Sandra Markle
What If You Had T. Rex Teeth?: And Other Dinosaur Parts (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Earth Science
- Life Science
- Story / Adventure
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
A child sprouts tyrannosaur teeth, sickle-shaped toes, body armor, a long neck, or another dinosaur structure and imagines the everyday consequences. The transformations turn fossil-based reconstruction and structure-function comparison into a funny beginning-reader sequence.
The science inside
- Dinosaurs, Fossils & Paleontology
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Scientists reconstruct dinosaur anatomy primarily from fossils and comparisons with other organisms.
- Teeth, limbs, armor, and necks provide clues about feeding, movement, protection, and reach.
- Dinosaur groups had diverse body plans rather than one standard set of features.
- A fossil supports some claims directly while soft tissues, colors, and exact behaviors may remain more uncertain.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Quick discussion
If you could have any dinosaur body part, which would you choose?
What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a dinosaur body part overnight?
Sandra Markle's bestselling What If You Had... series is now in Scholastic's Level 2 reader format! Perfect for kids just learning to read independently, this imaginative book explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw a dinosaur body part instead of your own!
From a Velociraptor's sharp sickle-tipped toes to a T. rex's giant curved teeth, and from the body armor of an Ankylosaurus to the long neck of a Brachiosaurus -- discover what it would be like if you had one of these wild dinosaur parts! Readers will also learn what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur and why they aren't around today.
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