Quick Summary: A wishlist read for the aspiring paleontologist

My Review: Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones authored by Sara Levine and illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth was a super cute, super information-packed read. It provided interesting details on dinosaurs and related those details to humans. It was a fun approach to paleontology.

My Final Say: Young readers with a penchant for science will appreciate this book. I would heartily recommend it.

Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Y

Appreciation is extended to the author, to the publisher (Lerner Publishing Group, Millbrook Press), and to NetGalley. Thank you for granting access to this work in exchange for an honest review. The words I have shared are my own thoughts and opinions.

I love this book! It is a dinosaur skeleton picture book with a different angle, which my students would enjoy.

I loved the imagination in this nonfiction book! Also, I appreciated the human bones tie-in.

Kids who love dinosaurs will greatly enjoy exploring Fossil by Fossil! It's packed full of interesting dinosaur facts about how dinosaurs skeletons are different than humans, but the most fun part is when the author and illustrator imagine what kids would look like with those extra dinosaur bones. Which dinosaur would you be if you had three horns coming out of your head? Or really small arms compared to your legs? Or flat, diamond shaped bones above your spine?

My dino-loving preschooler adored it!

This was a fun book that lets kids think about the similarities between humans and dinosaurs and to have some reference points in thinking about what the dinosaurs bodies were like. A nice mix of imagination and science.

Highly engaging! My students love Sandra Markle’s what if you had animal...? series, and they will love this for the same reason. Great for imaginative readers that might not already embrace NF, as well as for dinosaur buffs that will know all the answers.

Fossil by Fossil, by Sara Levine, illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth, ISBN 9781467794893 is a wonderful bone to bone comparison picture book between dinosaurs (Kids' favorite animal!) and human bones. This book is full of the skeletal remains of dinosaurs, explains what the different parts of the skeleton may have played in the dinos' anatomy, and humorously plays with the idea of mixing human and dinosaur skeletons. What kid doesn't imagine himself as a t-rex. This is perfect for little boys, and girls who are budding paleontologists, love fossils, dinosaurs, bones, and the big long names that elude adults but delight the littlest minds. Great for school and public libraries, museums, and gift giving for young minds who love all things dinosaur. Netgalley and Lerner Publishing group allowed me to read and review this books in exchange for an honest review.

Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones, written by Sara C. Levine and illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth, is currently scheduled for release on January 1 2018. What kind of dinosaur would you be if you had a bony ridge that rose up from the back of your skull and three horns poking up from the front? A triceratops! This lively picture book will keep readers guessing as they find out what how their bones are similar to and different from those of various dinosaur species.

Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones is a wonderful combination of imagination and education. This book not only teaches young readers about the bone structures of people and dinosaurs, it also encourages them to imagine how they might look as a dinosaur and how the similarities and differences make all creatures look. I also like that the human children included in the book are diverse, but not in a way that make the book appear to be trying to be that way. I like the way questions were posed to the reader, inviting them to consider and imagine before more information is given to them. I like that there is further information, a glossary, and other helpful information included for the most engaged readers at the end of the book. This is a fun and visually attractive book that will capture the attention and interest of readers, and might encourage multiple reads and further research or imaginative play.

Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones is an entertaining and interesting read. I think this book will be a big hit among dinosaur, nature, and imagination fans for all ages.

Enjoyable read and a good reference for kids to learn about dinosaurs. Pretty cool how it shows how human and dinosaur bone structure is surprisingly similar. I like how it taps into the imagination when showing how we’re also quite different from dinosaurs and they can be dissimilar from each other. Good info in a cute package with well done art.

I love this dinosaur book! We can always use more dinosaur books because we will always have children that LOVE dinosaurs. But when you read a dinosaur book with a completely new take, you instantly fall in love. At least that's what I did. As soon as the book started I could imagine five different ways I could use it in my classroom. The book encourages outside the box thinking, inspires creativity and allows children to see how we could be connected to dinosaurs in a fun way. I can't wait to share this book with students.

Overall I liked this, it isn't too wordy, it has enough facts but also offers opportunities for imagination. I would suggest this title for younger children who do not already know dinosaurs really well. It is not afraid to talk about birds and their link to dinosaurs which is nice to see in a picture book. I also like that it doesn't call everything a dinosaur but distinctions are made between dinosaurs and other reptiles.

It sort of puts me in mind of a modernized Aliki dinosaur book. It is a picture book all the way through with picture book illustrations rather than more realistic renderings which makes it a better choice for younger children or timid children who find the more realistic versions scary.

I liked the illustrations of this book and the fact that it compared us with dinosaurs, but there were too many small words and the vocab seemed very advanced for most younger kids. However, this could be a good reference book if you are studying dinosaurs but not a great fit for storytime for young kids.

A clever book combining dinosaurs, anatomy and imagination. Follow some dinosaur loving children as they tour through the fossil museum comparing dinosaur bones and human bones and see what fun can be had by imagining them combined. What would a human look like with horns or fangs? Find out!

This is a cute book for dinosaur lovers. The book uses fossils and bones to compare dinosaurs to humans and show what they have in common. The illustrations are cute when they add bones to a child, then show the dinosaur that matches. The book asks questions to get the reader or listener thinking about bones, fossils and what they know about dinosaurs. A good addition to a school, class, public or family library.

Super cute for the age range. Love that they compare dinosaurs to humans and show comparisons of bone structure, etc...

A big thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book and I got it because I loved the cover and I love fossils. This is a picture book but it is cute and fun. It has a nice comparative showing that we do have something in common with dinosaurs. Lots of information.

The powerful duo of Sara Levine and T.S. Spookytooth have done it again! I love, love, love the approach of asking us questions that help us think about bones and body parts and then helping us answer these questions for ourselves. The writing and the illustrations are informative, interesting, and amusing. I hope there are many more books to come.