Dinosaur Empire! (Earth Before Us #1): Journey through the Mesozoic Era

Howard, A. (2017). Dinosaur Empire! (Earth Before us ): New York , NY: Amulet Books
128 Pages, Grades 3-6,Graphic Novel / Non Fiction , ISBN 978-419723063

A fifth-grade student named Ronnie got  0% on her first quiz about Dinosaur. One of Ronnie’s classmate said that the quiz was so easy because she got 100%. Ronnie was so nervous she doesn’t want to show her classmate her quiz paper. Ronnie’s classmate went on and just encourage her and said maybe the teacher made a mistake. The school was over the girls walked back to their home. On the way to their house, Ronnie’s classmate decided to change her direction to the other side of the road but they usually walked on the other side. Ronnie's classmate was afraid to see the bones at Miss Lenin's house. Ronnie continues to walk the same direction to her home. Ronnie still can not get over how she failed the quiz. She was complaining and try to figure out how to learn about dinosaur so she can retake the quiz again. Miss Lenin heard Ronnie talked. She quickly pokes her head out from the recycling bin and talked to Ronnie. Miss Lenin told Ronnie to jump into the Recycling bin so she can teach her about Dinosaurs.As Ronnie jump inside along with Miss Lenin. They were like inside something completely different. They were time travel exploring the different types animals or Dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era. They even met other creatures on their journey or time travel. Ronnie learned so much from her experience. Miss Lenin and Ronnie came back out of the magical science bin. Ronnie took the quiz and this time she got 100%.

I love the book so much. It is really good for kids to learn about Dinosaurs. Kids can even learn about the history of dinosaurs. The book has great simple text for students to read and understand the basic ideas of the different types of Dinosaurs. The book has great lesson that teachers can just teach students about the science behind it or, we can also say the history about it. I also think it is good for young students to expand their vocabularies. They can learn vocabularies just by reading the book. Next, I also think it is a good lesson for kids to know that they can always find ways to expand their knowledge about things they learn in class. The story is perfect for young readers to also be able to see the pictures and visualize what is happening and see the different types of Dinosaurs. I think the author really well with emphasizing the importance of the teaching about the different types of animals in the Mesozoic Era. I think the book is fun, adventurous for kids to love reading.

Reviewed by: Emylyn Walter