Downtown Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Olympics

Author(s): Jeanne Willis

Picture Books

When the Stegosaurus family, Mr and Mrs Stigson and their son Darwin, throw a party for Uncle Loops 150th birthday, it is gate crashed by Clint Beastwood, the gangster like T-Rex and his thuggish side kick Mr Cretaceous (a terrifying Dinosuchus) and Terry ODactyl (a psychotic Pteranodon). War seems to be on the horizon for the carnivores and the herbivores as kidnaps and thefts follow. Boris, the Mayor, (a Triceratops) proposes Olympic Games t bring peace and stop the fighting. But can the dinosaurs settle their differences through sport or will it only make things worse? Jeanne Williss madcap characters and story with Arthur Robins inspired illustrations are certain to delight everyones funny bone! AUTHOR: Jeanne Willis is one of the funniest authors for children. She has been writing since she was five and is the author of over 150 books. She has won numerous awards including the Red House Childrens Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Childrens Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. Arthur Robins is an enormously popular cartoonist and illustrator. He has illustrated best-selling books by Laurence Anholt, Michael Rosen and Martin Waddell among others and even produced stamps for the Royal Mail.

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781848122406
  • : Peribo Pty Ltd
  • : Peribo Pty Ltd
  • : 01 October 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 May 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jeanne Willis
  • : Illustrations
  • : 192
  • : 823.92
  • : Arthur Robins
  • : Arthur Robins
  • : Paperback