Adventures at Wilder Farm

My next book will be released three months from now! Born to be Giants is a 48 page non-fiction picture book with Roaring Brook/Flashpoint Press.

This book fills a lifelong dream to investigate paleontologists’ understanding of baby dinosaurs and their parents. It was an exciting book because scientists have made many great new discoveries of fossilized baby dinosaurs, nests, and eggs in recent years. I wrote and illustrated the book in a format with hypotheses about dinosaur behavior following clues to engage young readers in the scientific method.

Here’s an example of the format of the book. First we see some clues. These are things that are known about dinosaurs based on fossil evidence along with observations about animals, like crocodiles, that are alive today. (Click on any of the following images to see them larger.)

Then we see a hypothesis of possible dinosaur behavior.

Born to be Giants is a Junior Library Guild Selection and will also be available at Scholastic Book Fairs! The release data is April 27th.

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