Curious George And The Dinosaur. Written & Illustrated by Margret Rey and Alan J. Shalleck

Rey, Margret, and Alan J. Shalleck. Curious George And The Dinosaur. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Print. 30 pages
Age Group:	1-4
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	George goes to a museum on a field trip with his friend Jimmy in this picture book version of the film. The children are board until George climbs on top of the dinosaur skeleton, which sparks the children’s curiosity and saves the day.
Personal Reaction:	A fun way to introduce young readers to items that will be in a museum as well as a great starting block to discuss how to behave inside a museum.
Keywords/Tags:	Fictions, Monkeys, Museums, Fossils
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures have meanings Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books