IGUANODON
by Harold T. Rober
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Names: Rober, Harold T.
Title: Iguanodon / by Harold T. Rober.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2017] | Series: Bumba booksDinosaurs and prehistoric beasts |
Audience: Age 48. | Audience: K to grade 3. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016018693 (print) | LCCN 2016019639 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512426434 (lb : alk. paper) |
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Subjects: LCSH: IguanodonJuvenile literature. | DinosaursJuvenile literature.
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Table of
Contents
Iguanodon
Ate Plants
Iguanodon was a
kind of dinosaur.
It lived million
years ago.
It is extinct.
Iguanodon was big.
It was about as long
as a bus.
Iguanodon was heavy.
Each one weighed as
much as an elephant.
Iguanodon had a beak.
It did not have teeth in the front
of its mouth.
How do
you think a
beak helped
iguanodon?
It had flat teeth on the sides of
its mouth.
These teeth helped it chew plants.
Iguanodon did not eat meat.
thumb spikes
It had spikes
on its thumbs.
Thumbs may have helped
iguanodon get food.
Young iguanodons walked
on two legs.
Old iguanodons used all
four legs to walk.
Why do you think
old iguanodons
used all four legs
to walk?
Iguanodon had a long tail.
The tail helped it balance.
Iguanodons lived
in groups.
They traveled in herds.
Why do you
think iguanodons
traveled in
herds?
Parts of an Iguanodon
tail
beak
legs
thumb spike
Picture Glossary
beak
the jointed jaw of
an animal
extinct
no longer alive
herds
large groups of animals
that stay together
spikes
objects with
sharp points
Index
beak,
herds,
legs,
mouth,
plants,
spikes,
tail,
teeth,
thumbs,
Read More
Raatma, Lucia. Iguanodon. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing, 2013.
Rober, Harold T. Velociraptor. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2017.
Rockwood, Leigh. Iguanodon. New York: PowerKids Press, 2012.