National Velociraptor Awareness Day
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On National Velociraptor Awareness Day (April 18), we celebrate these Jurassic raptors known for their ferocity and intelligence. Maybe you’ve gone to see fossils at the museum or played with dinosaur figurines or you’ve watched any of the Jurassic Park or Jurassic World movies (Blue!). If you have, you may have seen these vicious Velociraptors lurking about with the mighty T-Rex, the spiny Stegosaurus, and the long-necked Brachiosaurus. Let’s pick up a book or ask a dinosaur paleontologist to learn more about Velociraptors!
Absolute Expert: Dinosaurs by Lela Nargi (Disney Publishing) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 7-12.
Dinosaur Club: Catching the Velociraptor by Rex Stone (DK Children) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Jane Foster’s Dinosaurs by Jane Foster (little bee books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 0-3.
The Mighty Velociraptor by Percy Leed (Lerner Publishing Group) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, Series, ages 4-6.
Qu’y a-t-il de si génial à propos de Velociraptor by Nicky Dee (Orca Book Publishers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Spanish, Series, ages 7-12.
So You Think You Know About…Velociraptor? by Ben Garrod, illus. Gabriel Ugueto, Scott Hartman, and Ethan Kocak (Kane Miller) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, Series, ages 7-12.
Velociraptor by Harold T. Rober (Lerner Publishing Group) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, Series, ages 4-6.
Velociraptors (StoryBots) by Scott Emmons, illus. Nikolas Ilic (Random House Books for Young Readers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Who Would Win? Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Velociraptor by Jerry Pallotta, illus. Rob Bolster (Scholastic) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
¿Quién ganará? Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor by Jerry Pallotta, illus. Rob Bolster (Scholastic en español) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Spanish, Series, ages 7-12.
Join National Velociraptor Awareness Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other book lists on our blog.
