The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs by D.E. Fastovsky and D.B. Weishampel, 1996, Cambridge University Press.

Dinosaur Encyclopedia by D. Lessem and S. Glut, 1993, Random House.

The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures, ED. B. Cox, R.J.G. Savage, B. Gardiner, and C. Harrison, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1999

The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals by D. Dixon et alia, 1988, Macmillan.

Dinosaurs Alive! by Dennis R. Shealy, illustrated by Michael Skrepnick, 2001, Random House. An excellent, easy-to-read introduction to dinosaurs with great illustrations throughout. Written for grades 2-4.

ASSORTED CLASSROOM RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

• Many dinosaur-based classroom Activities from Zoom Dinosaurs, Enchanted Learning.
• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has a Teacher's Guide for Dinosaurs with suggested activities, for grades K-2.
• Pterodactyl Nest Hat
• Learning from the Fossil Record from the UCMP, Berkeley, lists classroom activities, educational resources, and more.
• A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park which includes lessons plans on plate tectonics, lava, and many other volcano topics.
• The National Science Education Standards.