Saturday, February 23, 2013

Are The Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY



It should be easy to believe that dinosaurs are dead, right? Wrong! Dave's trip to the museum with his dad proves that sometimes what you believe isn't always what you see. His dad's futile attempt to convince Dave that the bigger than life antics of the dinosaurs are a figment of his imagination proves that parents aren't always right. Too bad his dad has to wait until a larger than life Tyrannosaurus tries to eat them before he shouts "Run, Dave, RUN!"

Instead of the usual skeletal dinosaurs, Ayto's bright illustrations of the dinosaurs bodies, give life to the museum experience. Throw in the dinosaurs names on the pedestals and the amusing trip becomes a disguised learning opportunity. Recommended fun for a the young radar and a great read aloud for parents.



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Publishing Information

  • Publisher: Peathertree Publishers (March 2013)
  • ISBN: 978-1-56145-690-1
  • Ages: 4-8


GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Peachtree Publishing is generously offering one of my lucky readers a copy of Are The Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton & illustrator, Russell Ayto. To enter, use the Rafflecopter form found at the end of this post. By entering, you acknowledge you have read the terms on the Rafflecopter form and agree to them. Contest ends 3/10/2013 at 11:59 EST. 

**I received this book at no charge from the publisher to facilitate my review. No monetary compensation was received.

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31 comments:

  1. I think lots of kids are fascinated by dinosaurs. I know I was. Thanks for the giveaway, this looks like a really fun book.

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  2. So much fun! Thanks for being on the tour (love having you on these adventures)! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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  3. That is about Dinosaurs and Dad's

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thank you

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  4. My son LOVES dinosaurs, so I know he would love this book! He loves to hear all the different dino names, so the fact that this book has them on the pedestals is really cool. This book would be great for him!!!

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  5. my husband worked on 3D conversion of Jurrasic Park, so this would be a great book for him to read to our daughter.

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  6. I think my grandson will love the bright illustrations!

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  7. My nephew loves dinosaurs

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  8. My girls love to read, they would like this becuase they like to learn, we havent read much about dinosaurs.
    sunniewoodyplus2 atmsn.com

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  9. My munchkin loves dinosaurs...he'd be thrilled to have me read this to him!

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  10. My little boy loves books about boys and dads. He has so much fun reading them with daddy!

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  11. my son would love this because its about a dad. hed love the illustrations too!

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  12. My son would like it because he enjoys having books read to him and he is into dinosaurs. I think this would be a great story for his dad to read to him.

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  13. my son is obsessed with dinosaurs so he would just love that it has a dino in it!

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  14. MY grandson loves dinosaurs and would enjoy the story and the artwork. Thanks for having this awesome giveaway.
    :)Jeanne Bates Tennant

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  15. My son loves everything dinosaurs now so this would be perfect for him.

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  16. i am constantly trying to get my 6 yo DS to read, would love to add this to our arsenal!

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  17. Oh my gosh, my 4.5 yo is obsessed with Dionsaurs. She really would enjoy this. Thanks!

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  18. my son likes dinosaurs and anything that mentions Dad hes sure they are talking about his

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  19. Yes my son would he has4 Dino encyclopedias...fav movies are Jurassic park ones, loves dinosaurs!
    Amy
    Lilhottemomma@yahoo.com

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  20. My son would like this book. He loves books

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  21. I want my kid to know that seeing isn't always believing!

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  22. All my boys love dinosaurs but my youngest has a themed room too. fun!

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  23. My boy is obsessed with dinosaurs!

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  24. My youngest loves dinosaurs! She doesn't know how to read yet (she just turned 3), but I'm sure she'd love looking at the illustrations and making up her own stories!

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  25. the pictures and the fact that dad is involved. they love reading and they love being read to

    sandradavis07 at comcast dot net

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  26. My 5yo LOVES dinosaurs so I'm sure he would love this!

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  27. Just the fact that its about dinosaurs will make children like it
    hrddiana556@gmail.com

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  28. My grandson loves dinosaurs. He would love this book

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