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Dig!

Books about dinosaurs, archeology, beaches, and caves. For kids in Kindergarten to Grade 3.

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  • Bub is a pug with serious skateboard moves. He also loves peanut butter and digging in the backyard. What Bub doesn’t like is water, so when Bella enters them into a surfing contest at the beach Bub feels like he has let Bella down by refusing to…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : Scholastic Incorporated, ©2024. — J MAY
  • Did you know that caves can have strange and unique rock formations, and these growths can take thousands of years to form? Full of clear photos, this book both answers questions and piques curiosity. Three broad chapters cover many questions a…
    Book, 2024Mankato, Minnesota : Amicus Learning, 2024, ©2024. — J 796. 525 KOE
  • Dig!

    Uncover the Secrets of the Past With Archaeology

    Hatfield, Ruth,
    Archaeology is the study of past humans and civilizations, and we can find the past everywhere, particularly in the ground beneath our feet. Age by age this book takes us on a journey through time and across lands. The wheel was invented in the…
    Book, 2025Beverly, Massachusetts : Wide Eyed Editions, 2025, ©2025. — J 930. 1 HAT
  • All sorts of things can become fossilized – body parts, footprints, eggshells, and even poo! Many fossils are found in different layers of ground, just waiting for scientists to dig down and unearth them. Along with plenty of photos and a moderate…
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, Minnesota : Decodables by Jump!, ©2024. — X HOL
  • Ivy and Bean had dug 14 holes in Ivy’s backyard and still hadn’t found any treasure. After visiting Mr. Herman’s booth at the school Career Day, everyone in second grade wanted to be a Treasure Hunter. Ivy and Bean weren’t having such good luck…
    Book, 2021San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, LLC, ©2021. — J BAR
  • “Each time a dinosaur hunter digs up a fossil, we learn a little more about the Age of Dinosaurs”. Created as a companion volume to Dinosaurs Before Dark, this updated non-fiction book is written in a graphic novel style and lays out facts alongside…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Random House, 2025, ©2025. — J GRAPHIX 567. 9 OSB
  • Plant Pets

    27 Cool Houseplants to Grow and Love

    Allen, Beatrice Boggs,
    Digging in the dirt isn’t just for outdoor gardening. Written by 10-year-old Beatrice Boggs Allen, this book details how to grow 27 different indoor houseplants. Succulents, ferns, herbs, and more all have care instructions, photos, drawings, and…
    Book, 2024North Adams, Massachusetts : Storey Publishing, 2024, ©2024. — J 635. 965 ALL
  • Stalactite & Stalagmite

    a Big Tale From a Little Cave

    Beckmeyer, Drew,
    Millions of years ago Stalactite and Stalagmite were two friendly, charming, and tiny nubs of minerals in a cave. Told as a conversation between the friends and occasionally other creatures, this gentle books spans eons as the nubs grow bigger and…
    Book, 2025New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2025. — Z BEC
  • Miner bees lay eggs in underground tunnels, puffins raise chicks in underground burrows, desert animals shelter underground from the heat of the day, and polar bears dig dens in the snow. This easy-to-read non-fiction book complete with a small…
    Book, 2020London : Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2020, ©2020. — J 591. 758 BON
  • We Dug Up the World

    Unearth Amazing Archaeology Discoveries

    Stewart, Alexandra (Alex),
    Each double page pictorial spread in this book details a real person or team of people, who dug up some very special items. Each treasure uncovered tells incredible stories about the history of our planet. Beginning with “We Dug Up …” we learn about…
    Book, 2023London : Laurence King, 2023, ©2023. — J 930. 1 STE