Tyrannoclaus

Deep inside a volcano crater, Tyrannoclaus and his helpers are busy wrapping up Christmas presents for dinosaur children when, suddenly, the volcano erupts! How will they ever make it through and deliver presents on time?

With a little ingenuity and a lot of excitement, this twist on the classic The Night Before Christmas is sure to bring smiles to dinosaur fans everywhere.

Author Notes

Poet and Educator Clement Moore was born on July 15, 1770 in New York City, and was later educated at Columbia College.

Moore was a biblical scholar and professor at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary.

Moore is best known for his poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", better known in more modern times as "Twas the Night Before Christmas". In 2013 this same title became a New York Times High Profile Title.

Clement Moore died in Newport, Rhode Island on July 10, 1863.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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PreS-Gr 1-"'Twas the night before Christmas in dinosaur land./Tyrannoclaus hurried, his helpers at hand" begins this entertaining twist on "The Night Before Christmas." At the North Pole, a sleeping volcano erupts, spewing fiery ash and lava as Tyrannoclaus and his team are trying to take flight. Undeterred, these dynamic dinos "plunge through the fire, the smoke and the steam" to deliver their Christmas gifts to all the dinosaur boys and girls. Shroades's dynamic mixed-media digitalized cartoons enhance the text. Dino enthusiasts will delight in this unique holiday treat.-Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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