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Dinosaurs And All That Rubbish (Puffin Books)
After ruining Earth and soaring off to a star in his rocket, the man returns to find that ancient creatures have beautified the earth and it is where he wants to live after all.
Paperback
Published
October 28th 1994
by Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
(first published January 1st 1973)
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Dinsaurs And All That Rubbish is a fantastic colourful and imaginative take on how to teach young children how important it is to look after the Earth.
Foreman uses unique concepts to bring to life truth about man's destruction of the Earth through industrail development. In the story a man looks into the sky and sees a shining star. He wishes to go and visit this new world in hope to find lushus landscapes willed with wonderful new life forms.
To do this he demands people to build him a rocket an...more
Foreman uses unique concepts to bring to life truth about man's destruction of the Earth through industrail development. In the story a man looks into the sky and sees a shining star. He wishes to go and visit this new world in hope to find lushus landscapes willed with wonderful new life forms.
To do this he demands people to build him a rocket an...more
Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael Foreman
This is a great thought provoking story which can be enjoyed by children of all ages. The pictures are colourful, bright and friendly. Although published in 1972 the message of pollution and the importance of recycling remains the same and is probably even more relevant today.
At the beginning of the story a man sees a star and sets his sights upon it. In order to reach it he has to build a rocket and in doing so destroys his own environment with d...more
This is a great thought provoking story which can be enjoyed by children of all ages. The pictures are colourful, bright and friendly. Although published in 1972 the message of pollution and the importance of recycling remains the same and is probably even more relevant today.
At the beginning of the story a man sees a star and sets his sights upon it. In order to reach it he has to build a rocket and in doing so destroys his own environment with d...more
I love this book!
There are many themes to explore in this book, but the striking theme is the environment and what people are doing to it. I read this book with a year two class and looked through the different themes and what the children thought. It was really interesting to see what they came out with.
The book is very fun and beautifully illustrated and the children in my class where fascinated by the dinosaurs! It is nice to see children so engaged and interested in our planet and this book...more
There are many themes to explore in this book, but the striking theme is the environment and what people are doing to it. I read this book with a year two class and looked through the different themes and what the children thought. It was really interesting to see what they came out with.
The book is very fun and beautifully illustrated and the children in my class where fascinated by the dinosaurs! It is nice to see children so engaged and interested in our planet and this book...more
I've owned this book for nearly 30 years, but I don't like it that much really. It's one of those "we're destroying our world" books - and yes, I do think we still need them, and I hope people are still writing new ones for each new batch of children that come along, but this one just feels a little preachy.
So why have I kept it? 1) It's about dinosaurs, and I have a nice collection of dinosaur books for the children (grandchildren now, of course). 2) It's colourful and has simple pictures that...more
So why have I kept it? 1) It's about dinosaurs, and I have a nice collection of dinosaur books for the children (grandchildren now, of course). 2) It's colourful and has simple pictures that...more
A story that highlights the self-centredness and blindness of man in the pursuit of his selfish desires; pollution and rubbish covers the earth while he endevours to fullfill his dreams by buidling a rocket that will take him to a distant star.
Upon arriving, it is not the lush (grass is greener scenario) planet that he fantisised about; rather, it is barren and life less. He sees another distant star; his planet that he doesn't recognise as his own. The irony of his blindness is apparent as he...more
Upon arriving, it is not the lush (grass is greener scenario) planet that he fantisised about; rather, it is barren and life less. He sees another distant star; his planet that he doesn't recognise as his own. The irony of his blindness is apparent as he...more
A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.
Mankind has ruined the earth and has now abandoned the planet. After man is gone, the dinosaurs return, but are dismayed to discover the rubbish covering the earth. The dinosaurs start to clean up. Then man comes back to earth and finds it a beautiful place.
I'd never have expected to find this preachy little book among the 1001 CBYMRBYGUs.
Mankind has ruined the earth and has now abandoned the planet. After man is gone, the dinosaurs return, but are dismayed to discover the rubbish covering the earth. The dinosaurs start to clean up. Then man comes back to earth and finds it a beautiful place.
I'd never have expected to find this preachy little book among the 1001 CBYMRBYGUs.
Mar 15, 2012
Nicole Sandford
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review of another edition
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Good story to teach children not to be greedy. Grade 2-3.
The book’s strong underlying environmental message is portrayed sensitively about a greedy entrepreneur, who tries to destroy Earth and includes the charming detail of dinosaurs rising up to protect it against him.
The book encourages us to look after our Earth and its vegetation and wildlife, since one day we may also be looking down on it from space and see a bare planet.
Though the text is fairly simple, this book should be for 6-7 year olds, as younger children may not be able to understand su...more
The book encourages us to look after our Earth and its vegetation and wildlife, since one day we may also be looking down on it from space and see a bare planet.
Though the text is fairly simple, this book should be for 6-7 year olds, as younger children may not be able to understand su...more
My favourite book when I was 7. So happy to have found it again after all these years! Deals with such modern concepts as environmentalism and the impact of Man's ambition on the world.
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Michael has worked on magazines, book jackets, animated films, TV adverts, and even for the police, sketching criminals described by witnesses. As well as illustrating many of his own books, Michael has illustrated over a hundred books for authors such as Shakespeare, J. M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. Michael has travelled widely - to Africa, Japan, the Arctic Circ...more
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