The+Dinosaurs+of+Waterhouse+Hawkins

=The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins= Authors: Kerley and Selznick

Publication Year and Publisher: 2001, Scholastic Press Elementary Age: Level 28; Grade Level 3.3 Type: Picture Book Length: 48 pgs. Categories: Teaching the importance of believing in oneself and following a dream; Dinosaurs; Art/Sculpture Main Characters: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Reviews: Barnes and Noble

Personal Recommendation: We recommend this factual book. This topic could be of high interest as a biography for elementary students. It tells about how an artist studied dinosaurs and then created them into life-sized sculptures. At one point, they were demolished in the United States, but he went home and continued his love of them at home in England. He began painting them instead of creating sculptures. Terrific illustrations.

Posted by: Dorothy Bean and Karen Yates

Resources:

 * Barbara Kerley's Teacher Guide for the book: []
 * Bio on Waterhouse Hawkins from Brooklyn College: []
 * Biographical website reportedly maintained by relative: []
 * Brief bio by London Borough of Bromley where Waterhouse Hawkins lived: []
 * Article from the UK's //The Independent// on the Dinosaur Court by Waterhouse Hawkins: []
 * Article from the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (England) on the restoration of the Crystal Palace park: []
 * For residents of Spring Branch Independent School District, ABC-CLIO (World History: The Modern Era),a database on the Library Resources Page, a search for Crystal Palace returns 12 results. There are both articles and images.

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