How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

great book

2008-04-05
Hilarious yet education pictures. Short questions that children can answer themselves and also receive proper, precise answers on how a child is suppose to eat at a table and in public.

Very good

2008-02-27
Some books I cannot stand reading over and over but this one I absolutely love to read. The illustrations are cute and colorful. The message is awesome something kids can relate to.

Great

2008-02-19
I love these books. Everyone of the books in the series have met mine and my child's expectations. Of course being a boy he loves the dinosaurs and as I the mom, I love the values, manners and morals they teach.

Great for little dinosaurs, too

2008-01-31
My son has loved this series since he was 12 months old, and he is now 19 months. I thought the books might be too old for him, but he loves the rhyming and loves looking at the pictures of the different dinosaurs. He picks out little details like trucks, teddy bears, or the cat and dog over and over again, and has his favorite dinosaur (the one eating pancakes on the front of this book).

Whether he understands the lessons about mealtime and bedtime, I can't tell for sure, but we'll get them in early since he makes us read him all of these books just about every night! We have ...Eat Their Food, ...Go To Bed, ...Get Well Soon, and ...Go to School. The board books ...Play with their Friends and ...Clean their Rooms are good also. The counting and colors ones aren't as good.

Great book/series!!!! A+++++++

2007-12-18
These books are GREAT. My son is a little over three and he LOVES these books and memorized them almost immediately. I love when he reads them back to me. I highly recommend for any dinosaur lover!! I own three of these books and can;t wait to get another!!!!

Reminiscent of dinnertime at my home...

2007-11-10

How does a dinosaur eat all his food?Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else pick it up? Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles and goodwill. As in their previous books, Yolen and Teague capture children's rambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.

Top of the list

2007-09-10
When I read this to my son, I act out what they're talking about on each page. He finds this to be quite humorous, and this has propelled this book to the top of his favorites list. (He's 21 months)

Great illustrations!

2007-08-27
My two and a half year old is really into dinosaurs. My mother bought him this book and he loves it. The only problem is after I turn each page he says, "Mommy, what is that dinosaurs name?" It is interesting that scientists named these creatures such long and hard to pronounce names. But he learns and so do I. The illustrations are wonderful. If your child really enjoys the illustrations then I would stay away from the board books because the dinosaur pictures are much smaller so you don't get the full impact of the pictures as in the hardcover books. The advantages of the board books however, are that your child does not rip the pages and they are easy to transport for road trips. So no matter the format, if your child is into dinosaurs, they will really enjoy this book series and so will you.

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

2007-07-14
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? blends a child's curiosity and interest in dinosaurs and the parental desire to teach table manners. The story starts out showing colourful illustrations of various types of dinosaurs as they are in the act of eating in ill-mannered ways. The caption below asks if the dinosaur ate this way. For instance, "does he bubble his milk?" At the end of the story, the child gets an answer that dinosaurs always ate with the best of manners.

Though definitely not realistic in it's depiction of how dinosaurs really ate, this book is fun. It also allows parents to reinforce table manners in a new less openly nagging way. This book also includes a cute little mini rendition of the same story for kids to carry in their pocket or to read along with.

Once again, a hit

2007-07-03
The dinosaur series is a hit with our family. This one is good to remind them about manners and being polite to others at the table. The one I got came with a mini book too so I can take it to restaurants for added emphasis.