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Giants Awake! - The Secret Dinosaurs, book one - by N.S. Blackman
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Giants Awake! - The Secret Dinosaurs, book one - by N.S. Blackman
Hunters Attack - The Secret Dinosaurs, book two - by N.S. Blackman
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Hunters Attack - The Secret Dinosaurs, book two - by N.S. Blackman
Jurassic Adventure - The Secret Dinosaurs, book three - by N.S. Blackman
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Jurassic Adventure - The Secret Dinosaurs, book three - by N.S. Blackman
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KS2 School Author Visits
KS2 School Author Visits

Here at Dinosaur Books, we publish many middle grade stories that make perfect class readers for KS2 teachers, particularly our middle grade historical fiction, so it is always wonderful when we see specialist teacher resource companies producing activities that link to our books, and the curriculum.

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Anglo-Saxon topic fiction books for KS2 children – can they be realistic and age-appropriate?
Anglo-Saxon topic fiction books for KS2 children – can they be realistic and age-appropriate?

Can historical fiction for children be accurate and realistic - how to overcome the challenge, by N.S. Blackman, author of the KS2 Anglo-saxon topic fiction book, Freedom for Bron

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Longlisted! Kerry-Ann strikes again with a nomination for the incredible Little Rebels Award
Longlisted! Kerry-Ann strikes again with a nomination for the incredible Little Rebels Award

The Windrush book for children aged 8+ featuring determined cricketer Kerry-Ann strikes again! Longlisted for the Little Rebels Award

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A dino-tastic day! With our Strength-in-Stories friends and partners
A dino-tastic day! With our Strength-in-Stories friends and partners

A dino-tastic day in south London for three authors of dinosaur fiction for children

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Branford Boase Award 2024
Branford Boase Award 2024

Sonya Mcgilchrist, founder of Dinosaur Books Ltd, reflects on being longlisted as an editor for the Branford Boase Award, alongside author of Last Girl In, Cheryl Diane Parkinson

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Windrush Cricket
Windrush Cricket

In this guest blog, the author of Last Girl In - Cheryl Diane Parkinson - celebrates Windrush Cricket, Caribbean culture and the power of grandparents

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Our titles reflect the diverse make up of our company, and the range of our authors and illustrators. 🦖

Our passion is for children’s books that are inclusive, original and thoughtful - great storytelling is at the heart of everything we do.🦖

Find out more about the diverse range of authors and illustrators that we work with

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The Secret Dinosaur - dinosaur reading books for children ages 7 - 9
Chapter book for cricket fans, celebrating the Windrush, Black British history and women's sport
West African history, adventure and excitement in this chapter book set in the Edo Kingdom of Benin.
Spooky short stories to thrill avid and reluctant readers, perfect for Halloween and Spooktober

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We love it when classroom specialists create lovely activities to accompany our books and help out teachers – which is just what @ks2gems has done! These resources are fantastic and focused on reading skills, as set out in the English National
Huge congratulations to @CDParkinson55, *brilliant* author of the compelling Last Girl In, Cheryl's debut middle grade story, published with Dinosaur Books in 2023. Wonderful to see Cheryl receive this @UKLiteraryAssociation award for diversity and i
If you're in or near London on Saturday come and say hi! Tons of cool books and cool publishers, authors and illustrators - all celebrating #DiverseBooks - adult and children's. #DiverseBooksForKids #MulticulturalBooksForKids
The @littlerebelsaward is so special, rewarding as it does honest, radical stories for children. We're absolutely thrilled that Kerry-Ann's fight to stay in the game is on the longlist. "This book taught me to stand up for what is right and wh