The Tyrannosaurus Rex is the biggest dinosaur in history, which makes you wonder what business James, Shovel, Pick, and Diggy have messing with it? In this larger-than-life paleo-adventure, passports are required, and pack your summer clothes for a tropical trek through time in… Canada?
Even with the help of Scotty the dino, this romp will be nothing short of a dino-sized feat for James and his friends to overcome. Dastardly Bonefinger won’t miss the chance to claw the gang's plan to shreds.
In true fashion, Mommypenny’s surprises help to save the day, but watch out — there’s an asteroid headed their way!
Do James, Shovel, Pick, and Diggy make it back in time for Show and Tell? Will they return in another fossil-finding mission? You’ll have to keep reading to find out in this exciting page-turner!
Lexile Measure: 510
Interest Level: Ages 5-13
Midwest Book Review:
Full-color graphic novel stories offer eye-catching attractions that will especially appeal to young comic book readers, but few offer educational opportunities paired with adventure. Young dinosaur investigator James Bone provides both flavors for ages 7-10 in another paleo-adventure packed with action and intrigue.
Two prior books followed his adventures and built the foundations of his paleo interests (his mother is a paleontologist, and from his two scientist parents, he's inherited the gene for research. And trouble.), but a recap is provided to get newcomers up and running with Jame's history.
The Roaring Tyrannosaurus Rex Romp focuses on the T-Rex and how James works with friends Shovel, Pick, and Diggy to unearth new facts about the T-Rex's history.
Lee Barrow's fun art captures the spirit and whimsy of a dino adventure gone awry as the team once again goes back in time, confronting Bonefinger and T-Rex Scotty in what is possibly the Audacious Era.
Humor abounds, as do references to literary and scientific information that will keep kids on their toes and thinking in order to recognize all the jokes and educational opportunities embedded in the story.
Time waits for nobody. It certainly goes fast as the kids, charged with returning home in a timely manner from their adventuring, confront so many forces that it seems they may not get back home at all.
Even the most reluctant reader and learner will find much to like in the James Bone stories. From action words that supercharge the events to threats that come from not just fellow time travelers but an asteroid and a volcano, the action and unexpected encounters are intense.
These elements, along with the tongue-in-cheek spoofs and humor, will invite adults to participate in the James Bone adventure along with their kids, who will find it an especially lively and inviting opportunity to absorb not just dinosaur facts, but references to time, grammar, and more.
– D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review