Dinosaur Feathers by Dennis Nolan. PICTURE BOOK. Neal Porter Books (Holiday House), 2019. $19. 9780823443307
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago came in all shapes and sizes. Most of them died out, but some of them evolved into birds. Birds today come in all shapes and sizes, too! This wonderfully illustrated picture book celebrates dinosaurs and the birds that came after them.
This is technically a nonfiction picture book, but its lilting text could make you think it was just a fun rhyming picture book featuring dinosaurs. In truth the book is basically just a list of dinosaurs followed by a list of birds, all of it illustrated well. The author does include more detailed scientific lists in the back, but again its basically a book of rhyming lists followed by alphabetic lists. Fans of dinosaurs will probably enjoy it for its simple premise, but this is not a "must buy" by any means.
Reviewer: TC
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