¿Como son buenos amigos los dinosaurios?

Book:  ¿Como son buenos amigos los dinosaurios? (Book Link)
Author: Jane Yolen (Author Link)
Illustrator: Mark Teague (Illustrator Link)
Publisher: Scholastic Publishing
Date of Publication: 2015
Genre: Picture Book, Written in Last 4 Years, Diverse Protagonists, Bilingual
Lexile Score: AD500L
Citation: Yolen, J. (2015). Como Son Buenos Amigos Los Dinosaurios?/ How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends? New York, NY: Scholastic.

Summary:  Throughout the story there are multiple different pairs of dinosaurs that are shown interacting in different situations.  The dinosaurs are shown doing different things such as sharing toys, playing together, and helping each other out.  It shows that even though they are different they are able to play together and have a great time.  There are also different problems that they encounter and they show how they work through them. 

Audience:  This book is targeted at the age range of kindergarten through first grade.  This book is not written in both English and Spanish, only in Spanish.  Therefore the students reading them would have to be fluent in Spanish, or in an ESL setting.  Overall however though I think it has an easy story line that the younger grades would be able to follow.  It also has many relatable activities that children in these grades would take part in.  Therefore it shows how they can work through their problems, and play together fairly.  

Evaluation:  I think that this is a high quality picture book, but may be difficult to incorporate into a classroom if there are not fluent Spanish students.  The book showcases many examples of how the dinosaurs work together shows many key character traits.  In a younger grade these would be great things for the students to learn.  Especially in kindergarten and first grade they have to learn things such as sharing, respect, and working together because these are things they might not know.  The book does a good job of showing how two kids could work through problems, and that even if you are having a bad day it will get better. 

Activity: 
Key Word Flashcards:  For this activity the reader and their parent could make key word flashcards.  Since the book is targeted toward younger readers they might encounter words that they don't know.  This way they could go through the book and write out those that they aren't super comfortable with.  Then as a fun activity they can have fun decorating the flashcards and then practice them occasionally.