Build A ... T-Rex and Build A ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung
Source: Publisher Hardcover, 12 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate
Build A ... T-Rex and Build A ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung are geared toward children ages 5-8 and aim to teach children about the anatomy of the T-Rex, as we know it, and the Butterfly by engaging them in a fun activity. Each book contains a set of parts children can use to build their own 3D model.
The directions are fairly simple, but the T-Rex head was a bit confusing for my kindergartner, and we had to tape his head back together. She folded him the wrong way. And one of the legs on the butterfly got ripped when she tried to pull it from the book. If anything, some of these pieces in each book were secured inside the pages a little too well, making it harder for little kids to pull them out without causing some damage to certain pieces.
The Build A ... T-Rex includes some of the latest information about the dinosaur, including his lizard-like hips and posture. It offers a guide to kids about what the dino ate, how it ran, and whether it had a loud roar like in the movies. It contains a great deal of information, alongside colorful (but not gory) illustrations of the T-Rex in action.
Build A ... Butterfly illustrates the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly and how long it takes them to transform from an egg into a butterfly, as well as how long they actually live. There's a great deal of information about each body part and how it functions, what they eat, and where they migrant. And so much more alongside the colorful illustrations.
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Build A ... T-Rex and Build A ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung both allow children to put back the parts of their 3D models, but we chose not to do that and she's planning to display them in her room.
RATING: Quatrain
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