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graventy's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh, not a fan. My nephew loves it because it has dinosaurs and football, which everyone can acknowledge as two of the best things. However, the story is a boring play-by-play of a football game. Wordy and boring to read.
wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition
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 Pterodactyl Twins are still allowed to fly over the field this time and I have to wonder if it's supposed to make up for the fact that the Red Team doesn't have any giants to rival the Green Team's larger players. Speaking of whom, Brachiosaurus is about to utterly WRECK the tiny meat-eater on the red team and no one even blinks. Also, we catch our first glimpses of product placement in this universe. It has been made very clear that their world is a sports-oriented one much like ours has become, but are they too living in a capitalist hellscape? Will it stop with the Good Era blimp or are there more advertisements to come in even grander forms?
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 Pterodactyl Twins are still allowed to fly over the field this time and I have to wonder if it's supposed to make up for the fact that the Red Team doesn't have any giants to rival the Green Team's larger players. Speaking of whom, Brachiosaurus is about to utterly WRECK the tiny meat-eater on the red team and no one even blinks. Also, we catch our first glimpses of product placement in this universe. It has been made very clear that their world is a sports-oriented one much like ours has become, but are they too living in a capitalist hellscape? Will it stop with the Good Era blimp or are there more advertisements to come in even grander forms?
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
2.0
Great rhymes for dinosaur and football fans, wish the whole names of the dinosaurs were used in the texts instead of shortened forms.
markat323's review against another edition
2.0
I generally enjoy these "Dino-____" books by Lisa Wheeler, but this one disappoints. The rhymes do not rhyme! Some examples: end and ten-close but no. Steady and twenty--nope. Quarterback and Snapped---try again. I didn't even finish the book.
drkbloodfntsies's review against another edition
5.0
this might be the cutest thing i’ve read all year. the play on the real team names is adorable. it explains / incorporates the most common football terms for children to understand. i’ve never been more in love with a picture book.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
EVEN THOUGH this obviously portrays the Green Bay Packers, I still found it highly amusing! Dinosaurs play each other in the Mega Bowl with lots of action and rhyming lines to keep things moving. The illustrations are hilarious, too.
marc_lucke's review against another edition
3.0
Neither my kids nor I really know the first thing about U.S. football, so we weren't drawn into this book like we were by [b:Dino-Hockey|2125608|Dino-Hockey|Lisa Wheeler|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347638758s/2125608.jpg|2131048]. Still a pretty fun read, and who doesn't like dinosaurs?
paradiselcst's review against another edition
5.0
this might be the cutest thing i’ve read all year. the play on the real team names is adorable. it explains / incorporates the most common football terms for children to understand. i’ve never been more in love with a picture book.
iggi_dee's review against another edition
3.0
How are these books so much fun? Every one I read is just an action-packed dino riot.
Age: Elementary+
Length: long
Plot: An entire dino football game complete with halftime show
Themes: football, dinosaurs
Wordiness: Medium-high, need to know football vocab
Age: Elementary+
Length: long
Plot: An entire dino football game complete with halftime show
Themes: football, dinosaurs
Wordiness: Medium-high, need to know football vocab
analiesereads's review against another edition
5.0
this might be the cutest thing i’ve read all year. the play on the real team names is adorable. it explains / incorporates the most common football terms for children to understand. i’ve never been more in love with a picture book.