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Dinotrux

(2009, Fiction - Picture Book, Written by Chris Gall, Illustrated by Chris Gall)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 5.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Earth-pounding action will thrill truck-loving dino fans.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    If anything, the book may confuse kids into thinking that dinosaurs and cavemen existed at the same time. But then, it could also open up a great discussion about pre-history and what parts of this story are real, and which are not.

  • Illustrations:

    Pages are illustrated from edge to edge with bold, noisy color and clever cartoonish detail. Though this is not an audiobook, readers will hear the rumbling and pounding of the dinotrux as well as the shrieks of the Fred Flinstone-type cave people as they run for their lives...all because of the artwork. 

 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Just some dinosaur-truck kind of chaos and a few fearful cave people scurrying for their lives, but nothing graphic or harmful.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Dinotrux

Parents need to know that this book mixes dinosaurs, trucks, and cavemen, all with playfully far-fetched humor and a storyline that is not to be taken seriously. The fantasy truck-animals are fierce looking and might be scary for younger, more impressionable readers.

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  • Families can talk about the different names the dinotrux are given.  Why did the author choose those names? Do you think they fit? Can you think of others?
  • Why do you think dinosaurs and trucks go together? How are they alike or different?
  • Did trucks exist in the time of dinosaurs? How about cave people?
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