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First published in 2006 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd.

Reprinted 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017.

13/45 Karepiro Drive, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.

story Pam Holden

Printed in New Zealand

All images supplied by Photo Library

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Word Count = 198

Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago.

It was a long time before there were any people on the

earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones and found

out many things about what they were like. Nobody knows

why the dinosaurs disappeared. People have made pictures

to show what they might have looked like.

What do we know about dinosaurs?

Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.

Use initial letter plus picture clues to read unknown words.

Develop research skills based on this topic.

Use Table of Contents to locate specific information.

Refer to Glossary to clarify basic concepts.

Use exclamation mark to show expression.

Focus on use of adjectives to add meaning.

Identify suffix est on superlative adjectives.

Use commas for phrasing and fluency.

Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.

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Teacher

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all as ate could four ran two were

ISBN 978-1-776853-21-2

Discover Dinosaurs

written by Pam Holden

Contents Page

Biggest 2-3

Tallest 4-5

Longest 6-7

Fiercest 8-9

Flying dinosaurs 10-11

Swimmers 12-13

Eggs 14-15

Reptiles today 16

Dinosaurs were all shapes and sizes .

Some dinosaurs ate plants .

They walked on four legs .

The biggest one was as heavy as

seven elephants !

supersaurus

Some dinosaurs were very tall .

The tallest one was high above

the trees !

It

could

get

food

from

high

branches .

brachiosaurus

Some dinosaurs were very long .

The longest one was as long

as seven elephants in a row !

It had claws on its toes , and it

could hit with its tail .

diplodocus

Some dinosaurs were meat - eaters .

They were big and fierce , and they

walked on two legs .

They

had

long

teeth

and

sharp

claws .

tyrannosaurus

Some dinosaurs were like birds .

Some could fly , and some ran fast .

The smallest ones were like birds

in the trees , but some were

as big as planes !

pterosaur

Some dinosaurs could swim in lakes

or the sea .

They had long necks and four big

fins like paddles .

They ate fish with their long teeth .

plesiosaur

All dinosaurs laid eggs to

hatch their babies .

Some had claws and horns

to fight off their enemies .

protoceratops

Dinosaurs were reptiles .

There are many reptiles living

in the world now crocodiles ,

lizards , snakes , and turtles .

Some look a little bit like dinosaurs .

iguana

brachiosaurus a tall dinosaur that ate plants

diplodocus the longest dinosaur

enemy someone or something that

wants to do harm

iguana a large lizard from Central and

South America

plesiosaur a swimming dinosaur

protoceratops a dinosaur with a horn on its

face

pterosaur a flying dinosaur

reptile a cold-blooded animal that has

scaly skin and lays eggs

supersaurus the biggest dinosaur

tyrannosaurus a fierce dinosaur that ate meat

Glossary

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