I do have a soft spot for dinosaur anything. If your child is dinosaur focused, add in a sprinkle of these poems.

YMMV- there is a time line with millions of years. ( )

Perfect poems for those kids who love a mouthful of complicated dinosaur names. My favorites in the collection are "Tyrannosaurus," "Brachiosaurus," "Deinonychus," "Seismosaurus," "Allosaurus," and "Iguanodon." ( )

Fourteen funny poems about the largest creatures that lived on earth

Prelutsky, J., & Lobel, A. (1988). Tyrannosaurus was a Beast. New York, New York: Mulberry Books.

This is a collection of poems all involving dinosaurs. There are classic favorites like Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops as well as lesser known dinosaurs like Quetzalcaotlus and Coelophysis. This book would be wonderful in the classroom to work on types of poetry and it has a multitude of amazing vocabulary words. The dinosaur names are tough, but the book offers the proper pronunciation for each one. You could bring in a poem or two at a time into the classroom, or introduce the whole book. The language is difficult, but children even as young as kindergarten would enjoy it. I would suggest this book as an adult read aloud book. As one of Jack Prelutsky’s slightly lesser known books, it has not won any major awards, but he has won many for his previous books. ( )

Illustrated page of a dinosaur and opposing page with poem. Poetry rhythm reflects dinosaur characteristics. Great read aloud. ( )