{"id":4301874495567,"title":"Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones","handle":"here-we-go-digging-for-dinosaur-bones","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/susan-lendroth\"\u003eSusan Lendroth\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/bob-kolar\"\u003eBob Kolar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead along, dig along, sing along!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of \"Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush.\" Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find – then discover how to build a T. Rex from its bones. 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She works with books and librarians at the Los Angeles Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/susan-lendroth\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Susan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Kolar, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBob Kolar is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eHey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!; Stomp! Stomp!\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Astroblast! series, the basis for the Sprout TV show. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy and the Book\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSlickety Quick\u003c\/i\u003e; and The Little Vehicles series. When he's not writing and illustrating books, Bob teaches art at the Kansas City Art Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/bob-kolar\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Bob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the tune of a familiar ditty, budding paleontologists can march, dig, and sift with a crew of dinosaur hunters. Modeling her narrative after “Here We Go ’Round the Mulberry Bush,” Lendroth (\u003cem\u003eOld Manhattan Has Some Farms\u003c\/em\u003e, 2014, etc.) invites readers to add appropriate actions and gestures as they follow four scientists—modeled by Kolar as doll-like figures of varied gender and racial presentation, with oversized heads to show off their broad smiles—on a dig. “This is the way we clean the bones, clean the bones, clean the bones. \/ This is the way we clean the bones on a warm and sunny morning.” The smiling paleontologists find, then carefully excavate, transport, and reassemble the fossil bones of a T. rex into a museum display. A fleshed-out view of the toothy specimen on a wordless spread brings the enterprise to a suitably dramatic climax, and unobtrusive notes in the lower corners capped by a closing overview add digestible quantities of dino-detail and context. 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When he's not writing and illustrating books, Bob teaches art at the Kansas City Art Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/bob-kolar\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Bob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the tune of a familiar ditty, budding paleontologists can march, dig, and sift with a crew of dinosaur hunters. Modeling her narrative after “Here We Go ’Round the Mulberry Bush,” Lendroth (\u003cem\u003eOld Manhattan Has Some Farms\u003c\/em\u003e, 2014, etc.) invites readers to add appropriate actions and gestures as they follow four scientists—modeled by Kolar as doll-like figures of varied gender and racial presentation, with oversized heads to show off their broad smiles—on a dig. “This is the way we clean the bones, clean the bones, clean the bones. \/ This is the way we clean the bones on a warm and sunny morning.” The smiling paleontologists find, then carefully excavate, transport, and reassemble the fossil bones of a T. rex into a museum display. A fleshed-out view of the toothy specimen on a wordless spread brings the enterprise to a suitably dramatic climax, and unobtrusive notes in the lower corners capped by a closing overview add digestible quantities of dino-detail and context. 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Bright digital illustrations make the story engaging and accessible for young readers. Additional facts about dinosaurs are included at the end of the book. Suggested movements to act out the story are also mentioned. 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Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones

By: Susan Lendroth / Illustrated by: Bob Kolar

Read along, dig along, sing along!

Young paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush." Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find – then discover how to build a T. Rex from its bones. Includes hand-play motions for sing-alongs and bite-size science sidebars.

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Susan Lendroth, author

Susan Lendroth is the author of Natsumi!, Old Manhattan Has Some Farms, and Hey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!, which was read aboard the International Space Station. She works with books and librarians at the Los Angeles Public Library.

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Bob Kolar, illustrator

Bob Kolar is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Hey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!; Stomp! Stomp!; and the Astroblast! series, the basis for the Sprout TV show. He is also the illustrator of The Boy and the Book; Slickety Quick; and The Little Vehicles series. When he's not writing and illustrating books, Bob teaches art at the Kansas City Art Institute.

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Kirkus Reviews

To the tune of a familiar ditty, budding paleontologists can march, dig, and sift with a crew of dinosaur hunters. Modeling her narrative after “Here We Go ’Round the Mulberry Bush,” Lendroth (Old Manhattan Has Some Farms, 2014, etc.) invites readers to add appropriate actions and gestures as they follow four scientists—modeled by Kolar as doll-like figures of varied gender and racial presentation, with oversized heads to show off their broad smiles—on a dig. “This is the way we clean the bones, clean the bones, clean the bones. / This is the way we clean the bones on a warm and sunny morning.” The smiling paleontologists find, then carefully excavate, transport, and reassemble the fossil bones of a T. rex into a museum display. A fleshed-out view of the toothy specimen on a wordless spread brings the enterprise to a suitably dramatic climax, and unobtrusive notes in the lower corners capped by a closing overview add digestible quantities of dino-detail and context. As in Jessie Hartland’s How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum (2011), the combination of patterned text and bright cartoon pictures of scientists at accurately portrayed work offers just the ticket to spark or feed an early interest in matters prehistoric. A common topic ably presented—with a participatory element adding an unusual and brilliant angle. (Informational picture book. 4-7)

School Library Journal

Lendroth’s nonfiction picture book is both a great read-aloud and a fun source of information. The main text mimics the children’s song “This Is the Way,” but instead of brushing teeth, readers are digging for bones, sifting through dirt, and cleaning bones. Smaller text on each page offers more details about the work the diverse cast of childlike paleontologists is doing. Bright digital illustrations make the story engaging and accessible for young readers. Additional facts about dinosaurs are included at the end of the book. Suggested movements to act out the story are also mentioned. VERDICT This is a perfect book for a dinosaur storytime.

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-104-0

Board Book
ISBN: 978-1-62354-375-4

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-868-5

Ages: 4-8
Page count: 32
9 1/2 x 9 1/2