Customer Reviews

Patrick's Dinosaurs

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I'm 11 years old and I still like the book. One reason is because my name is Patrick. I know alot about dinosaurs, so I don't relate to Patrick, I relate to his older brother. My younger brother Sean relates more to Patrick. I like scaring him with weird facts like Patrick's older brother brother does. I recommend it to age groups 4-8, or parents could read it to their children.

This is a very nice book and I'm surprised there aren't more comments on it. The story revolves around Patrick and his older brother Hank. While visiting the zoo, Patrick begins to ask Hank various dinosaur questions. Hank answers them not imagining the use that his younger brother is putting them too.

For example, when Hank informs Patrick that one brontosaurus weighs more than 10 elephants, Patrick imagines a huge see-saw with a brontosaurus on one side, and a stacked pyramid of 10 elephants on the other. Similarly, when they go to see the crocodiles Hank says that in the days of dino's that croc's had jaws twice as big as 'you'. Patrick then imagines a single gigantic crocodile having driven off all the little ones. Which brings us to the one picture that might be a concern for some moms and caregivers. The big crocodile is shown swallowing a smaller one: it is half in/half out of his mouth. This can be 'cool' for some kids, but it might bother others.

In any case, this imaginative play goes on through diplodocuses, stegosauruses, and triceratops, until we get to that favorite of children, T. Rex. The tyrannosaurus follows the boys home and hangs around leering through the windows - at least in Patrick's mind-- until Hank assures him that dinosaurs are all long gone.

Four Stars. Lots of fun. Good Read-aloud. The story combines dinosaurs with imaginative play and it does a good job of giving children a way of understanding the relative size of the big thundering lizards. The relationship between the brothers is wholesome and caring. The Accelerated Reading Level is listed as 3.3 which means that it is on a third grade level. Vocabulary is diverse and the font is relatively small.

Pam T~

My 3yr old son loves dinosaurs. He enjoys this book. We read it to him at night and he listens to the cd and read the book in the car on the way to school. The cd has the turn page signal which helps him with pacing. I love the book, the CD is good, but the person reading it could have been a little more animated like the others in the "Read Along" series.

Our preschool teacher recommended this book and our son, a dinosaur enthusiast, took to it immediately. Great story.

This product arrived quickly and in great condition. Thank you so much. I can not wait to share this story with my son and daughter.

I read this book to my oldest son every day. His copy has been handed down to my grandchildren with a taped version read by grandma.

My Grandpa gave me "What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs" as a gift when I was a kid. It was one of my favorite books, and I still have it. I had read it to my son several times and then found out that it was actually the 2nd of two books! I bought this for him as a gift and we have enjoyed it several times over together!

I love the illustrations in the two books! If you have kids that love dinosaurs, this is a must have!

Patrick is a boy with a vivid imagination. While at the zoo his brother talks about how much bigger dinosaurs were than anything at the zoo. Patrick sees the dinosaurs his brother describes. They are attacking the alligators at the zoo. They are waiting at the stop light on the road home. A T Rex is following them home. He is worried about just how large they are. Can it reach the second floor? He is afraid. Once at home his brother reminds him that there are no more dinosaurs. Relief.

It is a great concept that builds a little tension thru the story. This makes it rather exciting. I can read it with that kind of scary voice. Then when we remember that dinos are extinct , whew!

This is a classic book. Every kid should have a copy. I highly recommend it.

This was my son's favorite book out of a large stack we just returned to the library. I'm thrilled I just found it at a consignment sale cause he was fascinated by the pictures and the actions of the dinosaurs. There were a couple nights reading it that we had to be more sing-songy through parts of the book, but he's not yet three so it's to be expected. The imaginative play is great, as is the brotherly relationship.

I agree with the other reviewers -- the book is very good! The read-along CD is good, too, but unlike most read-alongs, there is not just a narrator -- Patrick and Hank's dialogue are voiced by different readers. This is distracting. Other than that, my four year old and I love it!