120,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock 🇳🇿

Enjoy overnight delivery from our 100% NZ-owned independent bookstore 🚀

* The Great Big Dinosaur Search Book

By Buster Books
0.0 (0 reviews)
Brief Description
Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in this roar-some, giant search challenge. From the Triassic and Jurassic periods to the Cretaceous and beyond, there are over 150 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals for readers to spot, as well as bonus modern-day objects to... Read More
Format: Hardback
$2999
OVERNIGHT NZ-WIDE DELIVERY

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in this roar-some, giant search challenge.

From the Triassic and Jurassic periods to the Cretaceous and beyond, there are over 150 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals for readers to spot, as well as bonus modern-day objects to find for extra fun.

Across ten action-packed spreads, the book features over 50 bite-sized facts about the dinosaurs and their environments. The search scenes get busier as the book progresses, adding an extra challenge as readers work their way through the spreads.

Illustrated in a cute and quirky style, this t-rexcellent book is the perfect gift for dino-loving kids everywhere.

Also available in the series: Where in the World? 9781780557335 Search Through Time 9781780557960

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837251315

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Buster Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Marta Garatea

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 475g

Pages: 32

Collections

Activity Books and Kits Best Sellers at Book Hero Buster Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dino Detectives Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids In Stock Books In Stock Kid's Books

About the Author

Buster Books loves to create books for curious and creative children, which spark the imagination and encourage exploration. Above all, they are books to be enjoyed.

