Iguanodon

Iguanodon, a plant-eating dinosaur known for the spike on each thumb, anchors this board book for very young readers. The Wonder House Books series gives one animal a whole volume, so a child meets a single set of facts instead of a long list of names. Short lines of text sit beside large colour illustrations, and the pages are thick enough to be turned by toddlers without help. Reading it repeatedly builds familiarity with words about habitat, diet and size long before those ideas are taught formally. Points that stand out: • One dinosaur covered in depth across the whole book • Words about diet, size and habitat used in context • Large colour plates for pointing and naming • Thick board pages that survive independent handling A sensible first science book for under-fives, from Wonder House Books, shelved with early learning at Boipoka.