Spooky Tree/Spinosaurus Super Model
dinosaur train

"Spooky Tree" - Shiny invites Annie Tyrannosaurus to Pteranodon Terrace for a sleepover, but all Annie wants to do is investigate the "spooky tree" that Don says "comes alive at night." All Shiny wants to do is stay as far away from the tree as possible. Can the kids get to the bottom of the mysterious tree, and figure out if it really comes alive at night? Educational Objectives: A wide variety of organisms produce light inside their bodies, and this light can be used for a variety of purposes. Some creatures have a chemical reaction in their bodies called "bio-luminescence," which causes them to glow. This bioluminescence can serve different functions, including camouflage, luring of prey, mimicry of other animals, and warnings for potential predators that the glowing critter is unpalatable. "Spinosaurus Super Model" - When Don stumbles across a stick that looks EXACTLY like Old Spinosaurus, he's determined to have the grumpy old dinosaur pose for his sculpture (so he can get the Spinosaurus's features exactly right). But when they arrive at Old Spinosaurus's home, he makes it clear that there's no way he's posing for anything. Can Don convince Old Spinosaurus to pose for his sculpture, or will Don have to come up with another plan? Educational Objectives: Spinosaurus, a gigantic theropod from the Cretaceous period, was the world's largest land carnivore, and the only Mesozoic dinosaur truly built for living in the water versus on land (as opposed to going into the water to cool off, for example).

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 407

About Dinosaur Train:

"Dinosaur Train" is an animated series for 3-to-6 year olds.

The series features a curious young T-rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.


Future Broadcast times for "Dinosaur Train": (show all)

Mon, Jul 29 6:30 A.M. Crystal and King Benefit Concert: Part One and Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jul 30 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jul 31 6:30 A.M. Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 1 6:30 A.M. Don's Hole-Iday/We're Not All Dinosaurs     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 2 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 5 6:30 A.M. Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 6 6:30 A.M. Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 7 6:30 A.M. A Brand New Species     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 8 6:30 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 9 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 12 6:30 A.M. The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 13 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 14 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 15 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 4     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 16 6:30 A.M. The Earthquake/Nursery Car     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 19 6:30 A.M. Father's Day     NH Kids (11.5)


NHPBS Over-the-Air Broadcast

WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham

WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene

W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover

W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg

Cable and Satellite Channels


NHPBS Five Channels

NHPBS - 11.1

NH Explore - 11.2

NH World - 11.3

NH Create - 11.4

NH Kids - 11.5

Learn More


NHPBS NHPBS Passport Passport

Grantchester | Episode 1
Dynamic Planet | Ice
America ReFramed | Como Vivimos (How We Live)
Professor T | Heir to the Throne
D.I. Ray | Rivals
Local, USA | Public Enemies, Private Friends
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution | Rock the Boat
Pompeii: The New Dig | Episode 3
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 6
Antiques Roadshow | I Was There
Great Performances | Purlie Victorious
Nature | Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
After Action | Serving with Pride
Poetry in America | Steps
The Ghost Army | The Ghost Army
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story | Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
MaryLand | Episode 3
Guilt | Episode 2
American Experience | The Riot Report
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow | Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Freedom Hill
American Masters | The Incomparable Mr. Buckley (ASL)
Changing Planet | Coral Special
Independent Lens | One With the Whale
Through Our Eyes | Uprooted
Next at the Kennedy Center | Joshua Redman where are we
Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator | Ides of March
The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office | The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Episode 1
Finding Your Roots | Viewers Like You