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Encyclopedia Prehistorica : Dinosaurs

(2006, Non-Fiction - Science, Written by Matthew Reinhart, Illustrated by Robert Sabuda)

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    5.0

  • Common Sense says

    Dinosaur pop-up essential for young dino lovers.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Carnivores and raptors are shown fighting and eating dead prey, including one pop-up where an allosaurus pulls a strip of flesh out of a dead dino as you open the page.

  • Sex :

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Encyclopedia Prehistorica : Dinosaurs

Parents need to know that this book is both too delicate, and possibly too scary (on one page the jaws of a T-rex come out at the reader), for young kids. Though thoroughly researched, some of the information presented verbally and pictorially is controversial, though the author is usually careful to indicate this.

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  • Families can talk about the science behind this book, the sleuthing and inferences made by paleontologists. How did they figure out what the dinosaurs looked like and ate? What has caused their ideas to change? Families can do further research together on the types of dinosaurs presented, or find out about other species.
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