If you think November is all about turkeys, get ready for a prehistoric blast from the past because November is also all about dinosaurs. Wondering what in the wide, wide, world of reptiles I’m talking about? Well, get ready to share that Thanksgiving dinner with Tyrannosaurus Rex and all his pals because this is Dinovember—RAWR!
I wish I had invented the term "Dinovember" because I love fun word play. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be, so the best I can do to celebrate Dinovember is to offer a dinosaur-themed reading list for kids and adults. After all, who doesn’t love a good pre-Neanderthal read?
Embrace your Jurassic side by checking out books and DVDs with a decidedly primeval vibe. Dino-mite!
Adults:
- Alaskan Dinosaurs: National Geographic [DVD] directed by Oscar Chan.
- How Fast Did T. Rex Run?: Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science by David Hone.
- The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black.
Children:
- Big Words for Little Paleontologists: The Dino Dictionary Every Little Explorer Needs written by Lisa Gerry, illustrated by Franco Tempesta.
- Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric Era written by Evan Johnson-Ransom, illustrated by Julius Csotonyi.
- How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs: A Handy Guide to Dodging Deadly Predators, Riding Out Mega-Monsoons, and Escaping Other Perils of the Prehistoric by Stephanie Warren Drimmer.
New at the Library
Fiction
- King of Greed by Ana Huang.
- The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher.
- Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Nonfiction
- Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy: A High-Country Guide to Natural Dyeing and Making Heirloom Quilts from Scratch by Sara Larson Buscaglia.
- Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century by Saul Austerlitz.
- Landlines: The Remarkable Story of a Thousand-Mile Journey Across Britain by Raynor Winn.
Children
- Beasts of the Ancient World: A Kids’ Guide to Mythical Creatures, from the Sphinx to the Minotaur, Dragons to Baku written by Marchella Ward, illustrated by Asia Orlando.
- Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman.
- My Cat Does Ballet written by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Matt Schu.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org
