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by M.R. Nelson, Kat (Illustrations)

Exciting Beginning Reader When a boy loses his best car under his bed, he discovers a magic trap door that will take him to the past. In this first adventure, the trap door opens into the time of the dinosaurs.
In Magic Trapdoor Beginning Readers, short and simple sentences tell an exciting story. Call-out text boxes expand the learning experience with nonfiction text designed for a parent, teacher or older sibling to read.
Leveling note: If the story on it's own is read, the book has a 0.9 ATOS level and is ideal for Kindergarten and other beginning readers. When the book is read in its entirety, it has a 4.3 level and is perfect for 3rd-grade readers.

32 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2018

About the author

M.R. Nelson is manager of people and projects in the biotechnology industry, specializing in the intersection of science and information technology. After more than ten years as a hiring manager at various companies, she recently became an independent consultant. You can find her online at BeyondManaging.com, where she writes about management and productivity.

She is also the mother of two daughters, and an insistent child asking for stories when reading someone else’s stories was not possible led her to discover a love for inventing stories for children. She eventually decided to start writing these stories down, and is delighted to see them out in the world, entertaining other children.

Reviews

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book with my grandson who loves dinosaurs. A young boy finds a hole under his bed. When he loses his favourite toy car into the hole, he goes through the magical trapdoor and finds himself in the world of dinosaurs. When he returns home, he draws the dinosaurs he saw. This book was designed to be read with an adult and a beginning to read child. You get a large font with very simple sentences and vocabulary for the child to read, and a smaller box with information that the adult can use to give more information to the reader. At the back of the book, there is a Dinosaur Note with some new information about dinosaurs as well as a website to visit to learn more. I think this is a great format for parents and children to read a book together. My grandson already knew a lot of the information such as the name of the dinosaurs and what they ate, but he still enjoyed it. The illustrations will appeal to young children. The dinosaurs are shown in the environment that it is believed they lived in with the little boy hiding somewhere on the page, so the dinosaurs could not see him. A cute book for beginning readers, especially those who love dinosaurs. The publisher, Xist Publishing, generously provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

This immediately proves itself as a decently constructed book, for two people to read at the same time. Yes, you get a large font with simple vocab for the youngster to read, all about a boy going through a magical trapdoor under his bed and finding himself amongst dinosaurs, and a smaller box-out unobtrusively tucked away, with information for the adult or carer to digest and reformat to their child's best interest. The fact this will clearly be used for a multiple range of trips through the trapdoor to see different things heralds a good new series. I did think the wrapping-up could have been done a little more quickly, once the drama was over, but this is fine for the very young – and the parent, who will appear an instant expert in dinosaurs with the help of their sections.

[Paul Franco · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hole under his bed leads a boy to a place full of dinosaurs, which he then draws when he gets back home.
In the intro the parent is told that the big print is for the kids to read, while the smaller boxed words are nonfiction background on what is featured on the page. This works very well.
There’s a note at the end about the latest research, which is interesting, and leads to a weblink, should the child want to learn more. And they probably will.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little boy has a magical trap door under his bed. It takes him to the land of dinosaurs. And there are lots of dinos to see. This was a nice book. The added info bits were a nice touch. I think this could be a simple but fun series .