Dinosaur Books for 2nd Grade and Up

Below are (mainly) non-fiction titles for the dinosaur obsessed, grades 2 and up. There are a few adult titles thrown in for those ready for a more intense study, and they are marked as such.

1. Bradbury, Ray. Dinosaur Tales. (Adult Fiction)
2. Brett-Surman, Michael K. The Complete Dinosaur.
3. Brusatte, Steve. Dinosaurs.
4. Carpenter, Kenneth. The Armored Dinosaurs.
5. Dixon, Dougal. The Complete Book of Dinosaurs.
6. Currie, Philip J. 101 Questions About Dinosaurs.
7. Currie, Phillip J. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed.
8. Davidson, Jane P.A History of Paleontology Illustration.
9. DK Publishing. Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth.
10. Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Lost World. (Adult Fiction)
11. Edgar, Blake. Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time.
12. Emling, Shelley. The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and a Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World. (Adult)
13. Fastovsky, David E. Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History.
14. Gurney, James. Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time. (Fiction)
15. Hawkins, Emily.Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures.
16. Hibbert, Clare. Children’s Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs.
17. Holmes, Thom. The Age of Mammals: The Olgiocene and Miocene Epochs (The Prehistoric Earth).
18. Holmes, Thom.Dawn of the Dinosaur Age (The Prehistoric Earth #4).
19. Holmes, Thom. Early Life: The Cambrian Period. (The Prehistoric Earth #5).
20. Holmes, Thom. The First Vertebrates: Oceans of the Paleozoic Era. (The Prehistoric Earth #2).
21. Holmes, Thom. Last of the Dinosaurs: The Cretaceous Period (The Prehistoric Earth #6).
22. Holmes, Thom. March Onto Land: The Silurian Period to the Middle Triassic Epoch(The Prehistoric Earth #3).
23. Holmes, Thom. The Rise of Mammals: The Paleocene and Eocene Epochs (The Prehistoric Earth #7).
24. Holmes, Thom. Time of the Giants: The Middle and Late Jurassic Epochs. (The Prehistoric Earth #5).
25. Holtz, Jr. Thomas R.Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages. 
26. Holtz, Jr. Thomas R. Jurassic World – Dinosaur Field Guide.
27. Horner, John R.Digging Dinosaurs: The Search that Unraveled the Mystery of Baby Dinosaurs.
28. Horner, John. R. How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn’t Have to Be Forever.
29. Knoll, Andrew H. Life on a Young Planet. (Adult)
30. Lambert, David. Dk Eyewitness: Dinosaur.
31. Long, John A. Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds.
32. Martyniuk, Matthew P. A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and Other Winged Dinosaurs.
33. Mayor, Adrienne. The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times.
34. McElligott, Matthew. Mad Scientist Academy: Dinosaur Disaster. (Fiction)
35. Miller, Mark. Ask DG?
36. Monsen, Avery. All My Friends are Dead. (Humorous picture book)
37. Naish, Darren. Dinosaurs: a Visual Encyclopedia.
38. Parker, Steve. Dinosaurus: The Complete Guide to Dinosaurs.
39. Parragon Publishing. Dinosaurs (Discovery Kids).
40. Paul, Gregory S. The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs.
41. Paul, Gregory S. The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs.
42. Pickrell, John. Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds.
43. Rafferty, John P. The Mesozoic Era: Age of Dinosaurs.
44. Reed, M.K. Science Comics: Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers.
45. Sabuda, Robert and Matthew Reinhart. Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs.
46. Strauss, Robert. A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America.
47. Switek, Brian. My Beloved Dinosaur: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs. (Adult)
48. Weishampel, David. The Dinosauria.
49. White, Steve. Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart.
50. Zimmerman, Howard. Beyond the Dinosaurs!