The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs (Ready-to-Read Series: Level 3)

by Shirley Raye Redmond, Simon Sullivan (Illustrator)

Overview

There once was a little dog named Tray. He lived in England with his owner, Mary Ann Anning. Besides Mary Ann, Tray loved one other thing: He loved to dig for dinosaur bones. Together he and Mary Ann found small bones, big bones, and even entire skeletons! People came from all around the world to see the bones they found.
This is the honestly true story of Tray, the dog that dug for dinosaurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689857089
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	07/01/2004
Series:	Ready-to-Read
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	202,824
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Shirley Raye Redmond has received numerous awards for both her women’s fiction and children’s books. Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of Daring Women of God won the 2021 Christianity Today Book Award in the children and youth category. Shirley Raye has been married for fifty years to her college sweetheart. They live in the scenic mountains of northern New Mexico and have two children and five grandchildren. When not writing, she enjoys birdwatching and even traveled to Iceland to photograph Atlantic puffins up close and personal. Visit her website at ShirleyRayeRedmond.com or touch base on Facebook.

Simon Sullivan is a book designer and artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island. His dog, Momo, has not yet discovered any dinosaur bones.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-3-Redmond tells the story of how 12-year-old Mary Ann Anning and her dog Tray found numerous dinosaur fossils in England in the early 1800s. Beginning with a clear definition of fossils, the text describes how the companions searched the seaside cliffs, Tray using his sense of smell and Mary Ann employing the tools of a paleontologist (a small hammer and chisel). The fossils they helped to recover are on exhibit in London's Natural History Museum. The illustrations are simple and cartoonlike. This easy-to-read book can be used to introduce more in-depth titles on the subject.-Deborah Rothaug, Pasadena Elementary School, Plainview, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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