Sky Dance

Dinotopia: Complete #15

by Scott Ciencin

Since he was small, Marc has wanted to be a tightrope walker - even though he has no sense of balance and a fear of heights. His buddy Gentle, a Parasaurolophus, dreams of being a musician - even though his notes are wildly out of tune. Through sheer determination, the two join a troupe of traveling entertainers. They learn quickly, but their new found skills are put the test when tragedy strikes. A Sky Galley is sent wildly out of control during a terrible storm. Only an aerialist like Marc can save the passengers. But performing isn't easy when lives are on the line!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Dinosaurs, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Scott Ciencin was a New York Times best-selling novelist of 90+ books. He wrote adult and children's fiction and worked in a variety of mediums including comic books. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. He lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise.

(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)

Reviews

[Nicole Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved these as a child. Beautifully imagined world, swashbuckling adventure. Multiple authors for refreshing different writing styles.

[Book-A-Saurus · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute book. I loved dinotopia as a kid. I am suprise more books do not utilize dinosaurs more.

A great message. My favorite character was Gentle.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is very very very interesting my favorite part of the book is when he is on the stick dancing and how the author described what he was actually doing. This book could be famous or popular a lot of people should read so i rely hope for the person who reads this message and the book i know that when they finished that book that they will fell something different from inside of them but some people will think that this story is kind of boring but guess what it is not for the people who think that - well guess what there so so so wrong .So i really hope that MOST people enjoy this book for so many things and choices oh and i almost forgot you have to make the right choices about these books be careful and don't jude the book by is cover the cover might look NOT so interesting but in order to see if the story is interesting you have to read the back of the book if it DOESNT have something written in the back of the book then take a look in the inside if the book. Once again DO NOT JUDE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER REPEAT DO NOT JUDE THE BOOK BY IITS COVER thanks for reading and you could always rate this message or book or maybe both thanks for reading and i hope u enjoyed it thanks and good bye.

[Beka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Longer than most, but definitely enjoyable. The descriptions of the circus are fun and a there's even a slight mystery to puzzle out.

[Molly]

A wonderful, fantastic series. The authors do a good job to keep their writing and voice congruous throughout the various books.

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I saw this book on a "classics" list. It is not a classic, in my opinion. It was o.k. but not great.

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read through this series of books on dinotopia as an interest in a lesson plan extension for higher elementary school grades, this was expanding the thematic unit i created for kindergarten...