Buster's Dino Dilemma

Arthur Chapter Books #7

by Marc Brown

Arthur's third grade class goes hunting for fossils on a field trip to Rainbow Rock State Park, but when Buster actually finds one, he decides he wants to keep it instead of turning it over to the museum

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Audiobook, Juvenile

58 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children's books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur's Tooth.

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. If I was buster I would have not taken the fossil but he did the right thing at the end by returning it and he got a name plate saying he had discovered it😊😊

[Mary T · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this aloud with Carter (he read the short pages, I read the long ones). He wasn't very interested in it, but we did finish it! It was okay -- we may try a different Arthur chapter book to see if we like it better.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a quick story about guilt - I like that it focuses on Buster's feelings, rather than whether an action is "bad" or not.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute childhood book, if your kid likes Arthur then they'll like the book. Teaches a good lesson about being honest.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 3 out of 5]

The class visits a state park, and Buster takes one of the fossils with him against his better judgement. Humorous, if somewhat far-fetched.

[Ella]

good!