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Advantages: Good story
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How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? THE STORY The story begins by asking questions about how a dinosaur eats his food. Does it belch or make rude noises? Does he pick at it, does he fuss, does he flip it in the air and goes on to ask more questions. We are then told exactly how a dinosaur does eat his food. MY OPINION The story is very easy to follow and it does all follow a rhyming pattern. The main part of the story is the asking questions about ...
...last few pages show us how the dinosaur sits and eats it nicely. My boys like this story and they answer the questions which are asked at the beginning. The words are all spread out over 29 pages with only a few words on each page which is great for my 5 year old as he is now able to read most of them by himself and is not put off by there being loads of text in the one place. There are nice illustrations on all of the pages which too me have ... Read review

Advantages: Shows children the importance of resting when they are unwell
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...a child (or moaning bloke) how not to behave when they are ill and starts by showing what it would look like if the dinosaurs dropped tissues over the floor and threw their medicine away. It shows human mothers trying to deal with all this bad behaviour and how much easier it is for them when the dinosaurs behave properly. The best thing is that it does this is a really amusing but sensible way and children can learn that it isn't really funny to ...
...the importance of rules on how to behave in different situations. I know I have had trouble in the past with getting my son to bed or to eat his tea properly. I know I am not alone in this and so would have to recommend trying this set of books to help get the message across to their darling toddlers. ***Other Dinosaur Books*** How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? How Do Dinosaurs ... Read review

Advantages: Great rhymes and teaches children how to behave well
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...great help to show him how he should have behaved. Unfortunately by the time we discovered it, he had grown out of all that although there are occasions when he still plays up a little bit and tries to convince us that one story more wouldn't be so bad. The best thing about this book is that it is done in a way that children will find amusing but will see that it's really better for them to behave. The clever rhymes and lovely artwork in this book ...
...***Other Dinosaur Books*** How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? How Do Dinosaurs Count To Ten? How Do Dinosaurs Learn To Read? ***Price and Availability*** This large paperback book is priced at £5.99 but we were surprised to see it available in Poundstretcher for only £1 before Christmas. Not sure if your local one will stock it though but it's worth a look. Otherwise you can ... Read review

Advantages: great book really captivating
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Justin Somper has made this book brilliant and inspiring. Anthony Horowitz described it as "Totally Original". This book is amazingly based around an old sea shanty about Vampirates. It is quoted below: "I'll tell you a tale of Vampirates, A tale as old as true. Yea, I'll sing you a song of an ancient ship, And it's mighty fearsome crew. Yea, I'll sing you a song of an ancient ship, That sails the oceans blue... That haunts the oceans blue. ...
...wings in flight. They say the captain, he wears a veil So as to curtail your fright At his death-pale skin And his lifeless eyes And his teeth as sharp as night. Oh, they say the captain, he wears a veil And his eyes never see the light. "You'd better be good, child - good as gold, As good as good can be. Else I'll turn you in to the Vampirates And wave you out to sea. Yes, you'd better be good, child - good as gold, Because - look! ... Read review

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...on the pavement outside of Laura's window. Laura rushes outside with her torch to take a closer look at the star. Laura is in awe of the stars beauty, but then notices that a point of the star has broken off. Laura gently carries the star back into her house and manages to stick the broken point of the star back on. Laura then takes the star into her bed and tells it her secrets. When she wakes up in the morning the star has disappeared. Laura ...
...lots of fun detail, like Laura's dragon mug and plate of cookies. Teddy peeps out from under the duvet. This is a lovely, touching story of friendship and putting the needs of others before your own needs. It can be read on many different levels. A very young child will love the illustrations and simple story. For an older child the story can help with a discussion about the needs of others and important friendships. My son and I discussed how important ... Read review