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I read this at storytime and I felt like a mouthpiece for propaganda: go to school and follow the rules and if you're not following the rules then there's something wrong with YOU and not the rules. The book makes absolutely no effort to explore the WHYs behind a child being loud, or fidgety, or interrupt others; it just tells them to stop doing it. There might as well be one word on every page: OBEY.
"How Do Dinosaurs Go to School," by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, is another installment in the "How Do Dinosaurs..." series, which focuses on encouraging good behavior by modelling bad behavior in dinosaurs. It may sound like a weak or odd concept, but the books are a huge hit in our house thanks to the fantastic team of Yolen's excellent writing and Teague's expressive artwork.As with the other books in the series, Yolen's writing has very readable rhythm and rhyming, and holds up well to repeat...
Have you wondered how a dinosaur goes to school? How do they behave? Are they unruly? This book could answer your questions. With artwork that fills the page, young readers could perceive the actual size of an enormous dinosaur compared to us, our homes, cars, classrooms. They could not possibly step into a school bus, and they hardly fit in the tiny desk. The illustrations offered more than a visual perception of how large they are, and they also gave the dinosaurs and the characters distinct f...
This was an entertaining, simple and funny read. Does the dinosaur that goes to school get in the way? Is he scary or helpful? Simple reading made fun. Ideal for our stage of schooling life, starting Kindy next week.
My littlest loves this dinosaur book. The short pages take on a rhythm as they bring the reader through the dinosaur's day at school. I enjoy the fact that all of these books end with positive things the dinosaur is doing. Great series!
The illustrations in this book will immediately catch the attention of the children and the reader. It is very colorful and detailed. The dinosaurs are the biggest drawings in the book. The author makes school comical by displaying out of the ordinary situations. There is rhyming throughout the book which would be great to practice sounds with young children. This would be a good way to talk to children to think critically about how we go to school, appropriate and inappropriate school behavior....
Basic Plot: Good little dinosaurs behave properly at school, but bad dinosaurs cause mayhem!I'm beginning to really like the "How do dinosaurs..." series. They start off with a series of questions about bad behaviors kids could display, with the obvious intention of getting the little kid to respond with "No!" then go into describing the good behaviors that are the alternatives. The artwork is excellent and I continue to be pleased with the embedded dino names that make me seem much more brillia...
I got this book before kids. It was during one of the National Book Festivals on the National Mall after watching Mark Teague read and draw dinosaurs. I stood in line with children to get this booked signed. I love his whole dinosaur series and my son loves the illustrations. We also talk about the ways these dinosaurs are helpful and not so helpful.
[Okay I promise this is the last one I'm just feeling rage about these stupid books and how many times the tyrant has demanded them] Again, three stars only because of my child's pure adoration of this whole goddamned series. Kid will sit and flip through them for HOURS. And for the fact that each family is of a different ethnic makeup. Very nice touch for the 90's/early aughts.But Yolen, I've got issues. Let's just start with the fact that these books APTLY DEMONSTRATE that misbehaving is going...
There are many aspects of this book that really catch my eye, when looking deeper into the meanings and understandings of children's books. This book requires children to really use their Imagination, especially in the beginning. Although, throughout the book, their imagination is going to keep expanding and moving in different directions. For example, at the beginning of the book, the readers are asked if the dinosaur will stomp on the school bus, and towards the end they are told the dinosaur
This book asks the question, "What would dinosaurs do if they went to school?" At first, we may think that they are disruptive, rude and do not behave. However, we learn that they are the opposite. Dinosaurs help the other students, listen to the teacher, clean their area and play fair with their other classmates. I thought that this was a very enjoyable picture book. I liked that it asked questions and we could see that the narrator was using their imagination when they thought about what the d...
I have actually used this book before with my special education students. When teaching students about manners and appropriate behavior this is the book you should use for young students. It uses dinosaurs to talk about how students should behave in school, on the way to school, in the classroom, and on the playground. The book has several questions that are asked which relate to what the dinosaur should be doing as well as what he is doing right. This allows for the reader to interject with com...
Dinosaurs make everything better for young imaginative readers, so it is no surprise that this book along with the other “How Do Dinosaurs...” books are highly sought after by both young children and their parents. In this humorous picture book, children are provided a glimpse into the classroom as dinosaurs make decisions about their behaviors at school. It provides exceptional discussion topics for the classroom as expectations are being established at the beginning of the school year. Teague
Jake's Review: Why are you making me read all the baby books today mom? (Mom: I was hoping you would get the hints in this one on how YOU are SUPPOSED to behave at school). We have lots of this series of books and they are really funny to look at. I like how the dinosaurs are drawn to look like little kids. I like it when you read this one to me -- but why do you stop and stare at me funny after certain sentances like "Does he interrupt class with his own show-and-tell" I think Jesse and other l...
I am a huge Jane Yolen fan. Her books for children are some of my favorites. I read this installment in the How Do Dinosaurs...? series to a 5 year old getting ready to go off to kindergarten in a few weeks and she loved it.
This book is a great way to teach students about proper behavior in school! I liked that the book included a lot of different actions in both the bad behavior and good behavior parts of the book, because it allows students to self-manage and think to themselves, “Is what I am doing a good behavior or a bad behavior?” I would read this book aloud to the class and I would stop on each page and ask students to explain what was going on in the illustration. The illustrations are another thing I love...
I love the How Do Dinosaurs… books! You might wonder why since, after all, these books are pointing out our faults and telling us, “No, no! You mustn’t do that!” Yet it’s done in such a spirit of caring that we don’t mind. They do not come across as didactic. Instead, we find them funny and can even sheepishly admit, “Yup, I’ve done that on occasion.”For the full review: https://twobookwormsblog.wordpress.co...
The "How Do Dinosaurs" series has a lot of books, and I have a few of them in my classroom library. The series is written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague. The illustrations are a lot of fun to look at - very colorful and engaging, with dinosaurs depicted as children. All of them are written in rhythm and teach positive behaviors to kids. It's always nice to have interesting books available for young students that also teaches and promotes positive behaviors and messages.
This is the fourth “How do Dinosaurs” book I’ve read and honestly I can’t believe there are so many of these books. I have the same issues with each of them mostly. First of all, all of the dinosaurs are a “he”. How hard would it be to switch it up every other page? They show girls doing the behaviors but even then the dinosaur is a male, it makes no sense. Next, there is no consideration for child appropriate behaviors. Everything in this book is made out to be so clear cut as “good” or “bad”,
I’m not a big fan of books that are all about behavior modification / compliance. Also not a fan of books that show children what NOT to do, because sure as heck that’s the part they’ll emulate.That said, though, this book is well written overall and the illustrations are genius. It’s hilarious to see these huge creatures trying to fit in the carpool or on the playground like they’re just kids. The people depicted are also diverse.Nitpick: the second-to-last page has the dinosaur going out the d...