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The third book in the original, rip-roaring mash-up of dinosaurs and trucks that inspired the Netflix TV series!
Fed up with steamy summertime Jurassic jungles, the mighty monsters are getting hot and grumpy, and they need a vacation.... Time to roll on down to the beach! Tyrannosaurus Trux might be able to "hang ten" on his surfboard, but not all of the trux feel so at home near the water. Can they organize their skills to dig up the beach and build the best sandcastle ever? Dive into the silliest, splashiest Dinotrux adventure yet to find out!
Author Notes
Chris Gall is the award-winning author and illustrator of Revenge of the Dinotrux , Substitute Creacher , Dear Fish , There's Nothing to Do on Mars , and Dinotrux , a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 for Dear Fish and a Kirkus Best Children's Book for 2008 for There's Nothing to Do on Mars . Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator of America the Beautiful , a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Although Revenge of the Dinotrux (Little, Brown, 2012) was set in the present, the third installment in the series places the truck/dinosaur combo characters back in prehistoric times with the "cave people" who populated the first book. Summer in the jungle is hot, and the Dinotrux are grumpy, so they decide to take a beach vacation. The story line is not as innovative as the earlier books, but children will love seeing their own seaside activities (fishing, surfing, building a sand castle, toasting marshmallows, etc.) carried out by the Dinotrux. Some drama occurs when little Scoopasaurus is threatened by sharks, but tough Tyrannosaurus Trux quickly saves the day. Gall's graphite pencil-drawn, digitally colored illustrations give the book a great deal of humorous appeal. The artist cleverly combines elements of dinosaurs and trucks into individually distinct creatures with specific abilities and characteristics. For example, the surfing spread shows Tyrannosaurus Trux in a confident stance, Dumploducus nervously teetering, and Garbageadon playfully doing a handstand. The illustrations provide fun details, such as the story beginning and ending on the endpapers, and the Dinotrux arriving at the beach loaded with buckets, shovels, beach balls, and a picnic basket. VERDICT Fans of the earlier books will want to accompany the Dinotrux on this beach adventure.-Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In their third outing, the Dinotrux hit the beach for a day of surf and sun. Crabs, seagulls, and sharks threaten to ruin the fun until the Dinotrux do what they do best: dig, move, lift, and dump. Together they work to build the biggest, best sandcastle. Graphite-pencil and digitally colored illustrations capture these animated beasts enjoying their seaside adventure. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The third in Gall's crashing, smashing series takes the hot and grumpy Dinotrux on a vacation to the beach. What mayhem will ensue? Anyone who has experienced the cooling relief of water in the hot summer will know exactly how these trucks feel cannonballing into the water, sinking beneath the waves, and squirting water out in a streamthe delight is plain in their headlights and grilles. And that's not all that will be familiar: among other things, Digasaurus buries himself in the sand, Dumploducus unfortunately finds a nest of crabs, the Deliveradons have forgotten their sunscreen, and incontinent Cementosaurus gets bombed by sea gulls. The second half is taken up with the Dinotrux's attempt at building a sand castle, a dismal failure until Tyrannosaurus Trux takes charge and gets everyone cooperating, each Dinotruck doing the job for which it was made (born?). In the process, the group saves tiny Scoopasaurus from a menacing threat and gives a cave couple some new digs. Gall's penciled, digitally colored illustrations are sure to draw readers in, the Dinotrucks a masterful combination of childish enthusiasm and rough, tough machines. Pair this with Molly Idle's Sea Rex for a prehistoric storytime sure to have listeners in stitches and looking for more dino fun. Readers won't want to wait to find out where the Dinotrux will go next. (Picture book. 6-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In this third offering in the Dinotrux series, the hybrid dinosaur-construction vehicles take to the beach for some relief from the summer heat. All doesn't go according to plan when the Garbageadon finds himself covered in starfish, and the Cementosaurus gets an icky surprise from a flock of seagulls flying by. That's not enough to quash their seaside day, however, and soon they are intent on building a sandcastle. At first, everything goes wrong: Cementosaurus lays the concrete foundation in the wrong place, and Rollodon accidentally flattens all their hard work. But once they all get organized, they build the best sandcastle ever! The illustrations are done in pencil and digitally colored, and Gall imbues each truck with winsome emotion, thanks to their notably expressive faces. The writing is sharp and has some very funny one-liners that both kids and adults will love. This story of beach highjinks and cooperation is one that both admirers of construction trucks and dinosaur-lovers will enjoy.--Linsenmeyer, Erin Copyright 2015 Booklist