Also by Buster Books

View all
  • Where’s the Elf? Activity Book
    Packed full of Christmas cheer and fun, this very merry activity book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained during the holiday season. Untangle the trails to find the missing presents, spot the difference between the festive scenes, and take a quiz to discover which elf you’d be. Brimming with jolly puzzles and activities, this is the perfect book for kids...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $2599
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Mathsketeers – A Mental Maths Adventure
    The Mathsketeers – A Mental Maths Adventure features a thrilling mental maths quest where swashbuckling mice are entangled in an exciting journey. Join them as they tackle a sequence of maths puzzles involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, all to conquer their cunning feline foe. Readers are invited to dive into the adventure by following the story and solving each...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $1499
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Mathsketeers – A Multiplication Mystery
    The Mathsketeers – A Multiplication Mystery takes readers on a thrilling mental maths adventure. Join the swashbuckling mice as they navigate a series of mathematical puzzles using multiplication and times tables, all in the quest to outsmart their feline nemesis. Readers are invited to participate in the adventure, following the story and solving each challenging problem. The book is packed...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $1699
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Where’s the Bunny? Activity Book
    Packed full of Easter fun, this cracking activity book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained during the holiday season. Match up the identical eggs, spot the difference between the spring-themed scenes, and take a quiz to discover which Easter bunny you’d be. Choc-full of puzzles and activities, this is the perfect book for kids who can’t wait for Easter. Also...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $2599
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • I Can Spy a Dinosaur
    Covering key early years concepts like counting and colours, this charming board book is sure to captivate young dinosaur fans. From swooping Pterodactyls to baby Triceratops, readers aged 1–3 will love counting their way through a colourful prehistoric world, packed with bright illustrations and friendly creatures on every page. Featuring twenty different species of dinosaurs, each scene bursts with vibrant...
    By Buster Books
    Board book
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Where’s Harry?
    Pre-order
    Where’s Harry?
    Pop megastar Harry Styles is taking the world by storm in this fabulous search and find adventure! Join the fun as you search for Harry in 17 dazzling locations - from Times Square and the Sydney Opera House to a music festival and a film set. Harry appears in a different, iconic outfit in every scene, along with a selection...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $1999
    Pre-order
    Out 29 Sep 2026
  • I Can Spy a Unicorn
    Covering key early years concepts like counting and colours, this charming board book is sure to captivate young unicorn fans. From Ruby racing through Fantasy Forest to Violet sliding down the snowy Mystic Mountains, readers aged 1–3 will love counting their way through a magical world packed with bright illustrations and friendly creatures on every page. Featuring eight unique unicorn...
    By Buster Books
    Board book
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Animetrics Myth and Magic
    Animetrics Myth and Magic
    Filled with creatures and objects associated with myth and magic, this spellbinding sticker book is the perfect way to focus and unwind. The numbered shapes on each page can be filled with corresponding stickers to create impactful, mosaic-style artworks. From a kitsune poised against a cherry blossom backdrop to a mystical crystal ball, readers can reveal each stunning image as...
    By Barbara Ward and Buster Books and Max Jackson
    Paperback
    $3599
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Colour and Discover: The Cute Ones
    Colour and Discover: The Cute Ones
    Colour and Discover: The Cute Ones by Buster Books, Max Jackson is a brand-new cute animal themed colouring book, featuring 28 hidden images to uncover and colour. This colouring collection offers an element of magic and mystery, inviting readers to complete 28 cute animal portraits. The difference is that only when they're coloured will the animals reveal themselves from an...
    By Buster Books and Max Jackson
    Paperback
    $2299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Colour and Discover: The Wild Ones
    Colour and Discover: The Wild Ones
    A colouring collection with an element of mystery, Colour and Discover: The Wild Ones invites readers to complete 28 beautiful wild animal portraits. The difference is that only when they’re coloured will the pictures reveal themselves from an intricate pattern of shapes and patterns. Shapes within the patterns contain a dot to indicate that those are the only shapes to...
    By Buster Books and Max Jackson
    Paperback
    $2299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Imagimetrics
    Imagimetrics
    The numbered shapes on each page can be filled with corresponding stickers to create beautiful, intricate artworks. From striking cheetahs and vivid clownfish to stunning tulips and starry skies, reveal each scene as you bring it to life with colour. Featuring over 1,400 geometric stickers, Imagimetrics is the ultimate sticker-by-number challenge for children and adults alike.
    By Barbara Ward and Buster Books and Max Jackson
    Paperback
    $2599
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Number Quest
    Number Quest
    Packed with compelling maths activities presented in a colourful and engaging way, Number Quest will help kids improve their number skills – and have fun while they puzzle. Practise and perfect times tables, master 2D and 3D shapes, crack logic puzzles and hone mental maths skills in this quirky, upbeat activity book. Animal characters address the reader directly with speech...
    By Buster Books
    Paperback
    $2999
    Available
    Ships in 1 week

