Dinovember
November 2022, Welcome to Jurassic Parkland!
About
Celebrate Dinovember at your library! Dinovember was started in 2012 by authors Refe and Susan Tuma. The authors wanted to preserve their children’s sense of wonder and imagination in the digital era by bringing plastic dinosaurs to life. Dinovember has spread across the globe, igniting the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of children–young and old.
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Don’t miss these events!
P.T. Reptiles
Saturday, November 5, 10am
Meet some modern-day dinosaurs!
Experienced creature wrangler, Peter Rushton of P.T. Reptiles, is bringing live reptiles to the library. Learn more about these remarkable creatures, see some up close, and even hold one for yourself! All ages are welcome. Join us in the Carol & Perry Zirkel Meeting Rooms!
Artventure Workshop: Kawaii Triceratops Drawing (Virtual)
Thursday, November 10, 6:30pm
Ms. Anita is back with another fun art project for kids and teens. Participants will learn how to draw a super cute (kawaii) dinosaur. This virtual art class is best suited for 2nd-grade and up students. Zoom links will be sent out to all registrants.
We Recommend
Our expert staff has selected some great reads! View more selections in our catalog and download the reading list.
Tiny Dino
Deborah Freedman.
Picture book for children
A small but mighty bird declares it is a dinosaur! But no one believes that dinosaurs still exist. This tiny dino is here to explain to its animal friends that birds are, in fact, dinosaurs, and all creatures are connected to one big animal family. Check it out here.
Dinosaurs Without Bones: dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils
Anthony J. Martin.
Adult Nonfiction
It offers an introduction to ichnology, the study of trace fossil vestiges of animal behavior, and how those traces allow scientists to learn about the lives of dinosaurs. Check it out here.
Everything awesome about dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts!
Mike Lowery.
Juvenile Nonfiction
Discover the ULTIMATE book about all things prehistoric! Featuring fun facts, jokes, comics, timelines, and more! Discover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about dinosaurs.
Check it out here.
Dinosaurs The Grand Tour: everything worth knowing about dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops
Keiron Pim with field notes by Jack Horner, illustrated by Fabio Pastori
Adult Nonfiction
This book provides detailed analyses of more than 300 different dinosaurs grouped by the period in which they lived. Dramatic illustrations of the dinosaur accompany each profile. This is a good, inexpensive choice for those who want the most up-to-date, comprehensive information on dinosaurs. —Hoffman, Anne Copyright 2010 Booklist
The T-Rex Attack
Rex Stone, illustrated by Louise Forshaw.
Juvenile Fiction
Travel back in time to the world of the dinosaurs! Children will be inspired to discover the prehistoric world with this edge-of-your-seat adventure dinosaur storybook. Check it out here.
Resources
It is hard for some to imagine that 165 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the planet. Humans have lived for less than two million years. Scientists have named this period in earth’s history the Mesozoic Era. At the time, the world looked very different from what we know today. Then, the land was one landmass called Pangaea or Pangea. During the Mesozoic Era, this supercontinent began to spread apart. The earth’s continents shifted dramatically, and new seas formed, leading to the evolution of plants and animals.
Other Dedicated Web Sites
- Dinovember
- National Archives
- National Park Service
- Paleontology Resources
- Da Vinci Science Center:
Science at Home: Dinosaurs
T.REX, The Ultimate Predator
Go behind the scenes of T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, an exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, with paleontologist Mark Norell and the model makers to find out how they create the stunningly detailed, life-sized models of the iconic dinosaur as a baby, juvenile, and menacing adult. -Museum of Natural History.
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Parkland Art League
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Event Calendars
For the most up-to-date events calendar, please view the online calendar here. Get more out of your library by attending programs and events! Our monthly event calendars are available to download below. Libraries have evolved over the years, and PCL is no exception. With our 2021 renovation, we have enlarged our indoor spaces and have…