Tyrannosaurus Tex [Paperback]

Betty G. Birney (Author), John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 1996 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Tyrannosaurus Tex, with his ten-thousand-gallon hat and his stories about Texas before the people came, proves himself a loyal friend to a group of cowboys out on the range leaving behind a new legend to be told around the campfire.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"With his wispy lines and pebble-toned watercolors, New Yorker cartoonist O'Brien adds a quirky charm to this disjointed tale of a toothy dinosaur cowpoke," said PW. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-What do you get when you mix dinosaur mania, a tall tale, and Texas lore? A story about Tyrannosaurus Tex, who saves the day for the Bar Double U gang. When lowdown, dirty varmints set a prairie fire in order to steel Double U's cattle, Tex wipes out the rustlers and puts out the fire with water dumped from his ten-thousand-gallon Stetson hat. O'Brien's large, earth-toned, lariat-bound watercolor illustrations with ink crosshatching create a mosaic effect. Birney skillfully lavishes her fast-moving tale with alliterative cowboy jargon ("...too old to beat a biscuit...too young to bend a bean"), making oral group reading a delight. A tumbleweed-tumbling, rip-roaring good tale.
Claudia Cooper, Ft. Stockton Independent School District, TX
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (August 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395816548
• ISBN-13: 978-0395816547
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,217,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Betty G. Birney lives in Los Angeles, California. Her web site is full of fun Humphrey activities and information.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A TALL TEXAS TALE FOR YOUNGSTERS, April 6, 2004

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Tex (Hardcover)

When a critter halfway as high as Butterfly Butte comes upon some cowboys and their chuck wagon, he devours not only the beans but the pot, too. Now, that's an appetite.

This rip-roarin' saga about the unlikely alliance between the giant Tex and the cowboys will keep children smiling. Together, they outsmart the rustlers.

Then, "with a trembling of the tumbleweed," the giant of the prairie is gone. But, not forgotten.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, September 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Tex (Paperback)

Tyrannosaurus Tex is my 4 1/2 year old daughter's favorite book. The story and illustrations are wonderful and the combination of dinosaurs and cowboys is ingenious.

5.0 out of 5 stars My son's favorite book!, April 9, 2002

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Kenneth French (Montclair, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Tex (Library Binding)

My son & I found this in the library and subsequently bought our own copy, we love it so much. A lot of fun, especially when Tex arrives and eats the pot of beans, pot and all!