Express Delivery From Dinosaur World (2107) is unlike any other book I've opened. The ten adventure puzzles are handsome and awesome. Yanan Dong's artwork is clever and complex. The physical construction of the book is 3D during mix-match and picture-search typically seen in books for toddlers. A few pages fold out to create illustrations twice the size of the bound book. The pages are made of a sturdy paper that gives the publication the texture of a treasure. There is minimal text since emphasis is on a visual experience.
The table of contents begins with a Message from the Past: "When you opened this book, you stepped into our world--the mysterious world of dinosaurs. . . We've made this dinosaur book as a record of what it was like." This exceptional book belongs in gift shops at natural history museums and art museums. Why art museums? The final two pages salute eight famous artists: "Imagine if artists were dinosaurs. And their famous works of art were eggs." Dong presents eggs in the style of several famous masters.
Teaching 2 Empower All Learners has a Dinosaur and Fossil Unit. Miss B's World has a Dinosaur Adjectives Only MadLib. Live at 5 has Dinosaur Facts Scavenger Hunt with Differentiation.
