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Detective Dinosaur (I Can Read Book 2) | 
| Author: James Skofield
Creator: R. W. Alley
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 32742
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.2
ISBN: 0064442357
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780064442350
ASIN: 0064442357
Publication Date: February 28, 1998
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Product Description
First, Detective Dinosaur solves the mystery of the missing hat. Then he cracks the case of the squeaky shoe. Then he goes onto night patrol and spots a scary shadow in a dark alley. Can it be a monster? Help Detective Dinosaur follows the clues and find out!Detective Dinosaur, a bumbling , big-hearted prehistoric sleuth, often causes the mysteries that he has to solve. With the help of his savvy sidekick Officer Pterodactyl, he cracks the cases of a missing hat, a squeaky shoe, and a mysterious shadow. Brought to life by R.W. Alley's spirited illustrations, Detective Dinosaur's goofy antics are sure to leave beginning readers with a case of the giggles!
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 Great book for new readers! February 7, 2010
Miri D. Rosmarin (Boston, MA)
I bought this for my son to get him excited about reading - he is in 1st grade and just started reading but needed some more incentive to spend the time practicing so he could improve. I really liked Detective Dinosaur. My son enjoyed reading it - he found it clever and funny and loved the characters. I plan on getting other books in this series for him.
 A FUN AND USEFUL READ FOR THE LITTLE ONES. December 27, 2009
D. Blankenship (The Ozarks)
This is one of those books that is a bit silly (Picture Inspector Clouseau as a dinosaur talking to second graders), but at the same time also teaches in a mellow and fun way. This is a collection of three "detective stories" featuring Officer Pterodactyle, Chief Tyrannosaurus and Deputy Diplodocus. The setting is probably London at the turn of the century.
The three cases which must be solved are:
The case of the missing hat.
The case of the squeaking shoe
Night Patrol
We have three rather silly dinosaur police officers...again I am put in the mind of either Inspector Clouseau with a mixture of the Keystone Cops...trying to solve some pretty silly cases. As has been pointed out, the jokes here are pretty well worn, but for fresh ears they are quite cute and funny.
Now children of this age probably already know more dinosaur names than you or me, but the author has done a wonderful job of providing a pronunciation guide which is a no miss guide, and a good spelling guide. The kids seem to delight in pronouncing these names and that is one of the strengths of this work.
The illustrations are cute, funny and skillfully executed with plenty of mellow color. While the situations our not so able officers encounter are pretty obvious, they never the less tickle the funny bone of most children and will bring a smile or smirk to the most jaded of adult readers. The details in the illustrations are quite detailed, not only of the officers, but also the background and clothing.
Now this is not a work that I would necessarily put at the top of my "to purchase list" but it is certainly one that is worth checking out from the local library, or if available, purchasing at a nice used book store.
The text is smooth, easy to read and accompanied with the wonderful illustrations the story is well told at a level that a first or second grader can well understand and appreciate. This is also an excellent book to start the transition to chapter books for the little ones.
I like this work and do recommend it.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
 Detective Dino September 12, 2009
Helpful Parent (Massachusetts, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is just okay. One story is cute. The rest are not great. I wouldn't buy this book again.
interesting read April 2, 2009
M. Terry (CA, USA)
My son is enjoying learning to read and loves dinosaurs, so this is a great book for him. It provides familiar words and new words to read.
Good Book May 30, 2008
honuangel (Arizona, USA)
This story has 3 chapters, so readers have very clear story breaks. The chapters increased the understanding of the students. The pictures help the children figure out what the story is about. The humor is a bit advanced for the kids, but the pictures make them laugh. The book is fun for adults to read because of the humor.
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