Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
There Were Dinosaurs Everywhere!
Howard Temperley · 2012
78/100
👍 Worth It
A history professor writing rhyming dinosaur verse for his grandchildren sounds like a recipe for awkward meter, but the dossier evidence says the opposite — Read It Daddy and That Artsy Reader Girl both called it one of the best fun dinosaur books for young children, and the academic depth behind the facts is a real differentiator. Small-press distribution is the main obstacle; if you can find a copy, the combination of accurate science and genuinely funny rhyme is hard to match in this age range.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance78
craft78
originality76
accuracy84
hype65
age-fit88
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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