This delightful new title from Usborne is sure to be a big hit with young dinosaur enthusiasts everywhere. Certainly 5-year-old Tom, who road-tested the book for us, was fascinated by the fold-out scenes and many facts that the book had to offer.
Tom’s dad, David (and long-term dinosaur fan himself!), was also impressed by the quality of the illustrations, “Although the pictures have been drawn in an engaging cartoon style, the illustrator hadn’t taken any liberties with the accuracy of the dinosaurs’ features.
“Tom enjoyed looking at the dynamic scenes of the dinosaurs interacting with each other – I think this approach worked well to capture his imagination – much more so than static images of dinosaurs would have done.
“The large, fold out, spreads also helped to fit in the drawings of dinosaurs to scale. The pages, which were made of thick, durable card, were also sturdy enough to handle a young child getting to grips with them.
“It’s nice that the book focuses fully on the dinosaurs themselves, rather than including too much background information. It instead gives fact after dinosaur fact – and some of these were awe-inspiring enough to have Tom literally drop his jaw as he listened to me read them out!
“I also like the way the text reads a bit like a storybook – which helped to hold Tom’s attention. Some of the dinosaur names are real tongue-twisters and hard to pronounce – but luckily on the last page of the book there is a link to Usborne’s website, which shows you how to say the names correctly.
“Overall, this is a great book to introduce young kids to the world of dinosaurs, which benefits from its lively approach and great illustrations.”
The Usborne Big Book of Big Dinosaurs (HB) by Alex Frith and illustrated by Fabiano Fiorin, rrp £9.99
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