I was skeptical that a drawing book could be appropriate for a 4 year old.... however this book does a great job being at the four year old level yet also being appropriate up to probably age 8 or so. In fact, I can see a homeschooling mom with a 4 and 7 year old doing the book at the same time. Here is what the book includes:
First, each dino is introduced by a story in the top left... and the tiny chicken sized dino from the first page ends up meeting all the other dinos in the story as they compete in the dino Olympics. The text is not really all that important. In fact, I most likely will skip the story part unless my son is really interested in it.
Second, the dino in a large scale is presented on the left which is the same page as the "story." Its in full color and often its position matches the taught drawing on the right side with a slight variation, though some dinos are in completely different positions.
Third, the drawing of the dino is taught in six steps with the last step always being to color the drawing. Usually only 1-2 lines are drawn per step at the start, but that number varies considerably by the end depending on the detail added. The only issue with the steps is lines disappear without kids being told to erase.
Fourth, worksheets are provided for each animal that are partially drawn! This is why the book is appropriate for 4 year olds. They finish the drawing instead of having to start with a blank page. With older kids, you can just have them draw on plain paper.
Lastly, when a drawing / worksheet page is approved by the teacher/parent. The child gets to place a sticker on each dino page to complete the scene. There are dotted spaces where the stickers go. All 11 reward stickers are provided... plus an entire sheet of additional stickers to place as rewards on their worksheets/drawings.
There are 11 dinos included: compsognathus, apatosaurus (brontosaurus), pterodactyl, sauroseidon, triceratops, ankylosaurus, mamenchisauris, ornithomimus, stegosaurus, diplodocus, and tyrannosaurus rex.
As a child, I loved books like this and I was so happy to find this for my son. He is not yet 4, but I can't wait to use them.
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