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DINO World Cup 2026!

Kick off your summer reading World Cup style! As soccer teams face off in Atlanta this June, discover books inspired by the dinosaurs that roamed their homelands long ago.

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  • (Inspiration: Germany - Iguanadons) "Just in time for the debut of her original Disney TV show, Lunella Lafayette -- aka the smartest person in the Marvel Universe -- gets her own original graphic novel! When a rad-skating band of thieves start…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2024. — J 741.5973 WILLIAMS
  • (Inspiration: Germany - Iguanadons) A page-turner that draws on both meticulously researched history and an exuberant imagination, Dragon Teeth is based on the rivalry between real-life paleontologists Cope and Marsh; in William Johnson readers will…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — FICTION CRICHTON
  • Impossible Monsters

    Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion

    Taylor, Michael (Michael Hugh), 1988-
    (Inspiration: Germany - Iguanadons) Beginning with the archbishop who dated the creation of the world to 6 p.m. on October 22, 4004 BC, and told through the lives of the nineteenth-century men and women who found and argued about these seemingly…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024. — 231.7652 TAYLOR
  • (Inspiration: Australia - Australotitans) "It's like a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones." --George R. R. Martin A world made by the Eight Creators on which to play out their games of passion and power, Paradise is a sprawling,…
    Book, 2015New York : TOR, 2015. — FICTION MILAN
  • (Inspiration: Australia - Australotitans) From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations! Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot are ready…
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2014?] — J PILKEY
  • (Inspiration: Germany - Iguanadons) "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous--the exciting hit animated series--follows a group of six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar, the home of…
    Book, 2022New York : Random House, c2022. — J BEHLING
  • (Inspiration: Australia - Australotitans) "Dinosaur Squeak goes adventuring and encounters new things like a trail of ants, bright flowers, and pinecones! At the end of the day, what better way to end Squeak's exciting adventure than with a cozy…
    Easy Reader, 2025New York : Simon Spotlight, 2025. — J EASY CURTIS
  • (Inspiration: Japan - Velociraptors) Once again, the X-Venture Xplorers find themselves in the past- 430 millions years way back when, in the Silurian era! Somehow, Rain managed to snare Emily in one of his schemes to collect ancient treasure.…
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : Papercutz, [2018] — J 741.5973 REDCODE
  • (Inspiration: Japan - Velociraptors) A richly detailed manga about a rookie zookeeper learning how to care for dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, sure to delight dinosaur lovers! Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where…
    Graphic Novel, 2022[Los Angeles, California] : Seven Seas Entertainment, [2022] — Y 741.5952 KINOSHITA
  • (Inspiration: Japan - Velociraptors) "Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended." --The New York Times The Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls…
    Paperback, 2017New York : Tor.com, a Tom Doherty Associates book, [2017] — FICTION YANG
  • (Inspiration: Japan - Velociraptors) "Dinosaur expert Tamiko and geology expert Cheng travel back to the age of the dinosaurs in an effort to rescue a dinosaur egg from destruction. However, to save the egg, the Secret Explorers first have to use…
    Paperback, 2020New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2020. — J KING
  • Giants of the Lost World

    Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Monsters of South America

    Prothero, Donald R.
    (Inspiration: Argentina - Giganotosauruses) More than a hundred years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a novel called The Lost World with the exciting premise that dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts still ruled in South America. Little did…
    Paperback, 2016Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2016] — 567.9098 PROTHERO
  • (Inspiration: Argentina - Giganotosauruses) Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold is about to join his fearless grandmother on the trip of a lifetime. An International Geographic expedition is headed to the dangerous, remote wilds of South America, on a…
    Paperback, 2021New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. — Y FICTION ALLENDE
  • (Inspiration: Argentina - Giganotosauruses) The Pteranodon family takes a trip on the Dinosaur Train deep inside the Earth, where they explore the rocks and wildlife they find there.
    Easy Reader, 2019New York : Simon Spotlight, 2019. — J EASY NAKAMURA
  • (Inspiration: Morocco - Spinosauruses) With foot-long teeth as sharp as knives, the Tyrannosaurus is one of the most well known and ferocious predators. It wasn’t the only carnivorous dinosaur, though. This title covers giant meat eaters who hunted…
    Book, 2016New York : Windmill Books, 2016. — J 567.912 WEST
  • The Amazing World of Dinosaurs

    An Illustrated Journey Through the Mesozoic Era

    Kuether, James,
    (Inspiration: Morocco - Spinosauruses) The Amazing World of Dinosaurs is a guided tour of the Age of Reptiles. James Kuether's breathtaking, incredibly lifelike paleoart conveys the power and majesty of these animals, while his fascinating text…
    Paperback, 2016Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2016] — 567.9 KUETHER
  • The Lying Stones of Marrakesh

    Penultimate Reflections to Natural History

    Gould, Stephen Jay
    (Inspiration: Morocco - Spinosauruses) In his ninth collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it. In tandem with the…
    Book, 2000New York : Harmony Books, c2000. — 508 GOULD
  • (Inspiration: Morocco - Spinosauruses) A fearsome dinosaur stomps around on two legs. It swipes its sharp claws and shows off its pointy teeth. Was that monster a Giganotosaurus? Or was it a Spinosaurus? These dinosaurs looked similar, but they were…
    Book, 2014Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Companyd, [2014] — J 567.912 SILVERMAN
  • (Inspiration: U.S. - Tyrannosaurus Rexes) Dino-Mike is on the trail of a T. rex in this chapter book adventure! The son of a famous paleontologist, young Michael Evans travels the world with his dino-huntin' dad. As dad digs dino bones, Mike does…
    Paperback, 2015North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2015] — J AURELIANI
  • (Inspiration: U.S. - Tyrannosaurus Rexes) An unlikely group of dinosaur misfits discover a deadly secret and must band together to save their herbivore kingdoms from doom at the hands of ruthless carnivores.
    Book, 2023New York : Henry Holt Books and Company, 2023. — J MELKI-WEGNER