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"My Dinosaur Adventure"
was created especially for
Savanah Johnson
at the age of 7
with love from
Mommy and Daddy
2018
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Savvy Johnson of Gulf Breeze had a special dream.
Her
favorite books to read from the library were always those about dinosaurs, but
she
wanted to learn a lot more about them. As
she
was thinking about this, a beautiful white unicorn appeared at
her
bedroom window.
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To
her
surprise, the unicorn spoke, "Savvy, I want to take you to the Land of the Dinosaurs. Can you come with me?" Savvy said, "Wow! I would love to go, but first I must ask permission and leave a note for
Jessica
." Moments later, the unicorn whisked
her
back in time to the Land of the Dinosaurs.
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When Savvy 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 Savvy. "I don't have one," answered the plant-eating dinosaur sadly. "No one has ever named any of us." Savvy thought for a while and then said, "I will call you Stretch."
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"Look at that mountain over there!" shouted Savvy, pointing off into the distance. "Is it on fire?"
she
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." Savvy 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 Savvy. "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." Savvy told the stegosaurus, "A great name for you would be Spike."
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Next, Savvy 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, Savvy had wanted to come here to learn as much as
she
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 Savvy. "I shall name you Alli." Alli said, "Thank you," as she handed Savvy a branch of flowers.
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Savvy was having so much fun in the Land of the Dinosaurs that
she
had not noticed that
her
friend the unicorn was crying. "Why are you crying?" asked Savvy. "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 Savvy. "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." Savvy and Ariel chased after him. "Wow! He is as fast as lightning. That's a great name for him," shouted Savvy as
she
ran.
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They ran and ran until they came to some rugged, rocky cliffs. Lightning showed Savvy a nest along the top of one of the cliffs and directed
her
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 Savvy.
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"I am!" echoed a voice, circling above them. Just then a large pterodactyl glided past them. Savvy found it hard to believe that a lizard could fly.
Its wing span was about as long as
her
arm. Savvy 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 Savvy could not hear what they were saying.
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Savvy, Ariel and the pterodactyl flew back across the Land of the Dinosaurs until they once more reached the beautiful lake. This time Savvy saw a lot of activity at the water's edge. Dinosaurs were decorating the beach with streamers and balloons. Savvy wanted to help decorate and wondered if
she
could go to the party.
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As they landed, a pentaceratops (pen-tuh-SARE-uh-tops) rushed to greet them. Savvy quickly counted the five horns on his head and decided to call him Penti. Then
she
asked if
she
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 Savvy. "It's for you!" shouted
her
new friends. Now Savvy knew what Ariel had whispered to Dack. The dinosaurs realized that Savvy had to return soon and had wanted to help
her
remember
her
first visit to the Land of the Dinosaurs.
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After the party, Alli, the allosaurus, told Savvy that it was time to leave for Gulf Breeze. Savvy was a bit sad, but could hardly wait to tell
Jessica
about
her
exciting adventures. Before
she
left, they all thanked Savvy for the nice names
she
had given them.
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Ariel flew Savvy home and said, "I also have a surprise for you, Savvy." In
her
room,
she
found a dinosaur cake with a personalized card signed by all the dinosaurs. Savvy hugged Ariel for making
her
secret dream come true and told her how much
she
had enjoyed
her
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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Savvy Johnson
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,
Savvy?
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