Back To School Is Around The Corner Time For Sports

The closer it gets for Charlie to go back to school the more worried I get about how well Charlie will do in 4th grade. I was on Amazon I found a series of children’s books which combine two of Charlie’s favorite items. Before you ask me what they are I would like to tell you they are Wrestling and Dinosaurs.

I just wish I had known about this series of books when David and Suzzane were little. Because they would have enjoyed these books just as much as Charlie and I will. We are planning a Back-to-School Camp out. I plan on bringing the computer with us to the Camp Out so we can listen to these books. We will be using items from the books in our Mini Olympics we will be hosting during out Back to School Camp Out.

                                                                                      Dino-Dancing          

The Paleo Theater is packed with cheering fans ready for a dance showdown. When the beat drops, can Triceratops win over the judges with his pop and lock? Can Alo’s on-pointe ballet moves dominate the solo category? Will Maia and Stego take home the top prize for their sizzling salsa steps? This prehistoric dance competition will keep you on the edge of your seat!

                                                                                Dino-Racing                

In this installment of Dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler’s rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert off-road race? Does T-Rex’s king status transfer to the track? Can Diplodocus actually fit inside a stock car? Barry Gott’s illustrations bring all the hilarious action to life.

                                                                                    Dino-Swimming            

The Land Sharks take on the Algae Eaters in a Dino-swimming showdown! Raptor and Stegosaurus start it off in the individual medley, while the Ptero twins battle it out in the butterfly race. Then Galli and Diplo wow the crowd with their flips and tricks off the diving board! But which team will win the swim meet? It comes down to the last event: the backstroke. Both Stego and Galli think they’ll take the prize. Let’s hope these Dinos remembered their goggles this swim meet is bound to make a splash!

                                                                                   Din0-Hockey

In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs. Fans go wild in the stands as T. Rex and Triceratops face off, and the game is off to a rip-roaring start. An assist from Raptor gains the first goal for the Meat-Eaters but the naughty Pterodactyl twins, playing wingers, earn their team a penalty. The Veggies are quick to take advantage and Diplo scores. A tie games! Join the fans and find out what happens. You’ll have a front row seat, so keep an eye on Raptor Hockey gets him pretty riled up and that’s quite a set of teeth he’s baring . . .

                                                                                   Dino-Soccer      

When veggie-nibbling Grazers and meat-munching Biters take to the Soccer field, it’s a showdown of prehistoric proportions. Diplodocus shows an herbivore’s soft touch and strikes first for the Grazers. But Gallimimus takes a pass from the twin Pterodactyls on the wings and finishes it off to even things up for the Biters. In the second half, Apatosaur scores the go-ahead goal for the veggie-side, but then a brawl results in red cards for both teams. Hungry to tie the game, Biter Allosaurus takes advantage. Now it’s 2-2, setting up the teeth-gnashing, claw-curling final minutes. . . .

                                                                                 Dino-Wrestling 

Dino-Wrestling Jamboree is ON! Dinos compete in all styles of wrestling at this gigantic event. Allo and Ankylo grapple in a folkstyle match. Lucha Libre fans go wild as the masked Tarbosaurus takes on Iguano. Tricera and Gigano loom large on the sumo dohyo, while over in the freestyle tent, Leso and Compy battle for the pin. Just what will happen when the Diplo and Ptero tag teams rumble in the WWD fight? You won’t want to miss this action!

                                                                                 Dino-Football 

The Greenblades and the Redscales face off in the Mega-Bowl! Sacks and handoffs. Touchdowns and interceptions. When dinos don shoulder pads, the action is sure to be epic. But as the clock ticks down, will the Scales make a goal-line stand or will the Blades breakthrough for the winning TD?

                                                                              Dino-Basketball  

When the carnivorous Meat face the herbivorous Grass Clippers, rims are sure to rattle! Ally-oops and rejections are the orders of the day as the Dinos play a fast-paced full-court game. No one can establish a lead as the final seconds tick by. The fans are getting tense, and there’s a championship on the line. Which Dino will step up and take it to the hoop?

This exciting follow-up to Dino-Hockey, Dino-Soccer, and Dino-Baseball is sure to thrill dinosaur and sports lovers alike.

                                                                              Dino-Boarding  

Team Green Machine battles the Shredding Crew for dino-boarding domination! Allo and Diplo thrill the surfing crowd, while Compy comes up short on a shortboard. In the next round, Iguano, Raptor, and the Ptero Twins fly high on Skateboards. And who will win the snowboarding halfpipe? Tricera and T-Rex each think they’ll take home the prize. Let’s hope the Dinos remembered their helmets these tricks might get gnarly

I would like to let you know these books can be read for free on Amazon although if you’re like me I would prefer to purchase the entire set. I know Charlie would read these stories again and again and again. We can share them with Charlies nieces and nephews. As these books would make a wonderful Christmas Gift for every child on our Gift Giving list.

LISA WHEELER is the author of several award-winning picture books, including Sixteen Cows, One Dark Night, and Mammoths on the Move, which recently received a Parent’s Choice Recommended Award. She lives near Detroit, Michigan

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Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates