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Dino-Mike!
4 Reviews
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Dino-Mike! series.
Mike and best friend Shannon travel the world with Mike's paleontologist dad, saving humanity from dinosaurs reanimated by villains using Mike's technology-enhanced dino jacket. They combat the elusive Mr. Bones at a dig in China (Fossils), then in Australia (Cove). Character development is weak, but the emphasis is on the plot-driven action. Grayscale cartoons are included; dinosaur facts appended. Glos. Review covers the following Dino-Mike! titles: Dino-Mike and the Dinosaur Cove and Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester
(4)
1-3
Dino-Mike! series.
Mike and best friend Shannon travel the world with Mike's paleontologist dad, saving humanity from dinosaurs reanimated by villains using Mike's technology-enhanced dino jacket. They combat the elusive Mr. Bones at a dig in China (Fossils), then in Australia (Cove). Character development is weak, but the emphasis is on the plot-driven action. Grayscale cartoons are included; dinosaur facts appended. Glos. Review covers the following Dino-Mike! titles: Dino-Mike and the Dinosaur Cove and Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester
(4)
1-3
Dino-Mike! series.
Dino-Mike and his friends follow the two evil Bones siblings to Antarctica (Doomsday) and then to the far side of the moon (Showdown). Once again, Dino-Mike's technology-enhanced Dino Jacket and his quick thinking save humanity from re-animated dinosaur fossils. The overly plot-driven stories thrive on nonstop action, narrow escapes, and dinosaur-fueled battles, contextualized in the grayscale cartoon illustrations. Glos. Review covers the following Dino-Mike! titles: Dino-Mike and the Dinosaur Doomsday and Dino-Mike and the Lunar Showdown.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester
(4)
1-3
Dino-Mike! series.
Dino-Mike and his friends follow the two evil Bones siblings to Antarctica (Doomsday) and then to the far side of the moon (Showdown). Once again, Dino-Mike's technology-enhanced Dino Jacket and his quick thinking save humanity from re-animated dinosaur fossils. The overly plot-driven stories thrive on nonstop action, narrow escapes, and dinosaur-fueled battles, contextualized in the grayscale cartoon illustrations. Glos. Review covers the following Dino-Mike! titles: Dino-Mike and the Dinosaur Doomsday and Dino-Mike and the Lunar Showdown.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester
4 reviews
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