Travel back sixty-five million years to hear about dinosaurs and dinosaur bones. Bob Barner packs much dinosaur food for thought into his book. Not only can one simultaneously listen to and read the text, but one can also enjoy the bold illustrations and accompanying factual information. Barner's rhymes will appeal to young audiences, especially as read by Jerry Dixon. This audio production provides the listener many options—the text itself, the facts themselves, as well as either of the former with or without page-turning prompts. Both younger and early learners will find the right track. Zippy music, including an original song, complete the package.
Ages 4-6Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2006
Duration: 4 mins
Publisher: Weston Woods Studios
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
A disappointment.
Narrator JJ Hawkins gives voice to the hurt and anger eighth grader Jasper, an autistic trans boy, feels when his older brother goes off to college while Jasper channels his emotions into digging for fossils in the backyard. It can’t be possible…but then a saber-toothed tiger speaks telepathically to Jasper from beneath the earth. What could be cooler? Unfortunately, Gow’s free verse poems emphasize Jasper’s roiling emotions over plotting and pacing, with the result that listeners spend more time hearing how Jasper feels than they do experiencing the suspense of discovery and the excitement that ensues. Hawkins does his best to lend Jasper some nuance, but his efforts can go only so far with a character who is written as an exposed raw nerve.
A disappointment. (Verse fiction. 11-14)Pub Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Duration: 5 hrs
DD ISBN: 9798349108426
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: April 7, 2026
Nic Davey-Greene delivers this environmental adventure. Listeners meet gamer and fast-food lover Finn and shy genius Milo, called "Prof," who are reluctantly participating in an Alpine class trip. They'd rather be home doing their own thing. Soon they find a 65-million-year-old egg that hatches. Vivid descriptions of Finn's connection to newly hatched, squawking Arty segues into horror as mercenaries attempt to kidnap him. Close behind them is Agent Lara from the British Natural History Museum, whose survival skills often save them. Davey-Greene captures Finn's hilarious expletives and his changing attitude as he nurtures Arty and comes to appreciate Prof's nonstop lectures. The riveting listen includes subtle lessons about nature, ecology, and kindness as we hear Finn and Prof change from couch potatoes to outdoor champions.
(Adventure. 8-12)Pub Date: April 11, 2024
Duration: 5 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781038670502
Publisher: Bolinda Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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