"Dinosaur Eggs," by Jennifer Dussling, is an educational text directed towards readers from grades 1 to 3. The book follows a group of fossil hunters on a quest in which they discover fossilized dinosaur eggs. The text also goes back in time to depict the lives of dinosaurs, and to show how their eggs became fossilized.

Dussling's easy-to-read text is nicely complemented by Pamela Johnson's illustrations. Although I found Johnson's dinosaurs to be a little too "cartoony" looking at times, her illustrations are generally effective, and make good use of a lot of soothing earth tones. Overall, a good choice for young readers with an interest in dinosaurs.

This book is excellent for the pre-reading child. In place of certain nouns there are pictures which the child names. It helps the child to learn pre-reading skills such as directionality and spacing. It helps the child see how reading works before he/she is actually able to decode words. I highly recommend it for preschool children, but it should be read with an adult or other person who is able to read. It is not primarily a picture book.