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How do dinosaurs choose their pets?  Cover Image Book Book

How do dinosaurs choose their pets? / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague.

Yolen, Jane. (Author). Teague, Mark. (Added Author).

Summary:

At first, the dinosaurs try to bring home all manner of wild beasts, but in the end, they learn to bring home an appropriate animal from a shelter or pet store and to love and care for it with attention.

Record details

  • ISBN: 133803278X
  • ISBN: 9781338032789
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Blue Sky Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 22.99
Subject: Dinosaurs > Juvenile fiction.
Pets > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch GRO JP Yolen 31681020035390 PICTURE Checked out 05/03/2025
Stroud Branch GRO JP Yolen 31681020035408 PICTURE Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    A riotous new entry in the award-winning series features oversized dinosaur kids who surprise their parents by bringing home a wild menagerie of exotic pets, from tigers and elephants to zebras and boa constrictors.
  • Baker & Taylor
    At first, the dinosaurs try to bring home all manner of wild beasts, but in the end, they learn to bring home an appropriate animal from a shelter or pet store and to love and care for it with attention.
  • Scholastic
    Come along on a playful romp as dinosaurs choose outrageous pets, shocking their parents in this fantastically comic new addition to Yolen and Teague's bestselling, award-winning series.

    "Can I keep it? It's so cute!" Brimming with laugh-aloud humor, enormous dinosaur children surprise their parents by bringing home a wild menagerie of highly unusual pets! What would happen if your child walked in the door with a pet tiger? Or an elephant, boa constrictor, zebra, or kangaroo? Would you smile?Perfect for every child who has ever loved or yearned for a pet, this new uproarious book delights readers of all ages as they peek into the mischievous world of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague's bestselling dinosaur series. In the end, children and dinosaurs both learn which animals make the most practical pets, and the best places to find them-- including shelters and pet stores.Wonderfully silly, here is the perfect book for little dinosaurs who may soon have a furry, feathery, or scaly new friend in the house. If you were as big as the dinosaurs in this book, what pet would be your first choice?

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