Dinosaur Chase! [Hardcover]

Benedict Blathwayt (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Fin is a dinosaur unlike any other - teased for his spindly little legs, bony tail and feeble fluffy arms. But despite his odd appearance, when a gang of four big, bullying dinosaurs chase him into the woods, Fin outwits them one by one. All except the meanest, fiercest dinosaur of all who follows him right to the top of the mountain, where Fin takes a giant leap of faith and discovers . . . He can fly!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1–Fin, a dinosaur, is playing with his friends, with each one trying to top the others in tests of agility, daring, or strength. Then, a gang of bullies turns up and spoils the game. When Fin challenges the intruders, a chase begins. Slowly, they drop off as one cant leap, one cant swim, one cant climb, etc. Finally, the only remaining pursuer is T. rex, at which point Fin spreads his feeble fluffy arms and flies away. The story line is slight and forgettable, but young dinosaur lovers will be drawn in by Blathwayts highly detailed illustrations. Each reptile, as well as the landscape that Fin and his pursuers traverse, is carefully drawn with clean lines and in a crisp palette that invites children to pore over the pictures. This is not a storytime choice, but its a suitable selection for collections in which dinosaur books experience high demand.–Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Benedict Blathwayt has written and illustrated several books for Random House of which the best-selling Little Red Train series is particularly popular.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0091892937
• ISBN-13: 978-0091892937
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,373,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A spirited story of one Fin the dinosaur, September 14, 2006

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dinosaur Chase! (Hardcover)

Ages 3-6 will relish Dinosaur Chase, a spirited story of one Fin the dinosaur, who has spindly legs and is fluffy and is picked on by a gang of bullies for his many quirks. Funny drawings and easy reading lends to the story of a young dinosaur's hidden talents.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected, March 18, 2009

By 

P. Grass "hungrybuffalo" (Near Frankfurt, Portland and Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Dinosaur Chase! (Paperback)

This is a surprisingly good book for young children and very popular with our 3 year old. You need to start by getting use to a world of talking, soccer-playing dinosaurs. Once there it leads children gently through the problems of dealing with playground bullies. The story concludes by showing kids that a little scrawny dinosaur can be better than the biggest, meanest bullies.