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【本文中に入る項目】
・ 主人公の名前
・ 性別
・ 呼び名
・ 年齢
・ 住んでいるところ
・ 登場人物の名前（3人まで）
・ プレゼントする人の名前
・ プレゼント日
・ 主人公へのメッセージ（40字以内）
【本文紹介】 この色の部分にご希望のデータをお入れします。
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"My Dinosaur Adventure"
was created especially for
Yutaka Yokoi
at the age of 8
with love from
Grandma and Grandpa
April ２, ２００６
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka Yokoiof Utsunomiya had a special
dream. His favorite books to read from
the library were always those about
dinosaurs, but he wanted to learn a lot
more about them. As he was thinking
about this, a beautiful white unicorn
appeared at his bedroom window.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
To his surprise, the unicorn spoke,
"Yutaka, I want to take you to the Land
of the Dinosaurs. Can you come with
me?" Yutaka said, "Wow! I would love to
go, but first I must ask permission and
leave a note for Akira, Yuji and Maki."
Moments later, the unicorn
whisked him back in time to the Land
of the Dinosaurs.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
When Taro and the unicorn arrived at the
shore of the beautiful lake, an
apatosaurus(uh-pat-o-SORE-us) greeted
them. He was longer than a big school
bus. "What is your name?" asked Yutaka.
"I don't have one,"answered the
plant-eating dinosaur sadly. "No one
has ever named any of us." Yutaka
thought for a while and then said, "I
will call you Stretch."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Look at that mountain over there!"
shouted Yutaka, pointing off into the
distance. "Is it on fire?" he asked.
"Oh no, that's just a volcano," replied
the unicorn. "Look all around you.
The Land of the Dinosaurs is filled
with many, many volcanoes, swamps and
fern jungles." Yutaka added, "It's also
very hot!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
While exploring, they met a stegosaurus
(steg-uh-SORE-us). "He sure does have
a lot of sharp points on his back,"
whispered Yutaka. "Those are called
plates," said the unicorn. "A
stegosaurus uses them for protection.
They also trap heat from the sun to
help keep them warm." Yutaka told the
stegosaurus, "A great name for you
would be Spike."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Next, Yutaka and the unicorn entered a
dense, humid forest where they found
giant ferns and many reptiles of all sizes
and shapes. While there, they
heard a strange, snapping sound in the
distance and cautiously crept closer to
investigate. After all, Yutaka had
wanted to come here to learn as much as
he could about dinosaurs!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Not far away, they met an allosaurus
(al-us-SORE-us). She had large teeth
and stood on powerful, hind legs. A
huge tail helped her to stand up. "So
you are the one who is making all that
noise," said Yutaka. "I shall name you
Alli." Alli said, "Thank you," as she
handed Yutaka a branch of flowers.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka was having so much fun in the Land
of the Dinosaurs that he had not noticed
that his friend the unicorn was
crying. "Why are you crying?" asked Yutaka.
"You have given names to everyone today
except me," sighed theunicorn.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Ariel wouldbe the perfect
name for you," said Yutaka. "I love it!" smiled the
wide-eyed unicorn with a big grin.
"Thank you!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As they were talking, a tiny
compsognathus(komp-sog-NAY-thus),
about the size of a cat, raced past
them and said, "You must follow me.
There is something you will want to
see." Yutaka and Ariel chased after him.
"Wow! He is as fast as lightning.
That's a great name for him," shouted
Yutaka as he ran.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
They ran and ran until they came to
some rugged, rocky cliffs. Lightning
showed Yutaka a nest along the top of one
of the cliffs and directed him to get a
close look. The nest contained three
baby pterodactyls(ter-uh-DAK-tuls).
"Who is supposed to be taking care of
these babies?" asked Yutaka.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am!" echoed a voice, circling above
them. Just then a large
glided past them. Yutaka found it hard
to believe that a lizard could fly.
Its wing span was about as long as his
arm. Yutaka decided that Dack would be a
fine name for a flying lizard. The
father pterodactyl glided down to the
nest. Ariel was quietly talking to
Dack, but Yutaka could not hear what they
were saying.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka, Ariel and the pterodactyl flew
back across the Land of the Dinosaurs
until they once more reached the
beautiful lake. This time Yutaka saw a
lot of activity at the water's edge.
Dinosaurs were decorating the beach
with streamers and balloons. Yutaka
wanted to help decorate and wondered if.
he could go to the party. .
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As they landed, a pentaceratops.
(pen-tuh-SARE-uh-tops) rushed to greet.
them. Yutaka quickly counted the five.
horns on his head and decided to call.
him Penti.Then he asked if he could.
help them decorate. "I want you to .
come with me, but for a different.
reason," replied Penti. "We have a.
surprise for you!" .
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The dinosaurs were gathered around a.
large two-tiered cake. "What a.
beautiful cake!" exclaimed Yutaka, "It's.
for you!" shouted his new friends. Now.
Yutaka knew what Ariel had whispered to.
Dack. The dinosaurs realized that Yutaka.
had to return soon and had wanted to.
help him remember his first visit to
the Land of the Dinosaurs.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
After the party, Alli, the allosaurus,
told Yutaka that it was time to leave for
Utsunomiya. Yutaka was a bit sad, but could
hardly wait to tell Akira, Yuji and Maki
about his exciting adventures.
