Windchaser - Softcover

Ciencin, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0606083871 ISBN 13: 9780606083874

Publisher: Demco Media, 1995

Synopsis

When a storm at sea washes a young pickpocket and a surgeon's son overboard, Raymond and Hugh find themselves on the island of Dinotopia, where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony

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From the Inside Flap:

A storm at sea washes a young pickpocket, Hugh, and a surgeon's son, Raymond, overboard.  Landing on the strange island world of Dinotopia, Raymond and Hugh learn the meaning of real courage and true friendship, with the help of a reclusive Skybax named Windchaser.  

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7?Set in the 1860s, this novel is an unsuccessful sequel to James Gurney's Dinotopia (Turner, 1992). Raymond, 13, and Hugh, a young street thief, are shipwrecked on Dinotopia Island, where humans and dinosaurs live in idyllic harmony. Raymond adjusts quickly, but Hugh's hard life has not prepared him for this peaceful communal existence. His feelings of inadequacy are echoed in Windchaser, a reclusive dinosaur, and he resolves to communicate with the outcast creature. The story is episodic and choppy. Characters are introduced and disappear, sometimes within a single page, distracting attention from the main story line. Dialogue is equally inconsistent. Hugh's London street dialect comes and goes at random and Raymond often slips into unnaturally formal speech. The cliche-filled writing and intrusive philosophizing also contribute to the lack of continuity. Dinotopia lacks the logical foundation necessary for a fully realized imagined world. Brian Jacques's "Redwall" series (Philomel) provides readers with more believable, better defined animal fantasy.?Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Demco Media
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0606083871
• ISBN 13: 9780606083874
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148