Drumheller Dinosaur Dance

by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Bill Slavin & Esperança Melo

tagged: dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures

Description

By daylight, the Drumheller dinosaurs rest their ancient bones. But when the moon rises, so do these slumbering skeletons -- ready to tango, fandango, shimmy and shake! This exuberant read-aloud imagines what the dinosaur skeletons of world-famous Drumheller, Alberta, get up to when everyone's asleep. Kids will want to thumpity-thump along with these dynamic dinos as they dance across the dark, dusty Badlands.

About the Authors

Robert Heidbreder is a celebrated and multi-award-winning children's poet and author. He has written over 20 books, including the recent ROAR-chestra! and Crocs in a Box. He taught primary school for 30 years, for which he won the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. He lives in Vancouver BC with his wife and two cats.

Bill Slavin is an award-winning children's book illustrator of over 100 books. His works include the Stanley series, Drumheller Dinosaur Dance and The Farm Team. He lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Esperança Melo is a graduate of Sheridan College's Animation Program and has completed an honors degree in graphic design from George Brown College. She has illustrated and designed several children's books. Esperança was born in the Azores and now lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Age:: 3 to 7
Grade:: p to 2
Reading age:: 3 to 7

Awards

Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Award
Short-listed, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
Winner, Great Book Award, Canada Toy Testing Council
Short-listed, Childrens' Choices, International Reading Association
Winner, Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association
Short-listed, Shinning Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice

Editorial Reviews

While there are many great picture books about dinosaurs, this one tells a story that young fans will enjoy hearing over and over.

— School Library Journal

Fans of boisterous bedtimes will get a high kick out of this fun, fantastical take on Drumheller’s dinosaurs.

— Quill & Quire

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Drumheller Dinosaur Dance

by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Bill Slavin & Esperança Melo

Out of print