If Dinosaurs Came to Town [Paperback]

Dom Mansell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1998 | Grade Level: P and up

Imagines what it would be like to meet up with a variety of dinosaurs today.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This cartoony mix of facts and fiction imagines how various dinosaurs might wreak havoc if they returned today. "Invites youngsters to fantasize," said PW. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-- Comically detailed watercolor cartoons show a peaceful contemporary landscape invaded by hordes of marauding dinosaurs. Unlike Bernard Most's helpful reptiles ( If the Dinosaurs Came Back HBJ, 1978), Mansell's are true to their saurian natures: Diplodocus plucks houseplants from sixth-story windows; hungry Tyrannosaurus terrorizes a suburban neighborhood; Triceratops and Styracosaurus charge an armored truck. Innocent bystanders betray a mixture of emotions, from curiosity to alarm, while a wide-eyed boy looks on with wonder and delight. The front endpapers of this oversized volume introduce the 20 dinosaurs mentioned in the text (complete with phonetic spellings); the closing endpapers present 17 additional prehistoric reptiles ("can you imagine what it would be like if they came to town?"). Like his illustrations, Mansell's text is refreshingly earnest and jovial, its comical mix of fantasy and fact striking just the right note for the youngest of dinosaur fanciers.
- Marcia Hupp, Mamaroneck Free Library, NY
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316670286
• ISBN-13: 978-0316670289
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Girls Like It Too, August 21, 2001

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Minneapolis Mom (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Dinosaurs Came to Town (Paperback)

My daughter and her girl friend love this book -- it's not a gender specific topic. I also think this book IS full of information -- just the right amount for a young child. It's really well done.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" dinosaur book for young boys., August 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: If Dinosaurs Came to Town (Paperback)

Young boys love to have this book read to them. Visually it is interesting because there is so much to see and find on each page. The story fires the imagination - "what would happen if dinosaurs came to your town?". The writing is fun and exciting for children, and as a parent who has reread this book countless time to my sons, I don't mind rereading it either.

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary!, April 14, 2011

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WABOC - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Dinosaurs Came to Town (Paperback)

When I was little this was read to me but was (allegedly) scary enough for it to be put away for a few years until I was man enough to handle it. Great book though, me and my sister talk about it occasionally still.