Dinosaur Hunt (Max Spaniel)

Dinosaur Hunt (Max Spaniel)
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4+
Release Date
August 01, 2009
ISBN
0545057485
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Bestselling illustrator David Catrow has written and illustrated an easy-to-read story about a hilarious hound dog!

Max Spaniel is a daffy hound dog who one day decides to go on a dinosaur dig. But what Max thinks are dinosaur parts is just a lot of junk--or is it? As Max puts his fossils together, readers will see how the random objects Max finds--including a football, a hockey stick, and an old boot--transform into a living dino!

New readers will laugh out loud as they follow the fantastical thoughts of this wacky hound. The ingenious story, by David Catrow, is easy to read with lots of visual humor.

Bestselling illustrator David Catrow has written and illustrated an easy-to-read story about a hilarious hound dog!

Max Spaniel is a daffy hound dog who one day decides to go on a dinosaur dig. But what Max thinks are dinosaur parts is just a lot of junk--or is it? As Max puts his fossils together, readers will see how the random objects Max finds--including a football, a hockey stick, and an old boot--transform into a living dino!

New readers will laugh out loud as they follow the fantastical thoughts of this wacky hound. The ingenious story, by David Catrow, is easy to read with lots of visual humor.

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The Great Hunter: introducing Max Spaniel!
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Max Spaniel says that he is not a dog. He is a great hunter who loves to hunt dinosaurs! After sniffing out the fact that there are no dinosaurs in the house, he hikes into his backyard to discover many great treasures in page after page of wonderfully funny visual humor. His ingenious fossils turn out to be the garden hose, a trowel, tulips, and other objects in the yard, but they all come alive in his imagination.


 


Introducing the daffy hound dog Max Spaniel, the first installment in this early chapter book series is written and illustrated by David Catrow, a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist and award-winning illustrator. Mr. Catrow based Max Spaniels adventures upon his own dog named Bubbs. Beginning readers, reluctant readers, and anyone of any age who happens to love adorable dogs will love this book!


 

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