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Dinosaur Rescue!

By Penny Dale
Series: Penny Dale's Dinosaurs
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Dinosaur Rescue! follows an exciting adventure when a dinosaur train is heading for trouble. Young readers are invited to join Dinosaur Rescue, a dashing, flashing, racing, chasing team, through vibrant illustrations and rhythmic text filled with fun sounds to make aloud.
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This lively and engaging book is perfect for young children who enjoy interactive stories filled with sounds and action.

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Dinosaurs, rescue vehicles and adventure combine in this absolutely winning picture book. A follow up to the hugely successful 'Dinosaur Dig' and 'Dinosaur Zoom'. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

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When a dinosaur train is heading for trouble, who should you call? Dinosaur Rescue! Of course! This dashing, flashing, racing, chasing book features vibrant illustrations and a rhythmic text with lots of sounds for young readers to make.

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices—accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857631671

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 January 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Penny Dale

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Penny Dale is an internationally-known, best-selling children's book artist and author and has sold more than 4 million books, with editions in over 20 languages. Her much-loved picture book Ten in the Bed sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Her other titles have also met with great success and include Wake Up My B!, which was commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal 1988 and Rosie's Babies (written by Martin Waddell), which won the Best Book for Babies award and was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990.

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