Could You Survive the Cretaceous Period? (You Choose: Prehistoric Survival)

by Eric Braun (Author) Alessandro Valdrighi (Illustrator)

You've just been transported back in time. Exotic plants tower above your head, while giant rat-like creatures scuttle around you. What concerns you most, however, are the meat-eating dinosaurs that are the size of a house! Do you think you have what it takes to survive the Cretaceous Period? Turn the pages to find out!
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School Library Journal

Gr 3-7—In a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style, each title takes readers through different prehistoric periods using fictionalized scenarios and dialogue. The books have a standard format that includes a common introduction, a story from modern times, three different interactive worlds from the past, and a summary of the specific historical period. The characters interact with animals, plants, and occasionally humans in the often deadly adventures. Black-and-white illustrations portray the action well and complement the text. The back matter contains critical thinking questions, recommended reading in print and online, a bibliography, a glossary, and an index. One scenario in Could You Survive the Jurassic Period? stretches credulity, and the content in the other titles comes across as didactic at times. VERDICT While there are cross curricular applications with science and social studies, these titles aren't as strong as others in the series.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781543574012
Lexile Measure
610
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
January 01, 2020
Series
You Choose: Prehistoric Survival
BISAC categories
JUV002060 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
JUV016090 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Prehistory
Library of Congress categories
Time travel
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Survival
Prehistoric animals
Paleontology
Plot-your-own stories
Choose-your-own stories
Animals, Fossil

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