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All teen and kid reviews for Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, Book 1)
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Age
7
Average rating based on
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kid and teen reviews:
75% say it's educational
63% say there are positive role models
38% say there are positive messages
MLawson
Teen, 17 years old
November 10, 2009
AGE
14
Love it. It is my favorite one
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Educational
Positive messages
Good role models
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Kid, 12 years old
November 27, 2010
AGE
5
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Kid, 13 years old
April 9, 2008
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Kid, 8 years old
November 5, 2011
AGE
6
awesome book
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drama movie fan
Teen, 14 years old
December 9, 2009
AGE
4
uhhhhh
nothing inapropreat just it might be a little hard for a 4 year old to read.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 23, 2011
AGE
4
Great
This is a great book to get younger kids to want to read, to learn when they read, and to enjoy great role models. If they can't read yet you can read it to them!
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Lilms
Teen, 14 years old
December 12, 2009
AGE
9
its a nice story about Dinosaurs
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Kid, 9 years old
May 22, 2012
AGE
7
BAD!
BAD! DON'T GET IT! THE REST ARE BAD! GREAT FOR ONLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! BAD FOR ME, GAMERQUINN!
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Too violent
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