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madhamster's review
3.0
It's challenging to make a book about dinosaurs rhyme - but the author has managed.
Some scanning issues - and my accent doesn't rhyme dance with pants, which can be tricky.
Some scanning issues - and my accent doesn't rhyme dance with pants, which can be tricky.
rdyourbookcase's review
4.0
I always love the dino books. This one was especially fun because I enjoy dancing. Kids will not be disappointed!
babayagareads's review
1.0
Not a fan. This is all over the place. I would recommend this to patrons who really like dinosaurs or really like dancing, but it would NOT be my first pick for either unless they were already a fan of the series or we had exhausted the other options. Also, what's going on with flopping in the Christmas business at the ending? Totally unnecessary.
wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
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, but at least this time they introduce different types of dances and I appreciate that dance is actually being shown as a sport in this series. I particularly like how the rhymes for the hip-hop section actually start to sound like a hip-hop beat when you read them out loud. 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. We now know that the inhabitants of their world are enthusiastic patrons of the arts and collectively appreciate the athleticism those arts require in order to perform them. Dodo even makes a triumphant return from his unexpected hiatus to be the MC of the dance competition! The Pterodactyl Twins try to make their own comeback by flubbing up a Nicholas Brothers-style routine to the tune of "Me and My Shadow," but the existence of that song and the Nutcracker ballet further implies the existence of dinosaur versions of the composers from our own world. What kind of dinosaur would Tchaikovsky be? I wonder what dinosaur Al Jolson's motives were for accepting credit for dinosaur Billy Rose's and dinosaur Dave Dreyer's work? Or has this dinosaur world always been so bonkers for music that there wasn't any need for someone to slap their name on someone else's work to help popularize it?
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, but at least this time they introduce different types of dances and I appreciate that dance is actually being shown as a sport in this series. I particularly like how the rhymes for the hip-hop section actually start to sound like a hip-hop beat when you read them out loud. 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. We now know that the inhabitants of their world are enthusiastic patrons of the arts and collectively appreciate the athleticism those arts require in order to perform them. Dodo even makes a triumphant return from his unexpected hiatus to be the MC of the dance competition! The Pterodactyl Twins try to make their own comeback by flubbing up a Nicholas Brothers-style routine to the tune of "Me and My Shadow," but the existence of that song and the Nutcracker ballet further implies the existence of dinosaur versions of the composers from our own world. What kind of dinosaur would Tchaikovsky be? I wonder what dinosaur Al Jolson's motives were for accepting credit for dinosaur Billy Rose's and dinosaur Dave Dreyer's work? Or has this dinosaur world always been so bonkers for music that there wasn't any need for someone to slap their name on someone else's work to help popularize it?
decafjess's review
5.0
Combining the proper names for dinosaurs and for dances, this book offers vocabulary development and a silly story that will delight dinosaur fans and kids who see their parents watching shows like "Dancing with the Stars."
received via Netgalley for an honest review
received via Netgalley for an honest review
librarianryan's review against another edition
4.0
This series of books is so much fun. I never would have guessed that it is as popular as it has become. This time they take on a dance competition. All moves are allowed, some good, some bad, and some scary. A great addition to the series, plus they give us a sneak peak at the next book in the series: Dino-Christmas.