Build a... T-rex

Build a T-REX is a great non-fiction text. The board book includes 3D model pieces to make your own T-REX. I tackled this book with my 6-year-old daughter and she couldn't wait to get started. The text on each page is short and simple, enough to read alone with just the right amount of key vocabulary in there for children to be able to access a topic that is so difficult to read about alone - phonetically decoding dinosaur words most adults struggle with! Each page has a new section of the body with brightly coloured pictures focussing just on the text given. The model pieces were strong card although some started to peel at the edges with the fiddling that had to be done to fix them together, especially the head and neck part. We loved that this book used the words 'we think', 'about the size of' and 'probably'. This prompted lots of discussion about the uncertainty of some of the information we have on dinosaurs and gave my daughter a better understanding of the work of a paleontologist. The instructions are simple and on one page, with each model part numbered. I would recommend this book to children 6+ just starting to enjoy learning about dinosaurs. Reviewed by Nikki (Class teacher) and Frankie (6)

Suggested Reading Age 5+