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Discovering Dinosaurs
Slightly off-mint.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published October 19, 2016
About the author
Simon Chapman
144 books3 followersSimon has been entertaining adults and children with stories of his real-life adventures since 2001. He has recently returned from trekking around high snow peaks in Sichuan, China- where he was searching for the locations that inspired the novel, ‘Lost Horizon’ with its fabled hidden valley of ‘Shangri La’.
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November 16, 2016
I received a copy of this title from Bloomsbury Australia for review.
Ten Second Synopsis:
A vividly illustrated adventure into the prehistoric world, with flaps to lift, notebooks and letters to flick through and one whopping great pop up.
If you have a mini-fleshling interested in dinosaurs, this would certainly be a winning choice for gifting. The book is large with a satisfyingly chunky cover and solid cardboard pages, all the better to provide a sturdy base for the artifacts inside. Beginning with a double page fold-out map of the world as it was during different geological time periods, the book is divided into double page spreads that focus on particular geographical regions in which certain species of dinosaur have been found, alternating with double page spreads on a range of "favourite" dinosaurs. The book finishes with some information on fossils as well as an intriguing little flip-up notebook piece which is enticingly titled, "How to Find Fossils".
Age-wise, the text was a bit advanced for the eldest mini-fleshling in this dwelling, at nearly six years old, but but he spent plenty of time flicking through the various flaps, pull-outs and bits to see what was in, under and around. I would have to say that this is best suited to the seven and above age group, if you are looking at them actually getting to grips with the information in the book, rather than just having fun with the pictures and pop-ups.
The best recommendation I can give for this book is that the mini-fleshling double-checked whether this book would be remaining in the dwelling after it had been reviewed, and if so, could he claim it as his. There are plenty of books on various topics in this type of engaging format around, but they certainly do make for a fun and tactile reading experience. If you don't know any mini-fleshlings with a particular interest in dinosaurs, this would make an equally appealing gift for any primary school teachers or children's librarians of your acquaintance. It's the kind of book that will be on high rotation during silent reading.
Ten Second Synopsis:
A vividly illustrated adventure into the prehistoric world, with flaps to lift, notebooks and letters to flick through and one whopping great pop up.
If you have a mini-fleshling interested in dinosaurs, this would certainly be a winning choice for gifting. The book is large with a satisfyingly chunky cover and solid cardboard pages, all the better to provide a sturdy base for the artifacts inside. Beginning with a double page fold-out map of the world as it was during different geological time periods, the book is divided into double page spreads that focus on particular geographical regions in which certain species of dinosaur have been found, alternating with double page spreads on a range of "favourite" dinosaurs. The book finishes with some information on fossils as well as an intriguing little flip-up notebook piece which is enticingly titled, "How to Find Fossils".
Age-wise, the text was a bit advanced for the eldest mini-fleshling in this dwelling, at nearly six years old, but but he spent plenty of time flicking through the various flaps, pull-outs and bits to see what was in, under and around. I would have to say that this is best suited to the seven and above age group, if you are looking at them actually getting to grips with the information in the book, rather than just having fun with the pictures and pop-ups.
The best recommendation I can give for this book is that the mini-fleshling double-checked whether this book would be remaining in the dwelling after it had been reviewed, and if so, could he claim it as his. There are plenty of books on various topics in this type of engaging format around, but they certainly do make for a fun and tactile reading experience. If you don't know any mini-fleshlings with a particular interest in dinosaurs, this would make an equally appealing gift for any primary school teachers or children's librarians of your acquaintance. It's the kind of book that will be on high rotation during silent reading.
June 4, 2019
Beautiful book with stunning illustrations and interesting facts. I turned the pictures into a flash card course on memrise if anyone is interested to learn the names: https://decks.memrise.com/course/5493...
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