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Buster Hunts for Dinosaurs
Postcards from Buster

by Author/Illustrator: Marc Brown



      Marc Brown's PBS series Postcards from Buster features Arthur's best buddy on his trips all over the United States with his dad. They blend animation with live action sequences to teach kids about geography and world cultures. These books bring that same learning experience to beginning readers. This Level 1 reader has bright pictures and large clear type, but this isn't for the reader who is still working out "the fat cat sat" - these pages often have two or three sentences with such challenging words as "monument" and "diplodocus." Still, my six year old flew through the book and loved the real photos of dinosaur models, skeletons and fossil footprints. Plus, she loves Buster. His enthusiasm for everything he sees is definitely infectious. Another nice feature of the book is that part of the text is given as "postcards" written by Buster to his friends, thus encouraging letter writing. So for parents looking for another good book for young readers - there's a lot to like here.

The Book

Little, Brown
April 2006
Soft Cover
0316001279
Early Reader [Age Level: Ages 4 - 8]
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The Reviewer

Jan Fields
Reviewed 2006
NOTE: Reviewer Jan Fields is the editor of Kid Magazine Writers emagazine and has written dozens of stories and articles for the children's magazine market.
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