More from Children's Books

View all
  • The Case of the Tall Stranger: Violet and the Velvets 4
    New Release
    The Case of the Tall Stranger: Violet and the Velvets 4
    But disaster strikes when guitarist Jack breaks his wrist and can no longer play. On top of that, all their hard work fundraising has fallen short! When help comes from unexpected channels, the Velvets make it to the Big Apple just in time to compete against the best kid bands in the whole world, including their new rivals the Blazer...
    By Rachael King
    Paperback
    $1600
    Elsewhere:
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Gruffalo Granny
    The brand new Gruffalo picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day, "Your Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay." Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny as she visits the Gruffalo family. This fresh and exciting new Gruffalo adventure...
    By Julia Donaldson
    Hardback
    $2499
    Elsewhere:
    $3000
    Backorder
    Ships early October
  • New Release
    The Comeback Kid
    Charlie Boy might be just an ordinary kid, but he's about to get into some EXTRA-ordinary trouble... Get ready for this funny, fast-paced, friendship adventure with lots of kick. Meet Charlie Boy: skinny, small, looks like a strand of spaghetti. He and his best friend, Rocky the Lower Hutt Chief, are good at getting into trouble together. But when Charlie...
    By Airana Ngarewa
    Paperback
    $1799
    Elsewhere:
    $1999
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    The Neverfear
    A world of richly-imagined wonder Cressida Cowell It’s the Midsummer Feast on the Islet of Glimt and on this magical moonlit evening, the word on everyone’s lips is bandits. Reports of masked men burning villages are spreading throughout the Archipelago, but worse is still to come: Christopher and Anya are ambushed and one of the people they love most is...
    By Katherine Rundell
    Paperback
    $1999
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Pocket Observology
    New Release
    Pocket Observology
    Pocket Observology is a practical field guide designed for those who love to explore and understand the natural world around them. Slip this guide out of your pocket to identify, measure, compare, or find clues to the things you encounter every day in nature. This pocket guide is a useful tool and a fun reminder of how to engage with...
    By Giselle Clarkson
    Paperback
    $2399
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Minecraft Annual 2027
    New Release
    Minecraft Annual 2027
    The official Minecraft Annual 2027, full of updates, builds, activities, and more! Discover all there is to know about the past year of Minecraft in this exciting annual. Stuffed to the brim with updates, activities, step-by-step builds, and tips and tricks for the game, this book is a must-have for any minecrafter. This year’s annual includes: Mob guides on happy...
    By Mojang AB
    Hardback
    $1999
    Elsewhere:
    $2499
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Giant Heart
    Meet Jonah Lomu, one of the greatest All Blacks of all time. His speed and strength on the rugby field made him famous around the world, and his fun and generous personality made him beloved, but all the while he faced a big battle with his health. “[David Hill’s] stories are wonderful, full of action and are always teaching the...
    By David Hill
    Hardback
    $1999
    Elsewhere:
    $2500
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Ms Rachel: My First Little Library
    New Release
    Ms Rachel: My First Little Library
    Learn about colours, animals, words and numbers with Ms Rachel in this early learning boxset. This little set contains four board books that help introduce children to early concepts. Perfect for younger readers, each chunky book will keep little hands occupied at home, or on the move. And, once you’re done reading (and re-reading), the four books come together to...
    By Ms Rachel
    Board book
    $1599
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Protector of Beyond 1
    New Release
    Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    Protector of Beyond 1
    Experience fierce magical creatures, perilous trials, and a heroine to root for in this 1st instalment in a new blockbuster fantasy series. The moment you enter the Arbiter, your fate is sealed. If you spark, you fight! And 12-year-old Elder Triss produces a spark like no other. Transported to the mysterious Beyond, Elder has no choice but to train for...
    By Shara Curlett
    Paperback
    $2199
    Elsewhere:
    $2400
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Animalia 40th Anniversary Edition
    A beautiful, foiled collector's edition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Graeme Base's classic and bestselling Australian picture book, Animalia. Embark on a fantastical alphabetic adventure where each turn of the page unveils a rich tapestry of intricate illustrations tied to a unique letter of the alphabet. More than 5 million copies sold worldwide Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)...
    By Graeme Base
    Hardback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3500
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Little Kiwi Builder
    New Release
    The Little Kiwi Builder
    Oh no, the little kiwi builder's house is falling down! His screws have all come loose - what can he do? When the brickie, the plumber, the roofer, the sparky and the painter all come to help, it's looking good! Until, that night ... uh-oh! Perfect for: Anyone who likes fun and silly rhyming stories Reading aloud with little ones...
    By Tim Saunders
    Paperback
    $1899
    Elsewhere:
    $2199
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • You Choose Party Time You Choose Party Time
    New Release
    You Choose Party Time
    It's time to celebrate - Party Time is a brand new You Choose adventure! It's Party Time and you choose what happens! What kind of party will it be? Who will you invite? Which cake would you like to eat? Will you dance to a steel pan band or bagpipes? The possibilities are endless in this magical storytelling toolkit which...
    By Pippa Goodhart
    Hardback
    $2599
    Elsewhere:
    $3400
    In Stock
    Ships today

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 100,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

Children's Books lists from the team

Explore our curated lists from our heroes to find your next read!

The Latest at Book Hero

View all