Reviews for Parakeets ( Pet Care Series)

The average rating for Parakeets ( Pet Care Series) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-08-30 00:00:00 Devon Day An updated version of a childhood classic ( ): 5/5 If you're anything like me (I.e. A life-long dino fan born in the 1980s), you probably grew up with Zallinger's work in general & "Prehistoric Animals" (henceforth PA) in particular. Bakker's "Prehistoric Monsters" (henceforth PM) is basically an updated version of PA. In fact, despite being 8 pages shorter & not illustrated by the author (which are my only gripes), PM is even better than PA: For 1, PM's text is more concise (E.g. PM does in 2 pages what takes PA 4 pages to do: ); For another, PM's paleoart is more realistic (I.e. To paraphrase Switek, "[Rey's] animals run, swim, breach, flap, chomp, skitter, and lope through the landscapes, giving the viewer the impression that they're really watching a prehistoric scene rather than an obedient dinosaur posing for the artist"); For yet another, PM is more complete overall, covering a greater length of geologic time (3+ billion years vs. 500+ million years) & a greater variety of animal life, especially invertebrates. In short, PM is the best introduction to the history of animal life on Earth for younger kids.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-09-05 00:00:00 Jason Mcdonald Overall, the art direction is pretty bad, but the text held Aidan's interest and the "monster" illustrations were just fearsome enough to inspire "oh, cooooool!" but not nightmares.