If I Had a Dinosaur
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2016

If I Had a Dinosaur

By Gabby Dawnay, Alex Barrow (Illustrator)

Part of the If I Had a... series

A girl dreams of a dinosaur as the perfect pet, sparking imaginative adventures.

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32 pages
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A little girl dreams of the ultimate pet—a real dinosaur. Her imagination runs wild as she envisions riding it to school and accommodating its colossal needs. As she drifts to sleep, her dreams blur with reality, hinting at a magical surprise. What happens when imagination feels real?

From the publisher

A witty and charmingly illustrated bedtime story about a little girl who imagines what it would be like to have a dinosaur of her very own

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD570L
Themes & topics
Books about petsBooks about imaginationBooks about dinosaursBooks about dinosaurs and prehistoric creaturesBooks about animals
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.7
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
February 1, 2017
First published
January 1, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780500650998

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