My First Dino-Hockey

Description

Dino-skates. / Stick and puck. / Dino-helmet. / Lick for luck. Introduce young readers to the thrill of hockey with Lisa Wheeler's simple rhyming text and Barry Gott's high-energy illustrations. Little fans will cheer as two dinosaur hockey teams square off in this fast-paced board book.

Lisa Wheeler is the award-winning author of the Dino-Sports and Dino-Holidays books. When she isn't running around the country visiting schools, standing at podiums, and eating airport snacks, she resides in Michigan. Barry Gott lives in Ohio and has illustrated many children's books, including all of the Dino-Sports and Dino-Holidays books and What DO Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School)?

"Part of a series of board books that introduces young children to various sports, this title focuses on hockey. Like the other titles in the series, this action-filled and engaging book features dinosaur athletes. The dinosaurs on both teams look hungry for a win, as appropriate for the fast and competitive nature of the sport. The adult reader will appreciate the brief text, which works well given the attention span of the intended audience. While the words are few, they offer opportunities to build language and vocabulary. The author includes words like puck, helmet, goalie, and nimble in the text. Alliteration is utilized throughout to support sound awareness growth. Fans of hockey may recognize favorite teams among the color of the jerseys. Reading this book to a young child is a wonderful way to build background knowledge, subject-specific vocabulary, sound awareness, and concepts of print. There is much of value in these short texts. Reviewer Rating 5" -Children's Literature -- "Website" (11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM) "The veggiesaurs face off against the meat eaters in the dinosaur hockey game. This rhyming board book features hockey-playing dinosaurs as they glide across the ice in front of an excited crowd. With simple text--often no more than two to three words on a page--and an appealing subject matter, this lends itself nicely to toddler readers. Gott's illustrations capture the speed of the game and the crowd's enthusiasm. One particularly action-packed scene shows a puck slamming toward the goal, the goalie Troodon's surprise and determination evident on its face. Gott's ice shines, while the dinosaurs are depicted in eye-catching greens, beiges, and oranges. The action-packed scenes include dinosaur head-butting moves along with slick hockey skills. There are lots of details, such as the time display on the Jumbotron, the 'DHL' logo on the rink, and the names and numbers on the players' jerseys. The rhyming text is largely descriptive ('Dino-skates. / Stick and puck'), with a simplicity and bouncy rhyme that pace the story appropriately and allow the illustrations to take the lead. Overall, this is a great fit for dino fans and future sports fans. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Basic content with all-star illustrations."--Kirkus Reviews -- "Journal" (6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)