Bones, bones, dinosaur bones

Byron Barton

Book - 1990

A cast of characters looks for, finds, and assembles some dinosaur bones.

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Picture books
Published
New York, NY : T.Y. Crowell c1990.
Language
English
Main Author
Byron Barton (-)
Physical Description
unpaged : ill
ISBN
9780690048254
9780690048278
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Review by Booklist Review

Ages 3-5. In Barton's signature style, chunkily drawn paleontologists lumber onto the pages and begin searching for dinosaur bones. They find them, dig them up, wrap and pack them, and finally reconstruct a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in this telescopic look at a dinosaur dig. As inviting as a newly opened box of crayons, the artwork's sparkling bright colors are irresistible; together with the highly simplified descriptions of the work, they offer youngsters an appealing first look at paleontological investigation. ~--Ellen Mandel

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Once again, the author of Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs ; Trucks ; Boats and other picture books proves himself a master of simplicity. Here, a spare, rhythmic text (``Bones. Bones. We look for bones.'') and vibrant, childlike pictures focus on six young paleontologists at work. They diligently dig up the dinosaur bones, wrap and pack them, load them on trucks and bring them to the natural history museum. There the bones are dusted off, and the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is reassembled, bone by bone. Finally, the painstaking job is completed, and the six workers set out in search of more bones. Barton makes a complex procedure easily comprehensible to the very youngest readers--and listeners. Children who have looked at dinosaur skeletons in museums and asked ``How did it get here?'' now have a concise, entertaining answer. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Review by School Library Journal Review

As in I Want to Be an Astronaut (Crowell, 1988), Barton takes a complex profession and makes it comprehensible to the very young. This time he captures the essence of the paleontologist's work: ``Bones. Bones. We look for bones,'' and ``We look for the bones of dinosaurs.'' Six stoic scientists of both genders and varied race are depicted digging, wrapping, packing, loading , and assembling their finds. The illustrations are painted in bold primary colors on green, blue, and yellow backdrops; don't let children miss out on the last spread, in which nine dinosaurs are found, with labels that include pronunciations. A fine companion volume to Barton's Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs (Crowell, 1989). --Denia Lewis Hester, Dewey School, Evanston, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Dazzling, solid colors, sturdy black-outlined figures and objects, and a minimum of short, simple words tell the story of a group of six female and male paleontologists searching for dinosaur bones. The findings are wrapped, loaded, and trucked to a natural history museum where they are reassembled into a towering tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Accurate, timely, and appropriate for the youngest dinosaur fan. From HORN BOOK 1990, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Bones, Bones. We look for bones."" In this sequel to Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, paleontologists spring into action--digging fossils, carefully packing them, taking them to a museum, and assembling them into huge skeletons. The single simply phrased line of large-type text on each page gives younger readers a chance to roll their tongues around words like ""Parasaurolophus"" and ""Thecodontosaurus."" As usual, Barton's handsomely designed, brightly colored pages draw the eye as his thick, lined figures work busily away. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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