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wolfiegrrrl's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
There isn't much in the way of real plot for this Dino Sports series, but the rhymes are fun.
It's a nice way to introduce different types of dinosaurs to kids who are interested in learning their names. But aside from just listing names, showing basic size differences, and categorizing the dinosaurs as meat-eaters and plant-eaters... it's very surface level.
I can't even say these books are that great at explaining the sports these dinosaurs are participating in. It's pretty clear that this series is for kids who already know the terminology well enough to understand what's happening in the story. Older kids will probably have an easier time of parsing it out, but younger kids are definitely more invested in looking at the pictures and learning whether the meat-eaters or the plant-eaters are going to win this time!
I will say that the concept of this dinosaur fantasy world is fascinating. The fact that the Pterodactyl twins are allowed to fly during the soccer game feels like cheating to me. Also, rest in pieces to the little meat-eater who was about to get utterly WRECKED by the Apatosaurus doing a bicycle flip kick.
It's a nice way to introduce different types of dinosaurs to kids who are interested in learning their names. But aside from just listing names, showing basic size differences, and categorizing the dinosaurs as meat-eaters and plant-eaters... it's very surface level.
I can't even say these books are that great at explaining the sports these dinosaurs are participating in. It's pretty clear that this series is for kids who already know the terminology well enough to understand what's happening in the story. Older kids will probably have an easier time of parsing it out, but younger kids are definitely more invested in looking at the pictures and learning whether the meat-eaters or the plant-eaters are going to win this time!
I will say that the concept of this dinosaur fantasy world is fascinating. The fact that the Pterodactyl twins are allowed to fly during the soccer game feels like cheating to me. Also, rest in pieces to the little meat-eater who was about to get utterly WRECKED by the Apatosaurus doing a bicycle flip kick.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
4.0
Another fun addition to the Dino-Sports series! This time the Grazers play the Biters at soccer. I've never really followed soccer, but this series is written so that you don't really need to know the intricate rules of the game to know what's happening. I also appreciated that the players showing poor sportsmanship were ejected from the game.
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