Dino Pets - Hardcover

Plourde, Lynn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525477780 ISBN 13: 9780525477785

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

Where does a young dinosaur admirer go to find a pet? The Dino Pets store carries every kind of dinosaur a kid could possibly want. Sure, some of them might be a little too big and others might be too fast, but there are advantages, too—a Seismosaurus makes a great backyard playset! In this bouncy read-aloud, the larger-than-life but well-meaning dinosaurs come to life in vibrant color. Kids will love the juxtaposition of prehistoric creatures and modern-day suburbia. A section of facts about the amazing giants makes the book a complete delight for the youngest paleontologists.

About this title

About the Author

Lynn Plourde is the author of more than a dozen books for children. She lives in Winthrop, Maine.

Gideon Kendall lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1—A boy goes to the new Dino Pets store and walks home with the biggest dinosaur available. However, when he discovers that the creature can't fit into his house, he returns to the shop (receipt in hand) to get another pet, "the fastest dino/I could get." Unfortunately, this one dons size 55½ sneakers and runs away. Next, he chooses the longest dino for sale, with equally unhappy results, and so on, until the store's stock is depleted. The youngster sadly returns home only to find that the creatures are all there, waiting for him. The simple story is told in rhyming couplets that don't always scan well, and the rhymes are occasionally stretched (e.g., "pocket" and "locked it"). The highlight of the tale is the skillfully rendered and entertaining double-page artwork, which is similar in tone and appearance to Mark Teague's illustrations in Jane Yolen's "How Do Dinosaurs" books (Scholastic). The longest dinosaur allows himself to be used as a piece of playground equipment for climbing, swinging, and sliding children. The scariest dino bursts into tears when it observes the boy's family running away in terror. Brief facts about the featured species are appended. Despite the text's uneven cadence, the subject matter and humorous art will appeal to children.—Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI
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Edition details

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0525477780
• ISBN 13: 9780525477785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kendall Gideon