Dinosaurs: Footprints in Time

Jean Free, a library consultant, was an elementary-school teacher and
librarian in Whitby, Ontario.

Dinosaurs is a collection of stories, poems, cartoons, riddles, and
facts about dinosaurs written by four Canadian teachers for their
students. It begins with Albertosaurus, a gigantic dinosaur once
wandering Albertan foothills, includes a dinosaur alphabet, a song with
music (“My Name Is Stegosaurus”), a short play (“I Won’t Eat
Meat”), and even a dinosaur dip! The book was planned as a reader for
primary students working on this topic and would be a creative source
for a partners unit between the resource centre and the classroom.

Gundra Kucy’s illustrations, with their childlike quality, add joy
and color to the poems and stories. Dinosaurs would be a particularly
good choice for school libraries and classrooms for the enjoyment of
young dinosaur aficionados.