![]() ![]() The author certainly gets across the magnificence, power, and unique qualities of dinosaurs. Personally, I would’ve preferred realistic illustrations. The inclusion of humans interacting with dinosaurs may lead to more confusion for children interested in archaeology. It has dinosaurs in a bed with a blanket and headboard, wearing a bib, and reading the sports page. The illustrations push the book more toward the entertainment type. The end of the book has a helpful two-page spread of the dinosaur timeline. ![]() A child would read this book more for the entertainment value than for research. However, I did find the rhyming lines distracted from my understanding of the information. A nonfiction rhyming book is rather unusual, but Temperley does an admirable job of portraying scads of information in verse. Each page features a different dinosaur including a pronunciation guide, information in rhyme, and a cartoonish drawing. ![]() In the Days of Dinosaurs is a meaty book of 64 pages. ![]()
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