Detective Dinosaur (An I Can Read Book) - Hardcover

Skofield, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0613076125 ISBN 13: 9780613076128

Publisher: Harper Collins, 1998

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Simple mysteries that are perfect for young readers, and the appealing characters add just the right touch of humor.

About this title

About the Author:

James Skofield has written several picture books as well as the I Can Read Books Detective Dinosaur and Detective Dinosaur Lost and Found. He lives in Walpole, NH.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2?An appealing, if somewhat bungling, detective is introduced in this easy reader. Three short chapters each present a separate case. In "The Case of the Missing Hat," Detective Dinosaur's derby is on his head the whole time, although cleverly hidden from sight in each picture. In "Night Patrol," the detective is frightened by a noise. "Perhaps it is a monster!... Perhaps we should call the Police!" "We are the Police, sir!," Officer Pterodatyl reminds him. The jokes are not particularly original, but they are likely to sound fresh to young readers. Alley's watercolor-and-ink cartoons include plenty of visual interest and some sideline humor. The vocabulary?Detective Dinosaur, Officer Pterodactyl, and Deputy Diplodocus?may seem at odds with the intended audience, but most primary graders know their dinosaur names (at least to hear them) as well as they know their ABCs. An entertaining addition.?Sharon R. Pearce, San Antonio Public Library, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0613076125
• ISBN 13: 9780613076128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48