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Fun for kids who love dinosaurs. I don't particularly.
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Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
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BOOMALACKA BOOMALACKA! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!—in paperback! (ages 4-8)
What did the dinosaurs do for fun? What really happened when the Jurassic gang wanted to let off some steam? They danced, of course! They rocked and rolled; they twirled and tromped! They had themselves a Dinosaur Stomp! With illustrations by Scott Nash that leap off the page like a raptor doing the fandango, Carol Diggory Shields tells dinosaur devotees all about reptilian revelry with a foot-tapping, tail-whacking beat.
What did the dinosaurs do for fun? What really happened when the Jurassic gang wanted to let off some steam? They danced, of course! They rocked and rolled; they twirled and tromped! They had themselves a Dinosaur Stomp! With illustrations by Scott Nash that leap off the page like a raptor doing the fandango, Carol Diggory Shields tells dinosaur devotees all about reptilian revelry with a foot-tapping, tail-whacking beat.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1997
This edition
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32 pages, Paperback
- Published
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February 18, 2002 by Candlewick
- ISBN
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9780763606961
- ASIN
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0763606960
- Language
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English
About the author
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Carol Diggory Shields was inspired to write Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp after "being called a Nagosaurus by my five-year-old," she admits. "I started playing with the idea of partying dinosaurs who were scientifically accurate (more or less), and somehow in the prehistoric ooze of my brain, Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp took shape." Her rocking prehistoric party proved a hit with both young readers and critics. "Witty and imaginative, the poem has a rhythm that makes cumbersome multisyllable dinosaur names roll off the tongue," said Kirkus Reviews.
Currently a children's librarian, Carol Diggory Shields has also worked with children as a recreational therapist and at one time was a designer of stuffed toys. Her years of being around children have no doubt helped her get a feel for the fun-but-factual stories that kids love, told in animated verse with an infectious beat. After successfully collaborating with illustrator Scott Nash on Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, she teamed up with him for Martian Rock, "the true story of how a meteorite from Mars arrived on Earth," she quips.
More recently, the pair worked together again on The Bugliest Bug, a wacky tale of an insect talent contest threatened by hungry spiders (disguised as judges) and a brave little Damselfy who saves the day. "Insects are awesome!," the author enthuses. "Every human invention, from catapults to jet propulsion, had already been invented and used by bugs for millions of years. And that's why to be 'bugly' is the ultimate compliment."
The author of several books for children, Carol Diggory Shields lives in northern California.
Currently a children's librarian, Carol Diggory Shields has also worked with children as a recreational therapist and at one time was a designer of stuffed toys. Her years of being around children have no doubt helped her get a feel for the fun-but-factual stories that kids love, told in animated verse with an infectious beat. After successfully collaborating with illustrator Scott Nash on Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, she teamed up with him for Martian Rock, "the true story of how a meteorite from Mars arrived on Earth," she quips.
More recently, the pair worked together again on The Bugliest Bug, a wacky tale of an insect talent contest threatened by hungry spiders (disguised as judges) and a brave little Damselfy who saves the day. "Insects are awesome!," the author enthuses. "Every human invention, from catapults to jet propulsion, had already been invented and used by bugs for millions of years. And that's why to be 'bugly' is the ultimate compliment."
The author of several books for children, Carol Diggory Shields lives in northern California.
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I think this one will be perfect to pair with Koo Koo Kanga Roo's 'Dino Stomp' for storytime.
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I'll admit that part of the reason I love this book is that I read it to Duncan almost every night when he was little. I could never read it without catching the beat or developing a drawl.
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At the Explore•a•Saurus exhibit at the Boston Children's Museum, my 23-month-old nibling kept bringing over books, and this was the only one I managed to read all the way through in the moment.
The rhyming text is engaging -- reminiscent of Sandra Boynton's n Dinosaur Dance!n
It has a lot of dinosaur names I hadn't encountered before (Protoceratops, Maiasur, etc.), though in rereading it I recognized many of them from the nonfiction picturebooks, and I was pleased to learn that they weren't just made-up names that sounded fun. (The illustrator bio in the back notes: "when drawing for children, Scott is quick to admit if he does not know how to draw the dinosaur requested of him. 'When you are talking with kids, you are dealing with dinosaur experts,' he says.")
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As an aside, I appreciated BCM's stacking the deck with books by female authors in that room:
* Born to be giants : how baby dinosaurs grew to rule the world / Lita Judge.
* Boy, were we wrong about dinosaurs! / Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
* How big were dinosaurs? / Lita Judge.
* Saturday night at the dinosaur stomp / Carol Diggory Shields ; illustrated by Scott Nash.
* Dinosaur dance! / by Sandra Boynton
The rhyming text is engaging -- reminiscent of Sandra Boynton's n Dinosaur Dance!n
It has a lot of dinosaur names I hadn't encountered before (Protoceratops, Maiasur, etc.), though in rereading it I recognized many of them from the nonfiction picturebooks, and I was pleased to learn that they weren't just made-up names that sounded fun. (The illustrator bio in the back notes: "when drawing for children, Scott is quick to admit if he does not know how to draw the dinosaur requested of him. 'When you are talking with kids, you are dealing with dinosaur experts,' he says.")
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As an aside, I appreciated BCM's stacking the deck with books by female authors in that room:
* Born to be giants : how baby dinosaurs grew to rule the world / Lita Judge.
* Boy, were we wrong about dinosaurs! / Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
* How big were dinosaurs? / Lita Judge.
* Saturday night at the dinosaur stomp / Carol Diggory Shields ; illustrated by Scott Nash.
* Dinosaur dance! / by Sandra Boynton
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This was an absolute favourite when my son was little! Great illustrations -- bold colours on coloured backgrounds.. Clever rhythm and lots of tricky dinosaur names to giggle over as you try to read them
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Children love dinosaurs, and this book really animates the best of them. The book takes a journey through learning about a lot of different dinosaurs in an engaging way. The book keeps children engaged and always waiting to see what dinosaurs are next and what else they can learn about them.
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Have you ever wondered what the dinosaurs did for fun? What really happened when the Jurassic gang wanted to let off some steam? They danced, of course! They rocked and rolled, they twirled and tromped! They had themselves a dinosaur stomp! Join Diplodocus, Iguanodon, Duckbill, Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, Brontosaurus and other rockin’ dinosaurs at the biggest, loudest, wildest party ever! Boomalacka boomalacka! Whack! Whack! WHACK!
This is a great book for rhyming. My class were able to easily understand the rhymes and fill in the missing words. It is a very colourful book with nice sized pages and text. I do not think it is suitable to be read independently by Reception as there are a few difficult words and dinosaur names.
This is a great book for rhyming. My class were able to easily understand the rhymes and fill in the missing words. It is a very colourful book with nice sized pages and text. I do not think it is suitable to be read independently by Reception as there are a few difficult words and dinosaur names.
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