Dinosaur adventures for young readers
Four chapter books based on real fossil discoveries — $2.99 US each, everywhere ebooks are sold.
Written for readers aged 7 to 11 who love dinosaurs, mysteries, and stories set in real places. Every book in the series is grounded in an actual palaeontological find — no invented monsters, just the wildest creatures palaeontology has actually pulled out of the ground.
The books
DINOTHAW: The Search for the Coldest Dinosaur
Antarctica wasn’t always frozen. When dinosaur bones turn up buried in ice, palaeontologists have to work out what a dinosaur was doing at the bottom of the world — and what it means for everything we thought we knew.
Reading age: 7–11 · Format: Ebook · Price: $2.99 USD
DINOPAL: Dinosaurs, Opals and Mysteries in the Australian Outback
In the Australian outback, some dinosaur bones don’t stay bones — they slowly turn into opal. This is a real thing that happens, and it’s the setting for a mystery about what’s buried under the red dirt, who’s looking, and who doesn’t want it found.
Reading age: 7–11 · Format: Ebook · Price: $2.99 USD
DINOCROC: A Hunt for Ancient Crocodiles
Ten metres long. Big enough to hunt dinosaurs. The ancient crocodiles that lived in the Kimberley are one of palaeontology’s most extraordinary finds — and in this story, they’re the reason an expedition takes a turn nobody expected.
Reading age: 7–11 · Format: Ebook · Price: $2.99 USD
DINO BONE: A Dinosaur Bone Mystery
A cache of long-forgotten dinosaur bones turns up in a remote hut — the collection of a long-gone dinosaur hunter. But not all the bones are the same. Working out why is the mystery, and it means learning what a single bone can tell us that nothing else can.
Reading age: 7–11 · Format: Ebook · Price: $2.99 USD
Prefer to read free? Ask your library.
Every book in the series is available through library platforms like Libby, Hoopla, and Overdrive. If your local library doesn’t have them yet, most will add a title when a family asks — the request itself helps other kids find the books too. Search “Rose Siva” in your library’s app.
About Rose Siva
Rose Siva writes dinosaur adventure chapter books for readers 7 to 11. She’s based in Aotearoa New Zealand and works with palaeontologists to make sure the fossils in her stories are the real ones. When she isn’t writing, she’s usually reading about whatever new dinosaur was described this month.
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