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Dinosaur Club #2

A Triceratops Charge

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Travel back in time and discover dinosaurs big and small! Children will be inspired to explore the prehistoric world with these fabulous dinosaur books.

In the bright pages of this children’s dinosaur storybook, adventure is afoot as Jamie and Tess encounter a herd of Triceratops and hitch a ride on the dinosaur's backs. But something goes wrong and the Triceratops begin to charge! Can Jamie and Tess hang on?

This beautiful children’s book about dinosaurs for 5-year-olds and up

   • Beautifully illustrated line art accompanied by expertly written text
   • Plenty of humor and delightful dinosaur fun facts
   • Reference material that contextualizes each narrative, including timelines, quizzes, fact files and glossaries

Jamie is one of the biggest dinosaur fans ever. He's a member of the Dinosaur Club — a network of kids around the world who share dinosaur knowledge. While exploring Ammonite Bay, Jamie meets Tess, a fellow Dinosaur Club member. Tess shows Jamie her favorite place — a secret cave with fossils all over the walls. They see a strange tunnel at the back and go through it together. You won’t believe what they discover next — actual dinosaurs! 

The adventure continues in this exciting second installment of DK's new children’s prehistoric books series. A beautiful marriage of fiction and fact, Dinosaur Club is a modern revision of the popular Dinosaur Cove series fully updated for a new audience, featuring a brand new premise, new characters, totally new artwork throughout, and all the latest dinosaur information and discoveries. 

At the end of this dinosaur fiction book, you'll find "The Dino Files," which is a summary of all the scientific facts and discoveries made throughout the story. With fun illustrations, quizzes and a vocabulary list, the value of this educational book is outstanding and great for a classroom read!

Missed the first book of the Dinosaur Club? Grab a copy of Dinosaur The T-Rex Attack , and keep an eye out for the next releases dropping in 2022, Dinosaur Saving a Stegosaurus and Dinosaur Tracking the Diplodocus .

96 pages, Paperback

Published April 26, 2022

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18 reviews
August 8, 2025
Such a cute action packed book. My son loves these books so far.
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July 30, 2024
Een tof nieuw avontuur voor Sam en Tess! Nieuwe plekken, nieuwe dinosaurussen en meer!

Ik had een tijdje terug het World Book Day boekje gelezen en was verliefd geworden op de serie. Helaas daarna kwamen er andere boeken in mijn leven en ben ik deze even uit het oog verloren. Maar nu ben ik weer terug dankzij de Triceratops in DOK Delft. Daar hebben ze nu namelijk niet alleen een tof skelet maar ook een mega kast met dino boeken, inclusief dus deze! En ja, die moest mee. Wel, zodra de sticker voor Sprinter (1 week lenen) er niet meer op zat, haha. Hopelijk worden ook de andere delen vertaald/komen ze in de bieb!

In dit toffe deel gaan Tess en Sam weer terug naar de magische grot voor een nieuw avontuur in de dinowereld! Ditmaal zijn ze van plan om de wereld wat verder op de kaart te zetten en ze hebben zin om nieuwe ontdekkingen te doen! Alleen denk ik dat ze niet ZOVEEL avontuur hadden verwacht, haha. Ze zijn onderweg naar een stel mysterieuze pilaren (waarvan ik al een vermoeden had wat het zo kon zijn) en komen een kudde Triceratops tegen waar ze, samen met hun vriendje van de vorige keer Wanna, een leuk avontuur maken. Nou ja, tot ze erachter komen wat er in de pilaren zit. Haha. Totale chaos daarna! Maar erg leuk om te lezen natuurlijk. Gewoon lekker wandelen door deze wereld is voor mij al geweldig maar gooi er wat spanning bij? Kom maar door!

Ook nog steeds magisch blijf ik het vinden dat ze kunnen communiceren met anderen van de club door een tablet. Wel een leuke toevoeging hoor, maar een beetje vreemd.

En ook leuk is dat we heel wat leren over dinosaurussen. Niet alleen in het verhaal maar ook aan het einde want daar krijgen we nog wat extra informatie over de dino's die we hebben ontmoet + meer.

De illustraties waren ook weer echt helemaal geweldig. Maar ja, dat is Louise Forshaw voor je, die kan dat echt goed!

Oh, en mag ik ook mee naar de grot? Of zien wat Sam's moeder zoal heeft gevonden? Aww? Toe?

Ik zou dit boek zeker aanraden! Erg leuk, en nu dus helemaal passend aangezien DOK Delft niet de enige in Nederland is die een Triceratops heeft, maar er zijn 4 andere steden + in Oktober komen deze dinosaurussen samen in Naturalis. Het is het jaar van de Triceratops! YES!

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373 reviews1 follower
September 25, 2025
This was a quick read. The story itself is nice, but nothing extraordinary (in my opinion). The kids go on another adventure, this time wanting to map the land of the past. They honestly kind of just go with the flow. What really makes this series fun for me is the bonus stuff at the end of the book. You get to learn fun dinosaur facts and take a short quiz about what you've learned (what can I say, I like what I like). I really feel it adds to the over all experience.
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17 reviews
January 4, 2024
Read to Mr almost 3yo to put him to sleep, he did not sleep.
36 reviews
June 18, 2024
Perfect beginning reader for kids who want to read about dinosaurs. Non fiction section in the back giving some quick facts and T/F quiz about Triceratops and some other Dinos 🦕
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August 18, 2024
Today, the kids learned why we start at #1 in a series.
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September 10, 2024
Hmm, this was basically just the first book again…
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4,808 reviews143 followers
January 14, 2025
Second in series. Great storyline. Loved the fun facts and comprehension quiz.
8,965 reviews130 followers
July 8, 2022
Well this left quite an odd feeling – not from any fault of its own, but I reviewed the first book in this series donkeys years ago, when it first came out in 2008. Back then it was called the "Dinosaur Cove" series, based on the location; I don't think Jamie's tablet had connectivity and therefore the whole 'Club' of people replying to his online posts (from prehistory, don't forget) didn't need to exist; and Tess here was back then called Tom, making it quite the boy's own adventure series. Oh, and Jamie was white.

This first sequel to the T rex one then is more of the same – the friends zap themselves through a cave into prehistory, find the most pet-like reptile they could find, and see what's what – which here includes riding a juvenile Triceratops, disturbing a termite city, and going over a waterfall. Narratively it's not really the most coherent book, especially with the Triceratops going so close to where they don't want to be, just because, but some of the original flaws (and those were flaws only for the adults checking this out) have gone. The tablet was too pat, and here its use is much smaller, and the whole isn't so boyish, even if the artwork seems to show Tess in full-on simper mode a few times. What this all means is that a perfectly serviceable lark for young readers has been refreshed for a more current audience, and has only benefited through it. I recommended the first one back then, and I have to assume I'd recommend all six(?) of them now as well – a strong four stars.
413 reviews6 followers
September 22, 2022
My 7 year old read this and really enjoyed it. It was the perfect length for independent reading, with an excellentmix of excitingstory, dinosaur facts, and nicely broken up with illustrations, allowing him to feel happy and confident in his reading. My older children had previously read the dinosaur cove series and it's important to note that it is a reworking of the same book so make sure you haven't already got the originals. As a parent I definitely appreciated the changes to the text that made it more diverse, and that made it a big improvement.

I'd recommend this to anyone with 6-9 year old dinosaur keen children, who are looking to read their first chapter books.

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC*
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