Dinosaur Explorers Vol 1: Prehistoric Pioneers by Redcode, Albbie, Air Team
Dinosaur Explorers Vol 1: Prehistoric Pioneers is first in an exciting new series that follows a group of intrepid young explorers working with Dr da Vinci and his assistant. When an accident puts the particle transmitter on the fritz, the entire complex gets transported back in time- all the way to the Precambrian! Stuck in the far past until they recharge the transmitter, Sean, Rain, and Stone explore the ocean environment outside, getting up close and personal with the earliest life in the planet. Attempts to get back to their proper time takes them through the Cambrian and Ordovician periods. The book ends with them still stuck in the ancient oceans of the Silurian. This was an awesome read, introducing readers to exotic creatures of our planet’s distant past, and provides plenty of info about the time period and the beasties themselves. I love paleontology, so this was perfect! I even learned some new info myself! I had no idea there were so many types of trilobites, or how long they persisted as a species. Perfect for the budding paleontologists in your life, or any who love dinosaurs and prehistory.
***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Papercutz for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Dinosaur Explorers Vol 3: Playing in the Permian by Redcode, Albbie, Air Team
Dinosaur Explorers Vol 3: Playing in the Permian continues the adventures of the Dinosaurs Explorers. Still trapped in the past, their jumps through time have brought them to the Permian. The first Permian jump lands them in the Carboniferous, the Age of Insects, as Dr da Vinci says. Exploring the territory lands the boys in a cave full of giant spiders. They escape using massive dragonflies, and have run-ins with titanic millipedes, centipedes, and roaches. The next jump brings the gang to the late Permian, where they find a Dimetrodon egg. It hatches and they attempt to find a family for the little fellow. Doing so leads them into confrontations with other denizens of the era like Eryops and Icthyostega, among others. The book ends with them still stuck in the past. I love this series! I’m sorry to have missed the second one, but am looking forward to the next one! Dude, giant spiders are in no way, shape, or form acceptable. I have to agree with Sean here. Even though I like insects, and tolerate spiders… just not okay. Nope. I quite enjoyed seeing creatures that are in my Jurassic World game, and learning more about them in-depth. Perfect for the budding paleontologists in your life, or any who love dinosaurs and prehistory.
***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Papercutz for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
