Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The ABC Book of Dinosaurs
Helen Martin · 2013
72/100
👍 Worth It
A cheerful, rhythmically written dinosaur alphabet book from a team with serious children's television credentials — Play School and Hi-5 are exactly the right pedigree for knowing how to hold a young child's attention. The HarperCollins Australia imprint provides editorial quality assurance, and the vibrant illustrations make it a strong read-aloud choice for the three-to-six set. Australian distribution focus means it may take a little more effort to find outside that market.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance68
craft72
originality62
accuracy75
hype65
age-fit92
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict72
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