Dinosaur Rescue!

PreS–When an orange pickup truck gets stuck on the train tracks, it's up to the dinosaur community to help stop the approaching train. The Dinosaur Rescue team is quickly called. An ambulance ("Wee-ooo!"), police car, helicopter ("Choppa!"), and other emergency vehicles are soon on the scene, working together to make sure everyone is safe. At the end of the day, it is time for the rescue dinosaurs to rest and play, and they are seen snacking, reading, coloring, and engaging in sports. The concluding two pages show the dinosaurs snug in their beds under a star-sprinkled sky. Friendly, colorful characters fill each spread, and text in a bold, playful font tells the story. Illustrations in watercolor and pencil fill the spreads. Onomatopoetic, noisy words are repeated, which can help children sound them out phonetically. Beginning endpapers feature 10 different kinds of dinosaurs and their names, and closing endpapers display and name the vehicles. Pair this picture book with Dale's other dinosaur titles for a real chugga-chugga time.—Krista Welz, North Bergen High School, NJ