Linus the Vegetarian T. Rex

by Robert Neubecker, Robert Neubecker (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Linus—a Tyrannosaurus rex who is very brave, very tough, and very…vegetarian?

Ruth Ann Mackenzie knows everything about dinosaurs. She knows their names. She knows when they lived. And she certainly knows what they ate. So when she meets Linus, a towering, toothy T. rex who prefers picking vegetables to preying on his herbivorous neighbors, she’s not sure what to think. Is something wrong with Linus? Or does Ruth Ann maybe, just maybe, not know everything there is to know about dinosaurs?

Dino lovers young and old will delight in this picture book chock-full of prehistoric personality—and don’t forget to search for the naughty velociraptor duo hidden throughout the book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442481879
Publisher:	Beach Lane Books
Publication date:	07/09/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Lexile:	AD510L (what's this?)
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Robert Neubecker is the award-winning author and illustrator of Linus the Vegetarian T. Rex and the Wow! series. He also illustrated Not Just the Driver! by Sara Holly Ackerman, Shiver Me Timbers! by Douglas Florian, Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! by Sarah Weeks, I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow, and Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Robert also illustrates for The New York Times and Slate magazine. He and his family live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit Robert at Neubecker.com.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—Ruth Ann MacKenzie is a proud member of the Museum of Natural History. Confident in her extensive knowledge of dinosaurs, she is eager to explore the Cretaceous Surprises exhibit. Stepping behind a gold curtain, she meets a big blue Tyrannosaurus rex named Linus. He takes her on a tour while hunting for his lunch. To Ruth Ann's amazement, he attacks a patch of arugula, stalks some "yummy broccoli," and pounces on "a plump tomato." Linus is a vegetarian. Along the way, they greet some of his dinosaur friends. Ruth Ann wants to know why Linus isn't acting like a fierce predator until they are approached by some scary velociraptors, and he frightens them away with a convincing roar. Linus proclaims, "I'm just me-a very big, very brave, very vegetarian Tyrannosaurus rex!" Neubecker created the character of Linus after reading an article about the Falcarius utahensis, a dinosaur that evolved from a meat eater to a vegetarian. The illustrations are digitally colored India ink drawings of smiling dinos in their prehistoric habitat. Fans of the T. rex and triceratops may enjoy this title paired with The Dinosaur Museum (National Geographic, 2008) to learn more about these fascinating creatures.—Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MA

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