Dinotrux Go to School (Dinotrux Series)

by Chris Gall

Overview

Dinotrux--the incredible dinosaur-truck mashups--are about to take the leveled reader category by storm!
Features:Sight Words Pages Read Aloud Functionality [where available]
Book Description:In this Passport to Reading Level 1 reader, today is the first day of school. The Dinotrux are nervous! What will they eat for lunch? Will their teacher be nice? But the Dinotrux don't need to worry. They can help each other. And school isn't scary. It's fun, especially when you are part dinosaur and part truck!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316405829
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	07/08/2014
Series:	Dinotrux Series
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	29 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Chris Gall is the award-winning author and illustrator of Revenge of the Dinotrux, Substitute Creacher, Dear Fish, There's Nothing to Do on Mars, and Dinotrux, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 for Dear Fish and a Kirkus Best Children's Book for 2008 for There's Nothing to Do on Mars. Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator of America the Beautiful, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Dinotrux Dig the Beach:
"Children will love seeing their own seaside activities... carried out by the Dinotrux.... Fans of the earlier books will want to accompany the Dinotrux on this beach adventure."—School Library Journal

"A masterful combination of childish enthusiasm and rough, tough machines.... sure to have listeners in stitches and looking for more dino fun. Readers won't want to wait to find out where the Dinotrux will go next."—Kirkus Reviews

"The writing is sharp and has some very funny one-liners that both kids and adults will love.... Both admirers of construction trucks and dinosaur-lovers will enjoy."—Booklist

Praise for Revenge of the Dinotrux:* "Gall's dinosaur/machine mash-ups are, once again, the star of the show, commanding attention (and generating laughs) in every action-filled, rust-toned scene."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Young fans of all things big and noisy will make trax for this dynamic dino-diversion."—Kirkus Reviews

"Dramatic, full-page illustrations brim with the energy of these fierce machines.... A fun follow-up, appealing to old and new fans alike."—School Library Journal

"Chock full of personality.... This is sure to be a winner with elementary readers."—Library Media Connection

Praise for Dinotrux:
* "Comically overheated narration... fire-roasted settings and hilariously imagined creatures."—Publisher's Weekly, starred review

* "This title will be hard to keep on the shelves."—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Dinotrux ruled their world, now they're likely to rule this one too. Bellow on!"—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

From the Publisher

"Chock full of personality.... This is sure to be a winner with elementary readers."

Library Media Connection