The three PROS of the Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up:
1. It has quickly become one of my son’s most valued possessions.
2. It’s teaching my son about how to have nice things (something my wife and I still need to learn.)
3. We’ve had it for over a month now without any damage.
The three CONS are:
1. I have to protect the book with my life to ensure Bucky doesn’t destroy it.
2. I have to read the book to my four-year-old. My son refuses to read.
3. It costs more than most 12-page books
We bought the Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs because we like to give each of our boys a good book for Christmas each year. We give them the book on Christmas Eve so we can sit quietly as a family and read the evening before Krampus comes to destroy us all. Bucky was pretty enamored with it.
Bucky just turned four, and as a helicopter parent, I feel like I still need to hover over him when he’s reading the book so he closes all the pop-ups and doesn’t smash them. However, when he has had unsupervised time with it, the book has proven to be quite resilient.
As for the content, there is a lot of information that I didn’t know, and the author pokes fun of my antiquated understanding of dinosaurs. Did you know T Rex wasn’t the biggest, baddest dinosaur under the Mambo Sun? It’s true! There was some made up guy named gigantosaurus who owned him.
Anyway, I strongly recommend this book if you have a youngster in your life who is interested in dinosaurs, pop-up books, and the inevitable decline of man. Five stars!
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I’m here to help!
Product details
- Age Range: 5 - 9 years
- Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4
- Series: Encyclopedia Prehistorica (Book 1)
- Hardcover: 12 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick; Pop edition (July 12, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9780763622282
- ISBN-13: 978-0763622282
- ASIN: 0763622281
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 2.5 x 10 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
This book is incredibly impressive. I am including a video so you can sort of see the depth and involvement this brings.
When it arrived it appeared very thick. On the sides though it clearly doesnt look like alot of pages. BUT it is filled will alot of fun and factual information. There are 5+ popups per page and each has its own bit of information.
Types of dinos, Carnivores, Herbivores, Feathered, Armored, Biggest etc. Lots of different information in this book.
I got it for my dino obsessed 3 year old. Will be 4 in two months. He absolutely LOVES it. He wants it read as a bedtime story but there is so much info you could prob do 1 page per night and extend it out. He never wants us to stop reading it.
I have always been a fan of popups and this is the most impressive popup I have seen yet. Its just GORGEOUS.
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