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It's hard being the only evolved boy in your tribe. Arg does his best to fit in. But nobody really understands him.
His mum is bewildered by his desire to wear clothes. His older sister, Hng, is constantly annoyed by his cleverness. His dad tries to be supportive of Arg's strange, new ways, but he secretly hopes Arg will grow up to be just like any other Neanderthal.
Arg's life is changed forever when he meets Skeet, an equally evolved talking T-rex. Together they embark on a mission to save the dinosaurs from extinction.
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Unfortunately I haven't read these books in order. I read 3 first so it was good to read this and understand how Arg and Skeet got to be friends and decided to try to save the dinosaurs from extinction. My favourite part of this book was when Arg thinks on page 62 "It wasn't smart to kill for no reason."
The main story is about what happens when a T-rex rampages into town and how Arg with his super sized brain figures out the problem and how to solve it.
These books have a lovely underlying theme which, if you can get past the grossness of the poo, ear wax and snot and other grossness related to being a cave boy way back when, can be appreciated by young and old alike.
I would think that these books would appeal more to boys age 8 or 9 upwards depending on their reading comprehension. Most pages have illustrations related to the story which are both very icky and very humourous! I wouldn't get this for a sensitive child who doesn't like yukkyness but if the child is into gross and dinosaurs then this is a series to read!
As an adult reader this book was rather entertaining and humorous. I would recommend it for the teen age group and found it easy to read. It's one of those books that you do have to read to the end just to see what happens.
The illustrations were simple and fitted well with the storyline, some stories have randomly placed illustrations that sometimes don't fit with the story on that page or ones before or after but these all fitted fine ![]()
The book does have some icky content that some younger readers might not like and for any squeamish readers it may not be appealing.
The cover is inviting and appealing, especially for those who go by the cover as to what the story might be like.
All and all a good book that will appeal to most boys out there, and possibly some girls too ![]()
I have to say, for an active (and highly unhygienic) kids book, this wasn't all that bad. The cover was okay, it showed some danger, and was enough to make me start reading. It had an okay start, if it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of cavemen mentioned in the book, I would say that the storyline was normal! I found this book good because I enjoy stuff about dinosaurs, and the fact that this story mentions a talking dinosaur, I just HAD to read the other books in the series!
I would recommend not reading this book while eating, it mentions lots of poo and other disgusting stuff, reading the thing made me turn green (that just means a little groggy, I didn't turn bright green or anything, I'm not an alien!). My favourite part was when the main character, Arg, discovered that a T-rex that nearly destroyed Arg's valley because of an itchy back, could actually talk!
I think kids 10+ should read this book, I'm 11 years old and I felt groggy, so I don't even want to mention what a 7 year-old would do after reading the story! Other than all the yucky bits, Dinosaur Rescue: T-wreck-asuarus was quite fun to read! I hope anyone who reads this book can manage to do so without puking! Good luck!
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