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A review by wolfiegrrrl
Dino-Boarding by Lisa Wheeler
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
There isn't much in the way of real plot for this Dino Sports series, but the rhymes are fun.
It's a nice way to introduce different types of dinosaurs to kids who are interested in learning their names. But aside from just listing names, showing basic size differences, and categorizing the dinosaurs as meat-eaters and plant-eaters... it's very surface level.
I can't even say these books are that great at explaining the sports these dinosaurs are participating in. It's pretty clear that this series is for kids who already know the terminology well enough to understand what's happening in the story. Older kids will probably have an easier time of parsing it out, but younger kids are definitely more invested in looking at the pictures and learning whether the meat-eaters or the plant-eaters are going to win this time!
I will say that the concept of this dinosaur fantasy world is fascinating. Dodo has abandoned the world of competition for a well-earned vacation and Diplodocus probably drowned that poor tiny dino so carelessly buried on that beach, facing zero consequences as usual. This certainly isn't Diplo's only offense, but I do have to wonder if Dodo would have made sure proper precautions were taken by the onlookers during that stretch of the competition if he'd been there.
It's a nice way to introduce different types of dinosaurs to kids who are interested in learning their names. But aside from just listing names, showing basic size differences, and categorizing the dinosaurs as meat-eaters and plant-eaters... it's very surface level.
I can't even say these books are that great at explaining the sports these dinosaurs are participating in. It's pretty clear that this series is for kids who already know the terminology well enough to understand what's happening in the story. Older kids will probably have an easier time of parsing it out, but younger kids are definitely more invested in looking at the pictures and learning whether the meat-eaters or the plant-eaters are going to win this time!
I will say that the concept of this dinosaur fantasy world is fascinating. Dodo has abandoned the world of competition for a well-earned vacation and Diplodocus probably drowned that poor tiny dino so carelessly buried on that beach, facing zero consequences as usual. This certainly isn't Diplo's only offense, but I do have to wonder if Dodo would have made sure proper precautions were taken by the onlookers during that stretch of the competition if he'd been there.