Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Extinct Alphabet Book
Jerry Pallotta · 1993
80/100
👍 Worth It
Jerry Pallotta goes well beyond the usual dinosaur parade — a five-eyed Opabinia and the Xerces Blue butterfly sharing pages is genuinely surprising in an alphabet book format. The conversational text is funny and scientifically curious at the same time, and Masiello's detailed oil paintings reward close looking even if their darker palette is less immediately cheerful. A strong pick for science-curious kids who have already moved past the basics.
✦ 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
safety98
substance82
craft80
originality82
accuracy85
hype65
age-fit78
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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