- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books (4 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141382066
- ISBN-13: 978-0141382067
- Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 25.4 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 869,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Flinn first met the Pirate Dinosaurs, he thought that he had taught them a lesson. But the real lesson is this - never trust a pirate, but never ever trust a pirate dinosaur. This time, Flinn is hot on the trail of some stolen treasure and he knows exactly who's to blame. With the help of his friends and Captain Gurgleguts, fearless Flinn tracks the rotten crew to the Lost Island. So far, so good, but Flinn and his pals hadn't reckoned on the dinosaur's secret weapon - the Giganotosaurus, T-Rex's cousin and the biggest dino the world has ever known! Will our hero be able to sail out of trouble this time? And what about all that stolen treasure? Luckily, every baddie has a weak spot and it's not long before the swashbuckling Flinn fights his way to victory!
About the Author
Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and bestselling picture books. His picture book The Lion Who Wanted to Dance won the Federation of Children's Book Award in the Best Picture Book category in 1998. However, he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Notting Hill with his wife and four children. Russell Ayto has illustrated books by many leading picture book authors including Ian Whybrow and Cressida Cowell. His book The Witch's Children was shortlisted for the Greenaway in 2004 and The Witch's Children and the Queen won the Gold Award for the Nestle Children's Book Prize in 2003.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was bought for my Pirate-Mad twins who are 4 years old and was new for holiday. 3 weeks on it is still the favourite and has to be read at least twice every night with a good old sing-song in the middle! They love this book so much they recite it almost word for word during the day as they role play it and they are even looking forward to going and seeing some dinosaurs at the museum due to the dinosaur connection too. THis book starts with Flin and his friends on a school trip to the museum when they discover the treasure of a famous pirate has disappeared. As they follow the clues they go through the cupboard and discover a land ruled by Pirates and Pirate Dinosaurs. A perfect story book that is fun to read for parents and kids a like. It has enough content to not get boring after some time and can even be used by budding 'actors' (dads I mean!) who may want to really get into characthly. Highly recommend.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If your kids (and you) like "Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs", you'll certainly like this too. If you haven't read that, but your kids will give pirates or dinosaurs the thumbs up, then you'll find the mix of ideas here is silly but a lot of fun!
The pictures are terrific, giving just the sense of action and movement that the story calls for. And the story is suitably crazy, mixing to great effect the old tricks of 'another world through the back of the cupboard/ wardrobe' and adults' cluelessness about their childrens' adventures .
Its only weakness is how closely it follows the plot and graphic scheme of the previous book, but that's probably an unfair quibble in the world of kids' books. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - just add a dinosaur that puts its little T Rex cousin in the shade! And the customised version of Snakes and Ladders inside the back cover is a happy bonus.
The pictures are terrific, giving just the sense of action and movement that the story calls for. And the story is suitably crazy, mixing to great effect the old tricks of 'another world through the back of the cupboard/ wardrobe' and adults' cluelessness about their childrens' adventures .
Its only weakness is how closely it follows the plot and graphic scheme of the previous book, but that's probably an unfair quibble in the world of kids' books. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - just add a dinosaur that puts its little T Rex cousin in the shade! And the customised version of Snakes and Ladders inside the back cover is a happy bonus.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My three year old grandson could not put this book down when we borrowed it from the library, so I bought it for his birthday. An enchanting tale of pirates and dinosaurs, it does exactly what it says on the tin! Flinn and his friends visit a museum with their teacher (and what a teacher! Was I ever like that?) and solve the mystery of the missing treausre by finding their way into the hidden world of the pirate dinosaurs. They return with the treasure only to be dismissed as fantasists of course, but along the way they have acquired knowledge of the biggest dinosaur's fatal weakness - a fear of spiders! A really lovely book for young children, superbly illustrated and highly recommended.
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Pirates and dinosaurs - winning combination
Second book we've bought. My little boy loves this series. Brilliant illustrations. The song about barbecuing the pirate's bottom is a great hit with all the kids. Read more
Published 9 months ago by mje
Captain Flinn returns with another adventure.
Another great story with the Pirate Dinosaurs. If you have a little one who loves pirates and dinosaurs, this couldn't be any better. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Angie
Good book for 3 year old boy
My 3 year old son loves this. Combines his three favourite things in the world- dinosaurs, museums, pirates. Perfect gift!
Published 16 months ago by Historygirl
fantastic!
These Captain flinn and the Pirate Dinosaur books are the best. great stories that both my 5 year old boy and 3 year old girl love and laugh at. Read more
Published 20 months ago by sidney
Pirate Dinosaur Pleaser!
I originally picked this up as a last second grab at the local library. The children loved it so much that we renewed it 4 times before I looked at Amazon to buy. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Lori B
A great story for boys
My son has a huge obsession with Dinosaurs and Pirates so when I stumbled across this book it was an instant buy. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by P. Scofield
Another great book from the Captain Flinn series
Another great book in the Captain Flinn series, my nephew loves these books and reads them over and over again! first Class!
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Bernadette Ainsley
Too Good For Just The Boys!
My four year old daughter loves this book. It's such a relief to read something we both enjoy. It doesn't involve ballet dancing mice and princesses - a definite plus that. Read more
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