But it's not Gigantosaurus, just Bonehead's idea of a joke, and when he takes the joke a bit too far, he's the one on Gigantosaurus' lunch menu!

When one of the gang, Bonehead, offers to act as lookout so the others can play safely, they are very grateful - especially when he raises the alarm, shouting that Gigantosaurus is on his way. Despite everything happening in the world some occasions will always make things better and one of those is World Book Day, arguably the best day of the year! This jolly Jurassic rhyming romp features all of our favourite Giganto pals in a rip-roaring adventure looking to find their nemesis the Gigantosaurus. Find out about the different kinds of dinosaurs mentioned in the story. Can you write a report about each one?

We have created this PowerPoint presentation of 21 slides linked to Gigantosaurus which covers the full story with teaching notes and explores a range of factual elements about the story as well as whole class activities. An interactive PowerPoint based on the book by Jonny Duddle. A set of seven workshhets involving work on rhyme, capitalisation, writing questions, big/small vocabulary, sequencing words in muddled sentences, picture sequencing and caption writing. Includes Smartbook notebook files which support the sequencing and caption writing exercises. I powered through, explaining what's going on along the way, soon realizing it's The Boy Who Cried Wolf retold in a nonsensical way. My son is dinosaur mad and I am always on the lookout for new dinosaur books and if they feature dinosaur poop then even better! This book doesn't have dinosaur poop in but does have lots of dinosaurs and beautiful illustrations throughout.

Wonderfully characterised and atmospheric illustrations complement humorous rhyming text, in a story that will appeal to young dinosaur-lovers. Ideal for reading to groups as plenty of repetition will encourage youngsters to join in.

And then it turns out he wasn't eaten after all and he learned his lesson. I don't know what lesson it was supposed to be. Little dinosaurs Bonehead, Tiny, Fin and Bill, have been warned about the “fierce and wild” Gigantosaurus. They must be very careful when they are out playing and exploring. One day, Bonehead the smallest of the friends, assigns himself as the lookout for the monster. Create a timeline that shows different periods of history (including the times when dinosaurs were alive). Four little dinosaurs are playing outside, but their mothers have warned them to watch out for the Gigantosaurus. One of the little ones decides it is funny to continually call out false alarms, but when the real Gigantosaurus comes around, he's almost toast.

This activity helps your Year 1 class understand and process the information behind the words they are reading. In Season 1, our heroes made some awesome discoveries during their adventures and games around Cretacia: indestructible bubbles, yummy flowers, an amazing playground in a cave, a stream in the middle of the desert, a basketball court made of carnivorous plants, an aurora borealis, and more! It was therefore a wonderful surprise to come across something as good as The Gruffalo but with Dinosaurs: Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle (what a fabulous name for a children’s author!).

It was a translation so I was surprised that it's still a rhyming book. Then I was confused as the rhyming was very heavy-handed.