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"My Dinosaur Adventure"
was created especially for
Michael Smith
at the age of 8
with love from
Grandma and Grandpa
October 14, 2018
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Mike Smith of Pensacola had a special dream.
His
favorite books to read from the library were always those about dinosaurs, but
he
wanted to learn a lot more about them. As
he
was thinking about this, a beautiful white unicorn appeared at
his
bedroom window.
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To
his
surprise, the unicorn spoke, "Mike, I want to take you to the Land of the Dinosaurs. Can you come with me?" Mike said, "Wow! I would love to go, but first I must ask permission and leave a note for
Larry, John and Wayne
." Moments later, the unicorn whisked
his
back in time to the Land of the Dinosaurs.
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When Mike and the unicorn arrived at the shore of the beautiful lake, an apatosaurus (uh-pat-o-SORE-us) greeted them. He was longer than a big school bus. "What is your name?" asked Mike. "I don't have one," answered the plant-eating dinosaur sadly. "No one has ever named any of us." Mike thought for a while and then said, "I will call you Stretch."
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"Look at that mountain over there!" shouted Mike, pointing off into the distance. "Is it on fire?"
he
asked. "Oh no, that's just a volcano," replied the unicorn. "Look all around you. The Land of the Dinosaurs is filled with many, many volcanoes, swamps and fern jungles." Mike added, "It's also very hot!"
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While exploring, they met a stegosaurus (steg-uh-SORE-us). "He sure does have a lot of sharp points on his back," whispered Mike. "Those are called plates," said the unicorn. "A stegosaurus uses them for protection. They also trap heat from the sun to help keep them warm." Mike told the stegosaurus, "A great name for you would be Spike."
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Next, Mike and the unicorn entered a dense, humid forest where they found giant ferns and many reptiles of all sizes and shapes. While there, they heard a strange, snapping sound in the distance and cautiously crept closer to investigate. After all, Mike had wanted to come here to learn as much as
he
could about dinosaurs!
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Not far away, they met an allosaurus (al-us-SORE-us). She had large teeth and stood on powerful, hind legs. A huge tail helped her to stand up. "So you are the one who is making all that noise," said Mike. "I shall name you Alli." Alli said, "Thank you," as she handed Mike a branch of flowers.
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Mike was having so much fun in the Land of the Dinosaurs that
he
had not noticed that
his
friend the unicorn was crying. "Why are you crying?" asked Mike. "You have given names to everyone today except me," sighed the unicorn. "Oh, I'm sorry. Ariel would be the perfect name for you," said Mike. "I love it!" smiled the wide-eyed unicorn with a big grin. "Thank you!"
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As they were talking, a tiny compsognathus (komp-sog-NAY-thus), about the size of a cat, raced past them and said, "You must follow me. There is something you will want to see." Mike and Ariel chased after him. "Wow! He is as fast as lightning. That's a great name for him," shouted Mike as
he
ran.
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They ran and ran until they came to some rugged, rocky cliffs. Lightning showed Mike a nest along the top of one of the cliffs and directed
him
to get a close look. The nest contained three baby pterodactyls (ter-uh-DAK-tuls). "Who is supposed to be taking care of these babies?" asked Mike.
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"I am!" echoed a voice, circling above them. Just then a large pterodactyl glided past them. Mike found it hard to believe that a lizard could fly.
Its wing span was about as long as
his
arm. Mike decided that Dack would be a fine name for a flying lizard. The father pterodactyl glided down to the nest. Ariel was quietly talking to Dack, but Mike could not hear what they were saying.
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Mike, Ariel and the pterodactyl flew back across the Land of the Dinosaurs until they once more reached the beautiful lake. This time Mike saw a lot of activity at the water's edge. Dinosaurs were decorating the beach with streamers and balloons. Mike wanted to help decorate and wondered if
he
could go to the party.
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As they landed, a pentaceratops (pen-tuh-SARE-uh-tops) rushed to greet them. Mike quickly counted the five horns on his head and decided to call him Penti. Then
he
asked if
he
could help them decorate. "I want you to come with me, but for a different reason," replied Penti. "We have a surprise for you!"
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The dinosaurs were gathered around a large two-tiered cake. "What a beautiful cake!" exclaimed Mike. "It's for you!" shouted
his
new friends. Now Mike knew what Ariel had whispered to Dack. The dinosaurs realized that Mike had to return soon and had wanted to help
him
remember
his
first visit to the Land of the Dinosaurs.
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After the party, Alli, the allosaurus, told Mike that it was time to leave for Pensacola. Mike was a bit sad, but could hardly wait to tell
Larry, John and Wayne
about
his
exciting adventures. Before
he
left, they all thanked Mike for the nice names
he
had given them.
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Ariel flew Mike home and said, "I also have a surprise for you, Mike." In
his
room,
he
found a dinosaur cake with a personalized card signed by all the dinosaurs. Mike hugged Ariel for making
his
secret dream come true and told her how much
he
had enjoyed
his
trip to the Land of the Dinosaurs. "I will never forget what you have done for me! Thank you for my fabulous dinosaur adventure."
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Mike Smith
Here are the pronunciations for the
dinosaurs you have read about in MY
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE. Use your book
to spell them correctly
(uh-pat-o-SORE-us) __________
(steg-uh-SORE-us) ___________
(al-uh-SORE-us) _____________
(komp-sog-NAY-thus) _________
(ter-uh-DAK-tuls) ____________
(pen-tuh-SARE-uh-tops) _______
What other dinosaurs can you name,
Mike?
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