Dinosaurs in 30 Seconds by Sean Callery

Dinosaurs in 30 Seconds: 30 Amazing Topics for Archaeological Adventures Explained in Half a Minute, by Sean Callery was published in September 2016 by Ivy Kids. It is a fabulous addition to the library of any child interested in our scaly reptilian ancestors. Children love dinosaurs, as the massive queues outside the Natural History Museum in London testify to every single weekend. In ‘my’ day we knew the main 5-10 dinosaurs, but now, Wow, children seem to know every single one of them (including a few made-up ones courtesy of Jurassic Park!) Both my children have been fascinated – bordering obsessed – with dinosaurs at some point in their lives. My son still loves watching the films and playing the Lego version of the same on his games console … So when we were given the opportunity to review a copy of Dinosaurs in 30 Seconds, I just knew that Toby would be up for it!

Written by Sean Callery and illustrated by Sam Hubbard with expert knowledge provided by palaeontologist Jonathan Tennant, Dinosaurs in 30 Seconds provides 30 topics for young dinosaur detectives and explains them in only half a minute each. This is just the best way to get kids to learn, with small bite-sized topics to engage them on an irresistible topic. There’s even a range of three minute projects in each section to help cement the learning.

This is a fabulous book for the young dinosaur enthusiast with a load of great facts and illustrations. It provides a fresh and exciting view for the young reader to undertake a mesmerising journey through the development of the first life forms in the primordial ooze on the planet to the emergence of dinosaurs – and then their eventual extinction.

Toby loves this book, and regularly goes back to it to re-read pages (and this is a boy who has struggled with reading). His favourite fact was that the largest T-Rex skeleton ever found is called Sue, and the largest ever Stegosaurus skeleton is called Sophie!

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