozens of other incredible dinosaurs.
The latest revamped title in the popular My Encyclopedia of Very Important … series, this visually stunning dinosaur book is something that every young fossil hunter and dinosaur enthusiast will want to own. Easily accessible to young readers through a balance of striking images and conversational, age-appropriate text, this dinosaur encyclopedia will tap into every child's natural curiosity and answer all their biggest questions about this amazing lost world.
Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs
Jenny Jones
Did you know that Australia was once home to many gigantic animals – and not just dinosaurs? There were giant kangaroos and wombats, and possibly even huge flightless birds. Scientists have discovered their fossil remains within Australia's ancient rocks. You can discover more about these animals in this book.
Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Giants of Australia, from the Young Reed series of natural history books, takes you on a journey through Australia's prehistory, and includes a map showing where Australia's most important fossil sites are, a timeline that helps you understand which animals were around and when, colour photographs and illustrations that bring animals to life, and lots of interesting information about the animals of Australia in prehistoric times!
Dinosaurs
Michael J. Benton
An illustrated guide to our astonishing new understanding of dinosaurs, with the latest science and the most accurate and visually stunning palaeoart.
Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were – or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. The world-leading palaeontologist Michael J. Benton brings us a new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see dinosaurs forever. Stunning new illustrations from palaeoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and most exciting scientific discoveries in vibrant colour.
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Fascinating and authoritative, this book is an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet Earth. Featuring an incredible mix of 3-D reconstructions, extraordinary skeletons, and amazingly intricate fossils, it uses the latest scientific research to recreate a wealth of ancient species, from the earliest primitive life forms to great dinosaurs, early mammals, and even the first humans.
This richly illustrated catalogue starts with the first Precambrian microbes and traces the evolution of life through mass extinctions and ice ages. As well as dinosaurs, it features extinct plants, invertebrates, amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals, conjuring up a series of past worlds. The book also explores geological time and examines how fossils preserve the story of evolution.
The Usborne Big Book of Dinosaurs
Alex Frith
For the younger fact-fan, this book depicts and describes nearly 100 different dinosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthysaurs and other prehistoric creatures. The emphasis is on SIZE: how big, tall and heavy were these creatures? Which was the biggest (and smallest) of all?
Each page has either two giant folding flaps, to reveal more dinosaurs underneath, or a 4-page concertina-fold pull-out, to reveal the very LONGEST creatures, on land and under the sea.
Watch out for the life-size (young) T. rex footprint – big enough for young readers to fit their own foot inside!
The Dinosaur Deck
Riley Black
Escape to a time when dinosaurs ruled the earth with The Dinosaur Deck, featuring fascinating facts about 52 dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles. From the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex and Brachiosaurus to the more obscure and lesser-known Stegoceras validum and Aquilops americanus, discover where and when they lived, what they ate and how big they grew.
Written by science writer and natural history expert, Riley Black, this card deck is full of expert knowledge on these remarkable prehistoric creatures.
Whether you are a seasoned dino nerd or a curious newcomer, these cards are sure to provide hours of entertainment and education of our prehistoric predecessors.
Never Dance with a Dinosaur
Pamela Butchart
Toby loves to dance. Especially wiggling and whirling, spinning and stamping, jumping and jiving, and twisting and tumbling. His dance teacher says they should imagine dancing with a beautiful creature. So Toby imagines stomping round with a dinosaur. But then the dinosaur ACTUALLY appears and he and Toby waltz and boogie and tango their way round the town. Nothing can go wrong there … can it?
With eye-catching illustrations by the internationally acclaimed bestselling illustrator, Marc Boutavant, Never Dance with a Dinosaur will amaze and delight children and parents alike! It includes a spectacular double gatefold for the grand, chaotic reveal.
Dinosaur Roar!
Henrietta Stickland
Celebrate 30 years of Dinosaur Roar! with this beautiful anniversary edition of the beloved children's classic. With its rhythmic, rhyming text and exuberant illustrations, this much-loved picture book will delight dinosaur fans young and old alike.
The writing flows with a rhyme and rhythm that rolls of the tongue, and illustrations that are colourful and fun, Dinosaur Roar! is the perfect book to read aloud or sit down and enjoy with young children. If you are looking to buy a book for a child in your life, this is one book that the both of you will love together!
Dig, Dig, Dinosaur
Anjali Goswami
A fun fossil-hunting adventure with die-cut holes and a surprise fold-out ending – the perfect picture book for budding dinosaur experts!
Join three little explorers searching for dinosaurs … can they find something REALLY BIG?
Dig, dig, dig through die-cut pages to find all kinds of fossils, discover which dinosaur they came from, then uncover a HUGE surprise with an amazing fold-out ending. Written by dinosaur expert, Professor Anjali Goswami, Research Leader at the Natural History Museum, this prehistoric picture book is sure to delight dinosaur fans!
That’s Not My Dinosaur…
Fiona Watt
Meet five friendly dinosaurs in this special addition to the much-loved That’s Not My… book series.
Babies love the best-selling That’s Not My… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.
Doodling Dinosaurs
Simon Tudhope
A little book for BIG imaginations. There are 18 fun scenes to fill with doodles and ideas.
This little write-in activity book is full of dinosaurs to learn how to doodle, with space to copy them and colour them in. Including: What did the Diplodocus get for its birthday? What's the Dracorex's favourite movie? And how many muddy dinosaurs can fit in the bathtub?
First Magic Painting Dinosaurs
Abigail Wheatley
Simply add water to bring well-known dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles magically to life.
Filled with simple, black-and white images including a T. Rex, a Diplodocus, a Triceratops and many more. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and watch vibrant colours magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control skills at the same time. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it’s painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.
Dinosaur Bingo
Selmes Caroline
Play bingo with a huge Giganotosaurus, a Pachycephalosaurus with its crash-helmet head, an armour-plated Stegosaurus, and many other fearsome dinosaurs – some familiar and some rather unusual – in this fun and engaging take on the classic game.
Easy to play and full of weird and wonderful creatures, Dinosaur Bingo will engage and delight children for hours. It can be played with 3-8 people, making it the perfect game for dino-mad children and their families.
Dinosaur Bingo contains 48 chips and a cardboard dino head to store them in, a game board, eight double-sided bingo cards, and Jurassic counters for you to mark up your card.
First Dinosaur: Book and Jigsaw
Clive Gifford
Young learners aged 6 and over will love discovering the world of dinosaurs with this colourful book and jigsaw set! Discover amazing facts about the weird world of dinosaurs in the 48-page book, and then have fun putting together the bright and engaging 100-piece jigsaw.
