Dinosaurs in Space by Todd Sturgell
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Web ID: 19876521Children's Book
This is a Children's book I read to my twin boys. This is a cute and funny Non-Fiction Children's book. I love all the facts about Dinosaurs. My boys also really enjoyed this book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
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Dinosaurs and Space, what could possibly go wrong?
What happens when a book narration gets hijacked by a bunch of overenthusiastic dinosaurs? Our poor narrator is simply trying to explain the extinction of the dinosaurs, when his tale suddenly takes a different route. This book is charmingly illustrated with expressive dinosaurs, and contains a good helping of new terms for young readers. The glossary in the back of the book is not only useful for discovering new words, but contains nods to pop culture to ensure that whatever adult is narrating this book also stays entertained! A good book for young readers - closer to the 4-6 range, which introduces just a taste of bird evolution, extinction, and paleontology, without getting too heavy. Thank you Todd Sturgell and SourceBooks for allowing me to review this book. It will be a fabulous addition to our Kickoff to Summer Reading.
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Packed full of humor while adding information
Dinosaurs are proven to be in space...well, at least, somewhat and with an extra sprinkle of imagination, it becomes even more fun. This is a nonfiction book about dinosaurs, which stretches its wings into humor and creeps to the very edge of science fiction without really going over it. It begins with the introduction of an Austroraptor and goes on to introduce several other dinosaurs, explain the periods with a timeline, address the theory of dinosaurs evolving into birds, and then, presents the asteroid destruction theory. And that's where things start really taking a turn into silliness. A never-seen narrator explains all of this to a small group of dinosaurs, who are more than willing to ask questions and let their imaginations fly free. From the very beginning, it's clear that while this goes over dinosaur basics, it's by no means a serious, dry read. In some ways, it reminds me of The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone but with much, much more mixed in than just silliness. The humor mounts and mounts in these pages until it takes over...and it's so wonderful when it does! These dinosaurs are fun. Their energy beams from the page, and it's hard not to wonder when they'll simply let all caution to the wind and jump into a spaceship for sheer fantastical adventure. This would be a fun group to head into space and beyond with. At times, it does feel chaotic, but that fits to the entire atmosphere. On the more substance end, this presents a few dinosaurs without digging overly deep. The various time periods are also mentioned but never really go beyond the quick address. The evolution of dinosaurs into birds is given a tiny bit more time, but again, everything carries on rather quickly. There are also a few extra facts at the back, including a glossary for terms. It's a fun read and will slide in well with especially the younger end of the suggested audience. I received a DRC and found this to be a super fun mix of fact and humor, and on the younger end of the suggested age group.
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