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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted an unusual offering: "a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton." In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. bataar, a close cousin to the most famous animal that ever lived. The fossils now on display in a Manhattan event space had been unearthed in Mongolia, more than 6,000 miles away. At eight-feet high and 24 feet long, the specimen was spectacular, and when the gavel sounded the winning bid was over...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Early readers are introduced to Tyrannosaurus rex, a ferocious carnivore of the late Cretaceous period. Friendly text and dynamic photos share the dinosaur's looks, behaviors, and diet, based on scientific research" --
7) I'm bad!
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hungry Tyrannosaurus rex searches for food in the prehistoric forest but is thwarted in its attempts to find something to eat.
8) Sea rex
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cordelia spends a day at the beach with her dinosaur friends.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book will highlight a newly discovered T. rex relative in China with a coat of downy feathers! This one-ton predator is the largest known animal to ever have walked the Earth. This discovery was made public in April 2012, and is a timely addition that sets this book apart from other dinosaur titles. We'll meet 19 kinds of tyrannosaurs--including seven new species discovered in the last two years--that came before T. rex. The names are strange,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Tiny T. Rex wants to cheer up his friend, Pointy, with a hug, but he is frustrated because even as he gets bigger, his arms remain too small for proper hugging--but he is determined to practice, even when he gets into trouble.
11) T. Rex
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text Tyrannosaurus rex introduces itself as the biggest, fiercest dinosaur.
13) Camp chaos!
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"With small, quick dinosaurs on the loose, the big T. rex causing trouble, and a boss who loves surprises, Owen, Claire, and the bumbling Asset Containment Unit have their hands full keeping all the dinosaurs and guests at Jurassic World safe. With action-packed illustrations throughout, this engaging chapter book features fun-filled stories that are perfect for LEGO® Jurassic World"!fans and kids ages 6 to 9 who love dinosaurs."--Amazon
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"A gripping narrative of a fearless paleontologist, the founding of America's most loved museums, and the race to find the largest dinosaurs on record. In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York's struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a privileged socialite whose reputation rests on the museum's success, and intrepid Kansas-born fossil...
18) Rex
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex spends his days raging through the jungle and scaring all the other dinosaurs until one night a tiny dinosaur hatches from an abandoned egg and decides that the big dinosaur is his father.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Fans of the StoryBots will recognize the colorful art from the hugely popular dinosaur video "Tyrannosaurus Rex" on YouTube. A gigantic body and super-sharp teeth make the Tyrannosaurus rex the most fearsome of the dinosaurs. Just don't make fun of those tiny arms! This rhyming Step 1 Science Reader will entertain while imparting simple facts about the most popular carnivorous dinosaur of all." --
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