Dinosaurs Before Dark - Magic Tree House #1

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers

1992

80 páginas

2h 40m

ISBN-10: 0679824111

This enjoyable time-travel fantasy is a successful beginning chapter book. Jack and his younger sister find a tree house filled with books. When he wishes he could really see the Pteranodon pictured in one of them, it appears at the window. The children have been transported back to the Cretaceous period. They begin to explore and are soon threatened by a Tyrannosaurus. The Pteranodon comes to their rescue, and they figure out enough about the magic that carried them back in time to be able to use it to return home. There is plenty of suspense and magic here, and enough dinosaur information to please science buffs. Characterization is sketchy and older children will find the plot predictable, but readers just past the easy-to-read stage will find it satisfying. It should attract those who devour Ruth Chew's books.

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4 (Muito bom)

Suspense leve, mistura diversão com curiosidades sobre dinossauros sem parecer lição de casa. Jack é o cauteloso e Annie a corajosa, e essa dupla funciona super bem para prender quem está começando a ler capítulos. É educativo, acolhedor e deixa com vontade de embarcar na próxima viagem no tempo.