Dazzle the Dinosaur Marcus Pfister Reading level: 4-8 Hardcover - 24 pages (September 1994) Published by North South Books Publication date: September 1995 Dimensions (in inches): 0.34 x 11.56 x 8.67 ISBN: 1558583378 Order This Book - Hardcover

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This is the story of a young dinosaur who has unique glittering spines, and who decides to leave the safety of his home to help his family and friends by finding the feared Dragonsaurus. The Dragonsaurus had taken over the cave where Dazzle's family and relatives had lived so that the herd was now in a place with limited water and food. Dazzle and his sister Maia bravely decide to sneak away to help the herd by taking back the cave that the Dragonsaurus now occupies. Dazzle's glittering spines are an integral part of the story and of the illustrations. This is a charming story and is as well done as are other stories by Marcus Pfister.

Other Books By The Author, Marcus Pfister, That You'll Enjoy

	Rainbow Fish to the Rescue In this story, the Rainbow Fish learns the importance of doing what you believe in, regardless of the opinions of your peers. Rainbow Fish and his friends had been playing flash tag and had excluded another fish just because the little striped fish did not have a flashy scale like the others. Rainbow Fish realized that this wasn't right but was too afraid to stand up against his friends for fear of losing their friendship. But when the new fish is chased by a shark, Rainbow Fish convinces the group to work together to save the little fish. They then become friends and the little fish is welcomed into the group in spite of his differences. This is a good story to begin to discuss the problems of peer pressure with your child and the importance of being sensitive to the feelings and needs of others who are different.
	Rainbow Fish From: Amazon.com If you read this very popular book just before bed, and the light is still on in the hallway, you can make the rainbow scales glitter on the page, and realize why the Rainbow Fish was so proud of his beautiful decoration. Sometimes, though, being too proud of outside beauty can blind a fish, or a child (or even, heaven forbid, a parent) to the beauty people hold inside. That's the lesson of this simple tale, imported from Switzerland. It's a useful one for future sneaker and designer clothing shoppers, for rainbow fish--and for quieter, plainer minnows, too.