Dinosaurs

Young children will understand that dinosaurs were animals that lived long ago, that they came in many shapes and sizes, that what they ate differed by type, and that we can learn about them from fossils.

2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
Dinosaurs were animals that lived on Earth long ago.
They lived long before people were born.
We cannot meet living dinosaurs today.

Dinosaurs were animals that lived on Earth long ago. They lived long before people were born. We cannot meet living dinosaurs today.

💬 What Kind of Creatures Were Dinosaurs?

🤔 Are dinosaurs animals from today, or animals from long ago?

There were many different kinds of dinosaurs.
Some dinosaurs had long necks.
Some dinosaurs had horns, and some had plates on their backs.

There were many different kinds of dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs had long necks. Some dinosaurs had horns, and some had plates on their backs.

💬 There Were Many Kinds of Dinosaurs

🤔 Which dinosaur shape are you most curious about?

Some dinosaurs ate leaves and grass.
Some dinosaurs ate meat, too.
Their mouths and teeth had different shapes to match the food they ate.

Some dinosaurs ate leaves and grass. Some dinosaurs ate meat, too. Their mouths and teeth had different shapes to match the food they ate.

💬 What Did Dinosaurs Eat?

🤔 What kind of mouth do you think a dinosaur that eats leaves might have?

Dinosaur bones and footprints can sometimes remain like stone.
These are called fossils.
By studying fossils, we can learn about dinosaurs’ bodies and how they lived.

Dinosaur bones and footprints can sometimes remain like stone. These are called fossils. By studying fossils, we can learn about dinosaurs’ bodies and how they lived.

💬 We Can Learn from Fossils

🤔 If you found a fossil, what do you think you could learn about dinosaurs?