Stories for Growing
Cover of Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!Ages 6 to 8
Checking factsSaying “I don’t know”

Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

Kathleen V. Kudlinski, illustrated by S. D. Schindler

Ages 6 to 8
About this age guidance

Publisher: 6–8; Kirkus: 5–8

The age tag follows Publisher edition and description. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.

Recommended in the August 8 dinosaur nonfiction post by an educator reading with her seven-year-old.

This history of dinosaur science follows explanations that changed when more evidence became available. Fossils and tracks correct reconstructions of anatomy and movement. The book’s own age matters: a parent reviewer identifies details that later research has complicated.

Good forAsking questions

Recommended by The Miss Rumphius Effect

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What children see in the story

Different physical evidence changes two distinct reconstructions of dinosaur anatomy and movement. A corrected interpretation illustrates why current scientific accounts remain open to further evidence.

Why it’s on these shelves

Checking facts
When a more complete fossil turns up, Iguanodon’s spike moves from its nose to its thumb. Bones and tracks also change what people thought about how dinosaurs stood and dragged their tails.
Saying “I don’t know”
The book shows scientists changing their minds as new fossils and tracks turn up, and it leaves room for future discoveries to change today’s ideas about dinosaurs. A parent reviewer notes that some details have been revised since it was written.

Why pick it up?

Knowledge remains revisable; this record does not certify every scientific statement as current.

A note for parents

Dino Dad questions a generalized account of dinosaur parental care. Use this as a history-of-evidence discussion, not a current comprehensive dinosaur reference.

Where this recommendation comes from

The Miss Rumphius Effect

Recommended in the August 8 dinosaur nonfiction post by an educator reading with her seven-year-old.

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