Title: Drumheller Dinosaur Dance
Author: Robert Heidbreder
Illustrator: Bill Saven and Esperanca Melo
Publisher: Kids Can Press
http://www.kidscanpress.com/US/
Publication Date: 2004
Genre: Picture Book
Audience: Gr. PreK-2
Overview: At night, all of the dinosaur fossils in Drumheller come back to life, reassemble themselves, and have a raucous celebration dancing and playing drums. The children of Drumheller all awake and join them, while the adults think it is just a storm. When morning comes, the children return to their beds and the dinosaurs return to the ground, waiting for the next night and the next dance.
Activity: This book would be perfect to use for a lesson relating to dinosaurs, whether in conjunction with other dinosaur based books or with a science lesson. There is so much personality that it would be easy and enjoyable for students to write their own Drumheller Dinosaurs stories about other things the dinosaurs could do when they are not dancing and playing drums. There is also a simple rhyming scheme with a few inventive rhymes, so this book could be used to further a student’s ability with rhyming and creating their own rhymes.
Reviewer’s Name: Zack Zajaczkowski
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