Dinotrux Dig the Beach (Dinotrux Series #3)

by Chris Gall

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316341974
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	06/02/2015
Series:	Dinotrux Series , #3
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	26 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Dinotrux Dig the Beach:
"Children will love seeing their own seaside activities... carried out by the Dinotrux.... Fans of the earlier books will want to accompany the Dinotrux on this beach adventure."—School Library Journal

"A masterful combination of childish enthusiasm and rough, tough machines.... 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."—Kirkus Reviews

"The writing is sharp and has some very funny one-liners that both kids and adults will love.... Both admirers of construction trucks and dinosaur-lovers will enjoy."—Booklist

Praise for Revenge of the Dinotrux:* "Gall's dinosaur/machine mash-ups are, once again, the star of the show, commanding attention (and generating laughs) in every action-filled, rust-toned scene."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Young fans of all things big and noisy will make trax for this dynamic dino-diversion."—Kirkus Reviews

"Dramatic, full-page illustrations brim with the energy of these fierce machines.... A fun follow-up, appealing to old and new fans alike."—School Library Journal

"Chock full of personality.... This is sure to be a winner with elementary readers."—Library Media Connection

Praise for Dinotrux:
* "Comically overheated narration... fire-roasted settings and hilariously imagined creatures."—Publisher's Weekly, starred review

* "This title will be hard to keep on the shelves."—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Dinotrux ruled their world, now they're likely to rule this one too. Bellow on!"—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

From the Publisher

05/01/2015
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

School Library Journal

2015-03-03
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 stream—the 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)

Kirkus Reviews