The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Weston, Martha

The Dinosaurs Meet Dr. Clock

32 pp. | Holiday | March, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1661-5 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Dr. Clock, armed with notebook and pen, uses his time machine to travel back to the dinosaur era and make significant scientific observations. This easy reader juxtaposes a deadpan text with humorous illustrations that subvert the serious science attitude. While the book is fiction, there's a lot of real science beneath the surface. Readers will need to engage in careful observation themselves to spot all the humor in the book.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002