Before he left, they all thanked Yutaka
for the nice names he had given them.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ariel flew Yutaka home and said, "I also
have a surprise for you, Yutaka." In his
room, he found a dinosaur cake with
a personalized card signed by all the
dinosaurs. Yutaka hugged Ariel for making
his secret dream come true and
told her how much he had enjoyed his
trip to the Land of the Dinosaurs. "I
will never forget what you have done
for me! Thank you for my fabulous
dinosaurs adventure."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka Yokoi
Here are the pronunciations for the
dinosaurs you have read about in MY
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE.. Use your book
to spell them correctly
(uh-pat-o-SORE-us)_______________________
(steg-ur-SORE-us)_________________________
(al-uh-SORE-us)____________________________
(komp-sog-NAY-thus)_____________________
(ter-uh-DAK-tuls)__________________________
(pen-tur-SARE-uh-tops)__________________
What other dinosaurs can you name, Yutaka?
(steg-uh-SORE-us). "He sure does have
a lot of sharp points on his back,"
whispered Yutaka. "Those are called
plates," said the unicorn. "A
stegosaurus uses them for protection.
They also trap heat from the sun to
help keep them warm." Yutaka told the
stegosaurus, "A great name for you
would be Spike."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Next, Yutaka and the unicorn entered a
dense, humid forest where they found
giant ferns and many reptiles of all sizes
and shapes. While there, they
heard a strange, snapping sound in the
distance and cautiously crept closer to
investigate. After all, Yutaka had
wanted to come here to learn as much as
he could about dinosaurs!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Not far away, they met an allosaurus
(al-us-SORE-us). She had large teeth
and stood on powerful, hind legs. A
huge tail helped her to stand up. "So
you are the one who is making all that
noise," said Yutaka. "I shall name you
Alli." Alli said, "Thank you," as she
handed Yutaka a branch of flowers.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka was having so much fun in the Land
of the Dinosaurs that he had not noticed
that his friend the unicorn was
crying. "Why are you crying?" asked Yutaka.
"You have given names to everyone today
except me," sighed theunicorn.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Ariel wouldbe the perfect
name for you," said Yutaka. "I love it!" smiled the
wide-eyed unicorn with a big grin.
"Thank you!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As they were talking, a tiny
compsognathus(komp-sog-NAY-thus),
about the size of a cat, raced past
them and said, "You must follow me.
There is something you will want to
see." Yutaka and Ariel chased after him.
"Wow! He is as fast as lightning.
That's a great name for him," shouted
Yutaka as he ran.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
They ran and ran until they came to
some rugged, rocky cliffs. Lightning
showed Yutaka a nest along the top of one
of the cliffs and directed him to get a
close look. The nest contained three
baby pterodactyls(ter-uh-DAK-tuls).
"Who is supposed to be taking care of
these babies?" asked Yutaka.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am!" echoed a voice, circling above
them. Just then a large
glided past them. Yutaka found it hard
to believe that a lizard could fly.
Its wing span was about as long as his
arm. Yutaka decided that Dack would be a
fine name for a flying lizard. The
father pterodactyl glided down to the
nest. Ariel was quietly talking to
Dack, but Yutaka could not hear what they
were saying.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka, Ariel and the pterodactyl flew
back across the Land of the Dinosaurs
until they once more reached the
beautiful lake. This time Yutaka saw a
lot of activity at the water's edge.
Dinosaurs were decorating the beach
with streamers and balloons. Yutaka
wanted to help decorate and wondered if.
he could go to the party. .
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As they landed, a pentaceratops.
(pen-tuh-SARE-uh-tops) rushed to greet.
them. Yutaka quickly counted the five.
horns on his head and decided to call.
him Penti.Then he asked if he could.
help them decorate. "I want you to .
come with me, but for a different.
reason," replied Penti. "We have a.
surprise for you!" .
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The dinosaurs were gathered around a.
large two-tiered cake. "What a.
beautiful cake!" exclaimed Yutaka, "It's.
for you!" shouted his new friends. Now.
Yutaka knew what Ariel had whispered to.
Dack. The dinosaurs realized that Yutaka.
had to return soon and had wanted to.
help him remember his first visit to
the Land of the Dinosaurs.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
After the party, Alli, the allosaurus,
told Yutaka that it was time to leave for
Utsunomiya. Yutaka was a bit sad, but could
hardly wait to tell Akira, Yuji and Maki
about his exciting adventures.
Before he left, they all thanked Yutaka
for the nice names he had given them.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ariel flew Yutaka home and said, "I also
have a surprise for you, Yutaka." In his
room, he found a dinosaur cake with
a personalized card signed by all the
dinosaurs. Yutaka hugged Ariel for making
his secret dream come true and
told her how much he had enjoyed his
trip to the Land of the Dinosaurs. "I
will never forget what you have done
for me! Thank you for my fabulous
dinosaurs adventure."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Yutaka Yokoi
Here are the pronunciations for the
dinosaurs you have read about in MY
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE.. Use your book
to spell them correctly
(uh-pat-o-SORE-us)_______________________
(steg-ur-SORE-us)_________________________
(al-uh-SORE-us)____________________________
(komp-sog-NAY-thus)_____________________
(ter-uh-DAK-tuls)__________________________
(pen-tur-SARE-uh-tops)__________________
What other dinosaurs can you name, Yutaka?
