Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs

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When Ziggy gets the word that the trip to Camp Caesar is on, he can't wait to tell his friends, the Black Dinosaurs. But the four pals couldn't know what excitement awaited them. In this third adventure, the boys learn a lot about American, Naive American, and African-American history.

When the Black Dinosaurs, a club made up of four African American friends, discover what's hidden in an old trunk buried near their clubhouse, they ...

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Overview

When Ziggy gets the word that the trip to Camp Caesar is on, he can't wait to tell his friends, the Black Dinosaurs. But the four pals couldn't know what excitement awaited them. In this third adventure, the boys learn a lot about American, Naive American, and African-American history.

When the Black Dinosaurs, a club made up of four African American friends, discover what's hidden in an old trunk buried near their clubhouse, they set out to solve the mystery.

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Children's Literature - Karen Porter
Ziggy and his three friends, The Black Dinosaurs, go for an overnight camp out with four girls and a counselor. The children's unique personalities are entertaining and insightful. Ziggy's Jamaican accent and cheerful attitude keep the book upbeat and amusing. The boys' decision to seek adventure adds a suspenseful plot near the end of the story. Sharon Drapers weaves African and Native American history into a delightful story. Through this book, children will gain an understanding of the experiences of the two most oppressed minorities in our history, as well as their place in our present-day culture. Unfortunately, the book is plagued with errors in the placement of quotation marks, which may be confusing to students. A short section at the end of the book provides the historical basis for the story. This initial book of the "Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs" series promises to be the first of many entertaining and educational books for young readers.
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Gr 3-5Ziggy, Rico, Rashawn, and Jerome's weekend camping trip at Caesar's Creek State Park is far more exciting than they ever expected. Their counselor turns out to be an expert on the history of the park, which once belonged to the Shawnee Indian tribe. Mysterious tales about coming-of-age rituals and shadows that walk at midnight start the boys off on their own nighttime adventure, and soon they are lost in the surrounding woods. Rescued by an equally mysterious man named Hawk, who turns out to be a Shawnee chief, the boys' adventure ends safely, and they all learn valuable lessons as well. The connection between the Native American adults and African American kids is real and believable. The children occasionally come across a little too good and too nice, but Draper makes up for it by showing that it's plausible for 10-year-olds to respect other cultures and the land. The plot is predictable and slim at times, but this addition to the series should generate thoughtful questions about the past in general, as well as what information makes it into history books and what doesn't.Linda Bindner, Athens Clarke County Library, GA
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780940975484
  • Publisher: Just Us Books, Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/28/1994
  • Series: Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs Series , #1
  • Pages: 86
  • Age range: 8 - 10 Years
  • Lexile: 720L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.04 (w) x 9.01 (h) x 0.31 (d)

Meet the Author

Sharon Draper

Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for Copper Sun, and previously for Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for The Battle of Jericho and November Blues. Her other books include Romiette and Julio, Darkness Before Dawn, and Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 29, 2004

    Read this book if you want

    It was okay buuuut it moved a little too slow but i did enjoy reading it.

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