Lucas Blogs About Dinosaur Empire
I could have waited until evening to take this photo, but I didn't. So, what's this book's deal? This is the first entry in Abby Howard's young reader paleontology comic series Earth Before Us, it's called Dinosaur Empire . Wait a minute, is this one of those books that tricks kids into learning by presenting educational material with a loose narrative? Yep! It follows Ronnie, an elementary school student who recently received a zero on her dinosaur quiz and is freaking out about her future academic prospects. This attracts the attention of her neighbor, Miss Lernin, who is hanging out in a recycling bin for reasons that are "not important." In any case, Miss Lernin uses science magic to take Ronnie back in time to the Mesozoic era so that she can learn all about dinosaurs and ace her make-up quiz. So . . . it's kinda like The Magic School Bus ? Yeah, but without Lily Tomlin. You know that The Magic School Bus was a serie...