Detective dinosaur

Detective dinosaur

James Skofield

Book - 1996

Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl are challenged to solve three cases when a hat is missing, a shoe squeaks, and a loud clanging comes from a dark alley at night.

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Subjects
Dinosaurs > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile fiction.
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers c1996.
Language
English
Main Author
James Skofield (-)
Other Authors
R. W. Alley, 1955- (illustrator)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
46 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780060249083
9780613076128
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Review by Booklist Review

Gr. 1-3. Children ready to read a simple story on their own may find that the three short mysteries in this I Can Read Book will fill the bill. The various plots are pleasantly silly and uncomplicated, and what kids may not grasp from the text (the dinosaurs' names may stop them, though probably not for long) can easily be gleaned from the artwork, which is warm, lively, and lots of fun. Enlarged type and extra leading make the reading easier. (Reviewed Aug. 1996)0060249072Stephanie Zvirin

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Review by School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2‘An appealing, if somewhat bungling, detective is introduced in this easy reader. Three short chapters each present a separate case. In "The Case of the Missing Hat," Detective Dinosaur's derby is on his head the whole time, although cleverly hidden from sight in each picture. In "Night Patrol," the detective is frightened by a noise. "Perhaps it is a monster!... Perhaps we should call the Police!" "We are the Police, sir!," Officer Pterodatyl reminds him. The jokes are not particularly original, but they are likely to sound fresh to young readers. Alley's watercolor-and-ink cartoons include plenty of visual interest and some sideline humor. The vocabulary‘Detective Dinosaur, Officer Pterodactyl, and Deputy Diplodocus‘may seem at odds with the intended audience, but most primary graders know their dinosaur names (at least to hear them) as well as they know their ABCs. An entertaining addition.‘Sharon R. Pearce, San Antonio Public Library, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

A good combination of the ever-popular dinosaur theme, minimystery, and humor offers readers the fun of knowing the answers to the mysteries way before poor Detective Dinosaur. The repetition of words works well for the emergent reader without sacrificing the telling of enjoyable stories. The illustrations also provide numerous picture clues. From HORN BOOK 1996, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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