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Countdown to Extinction: A Hologram Adventure to Prehistoric Times
Catch the mistakes in the Dino Institute's files on a holographic adventure through the prehistoric past. The Dino Institue's files have been corrupted by a computer error and there's only one way to find the mistakes. Climb aboard the Time Rover and explore the age of dinosaurs, but be careful: the past is filled with a hungry Carnotaurus, meteor showers, and erupting volcanoes. With vivid illustrations and holograms on every page, this exciting book ties into the new Countdown to Extinction attraction at Dinoland U.S.A., part of Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort, and brings the dinosaurs back to life.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 1998
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March 5, 2010
While dinosaurs are always a great idea for a book, this one is confusing and odd.
The illustrations combine drawings with holograms, for no apparent reason. The holograms do not add to the pictures, and seem unnecessary.
The text is even worse. The premise of the story is to go back in a time travelling device to check the data on file. However, all but the most careful reader would generally skip over the boring introduction and skip right to the dinosaurs. Once on the dinosaur pages, the text is inaccurate.
Unless you are trying to raise a young editor (worthy but unlikely!), a reader would take the 'Dinofile' information at face value. Personally I hated writing in my books when I was younger, and I would never have wanted to take a red pen to my book to correct it.
As a professional editor now, I feel the book is too confusing for a younger reader, making the book feel like it is trying to be too many things and not succeeding at any of them.
The illustrations combine drawings with holograms, for no apparent reason. The holograms do not add to the pictures, and seem unnecessary.
The text is even worse. The premise of the story is to go back in a time travelling device to check the data on file. However, all but the most careful reader would generally skip over the boring introduction and skip right to the dinosaurs. Once on the dinosaur pages, the text is inaccurate.
Unless you are trying to raise a young editor (worthy but unlikely!), a reader would take the 'Dinofile' information at face value. Personally I hated writing in my books when I was younger, and I would never have wanted to take a red pen to my book to correct it.
As a professional editor now, I feel the book is too confusing for a younger reader, making the book feel like it is trying to be too many things and not succeeding at any of them.
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