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After you check out the book you would like to borrow, you take it home to read It is important to take good care of the book that you borrow and return people will it in good be able finished reading % it condition to When you this, other enjoy the book after you hove Number the events in order Check out a book from the Return the book to the Get a library library cord from the Take the book library home to library read Take good core of the book -^^ Discovering Dinosaurs '/w^ Dinosaurs are animals that roamed the Earth long ago By looking at the different bones that have been found, we shapes and tell sizes that dinosaurs Some in a variety of dinosaurs were plant-eaters, or herbivores Other dinosaurs carnivores Dinosaurs come who were meat-eaters, ate plants had flat or teeth, while dinosaurs that ate meat hod sharp teeth Scientists continue to learn more about dinosaurs every time new dinosaur bones are found buried beneath the ground ^^ Answer the questions What does What is another nanne for a plant-eater? 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