Oasis (Dinotopia(R)) [Paperback]

Cathy Hapka (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Dinotopia(R)

Jack and Ty are opposites. So when they travel together in a caravan across the Great Desert, there are bound to be disagreements. And when a sandstorm separates the boys from the rest of their group, the arguments get worse. Then they stumble upon a legendary oasis where they find a lost colony of small dinosaurs called Saltopus. Somehow, Jack and Ty must put aside their differences long enough to befriend the shy dinosaurs–and figure out how to help them!

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Jack and Ty are opposites. So when they travel together in a caravan across the Great Desert, there are bound to be disagreements. And when a sandstorm separates the boys from the rest of their group, the arguments get worse. Then they stumble upon a legendary oasis where they find a lost colony of small dinosaurs called Saltopus. Somehow, Jack and Ty must put aside their differences long enough to befriend the shy dinosaurs?and figure out how to help them!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (October 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037582295X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375822957
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What you need from this book is an "oasis"., February 15, 2003

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Kyle Stewart (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oasis (Dinotopia(R)) (Paperback)

Compared to other books in the series, this one doesn't stand up. When finished, you're left wanting more. This time around, dinosaur involvement is almost none. In my opinion, the transition that one of the characters has from being jovial too, well, not when put in the crisis of being lost in the desert should not have happend; it would've made the time of them being lost more interesting. Very, very little action in this one folks. It's a good read if you have the time, but prepare to be disapointed.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, interesting, nothing special, June 17, 2010

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Rachel (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oasis (Dinotopia(R)) (Paperback)

This book was like much of the series. It fleshed out areas and dinosaurs we haven't seen before, and was a easy read. I'm well above the age of the target readers though.