Rex: Time Soldiers Book #1

by Robert Gould and Kathleen Duey

Book Overview

Dressed in camouflage and armed with slingshots, six kids travel back in time and try to get video footage of dinosaurs. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929945183
• ISBN13: 9781929945184
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Big Guy Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

One Happy Grandma

I was shown this book by a family member just before my grandchildren came to visit from across the country. My grandson is 6 years old and had not yet entered the first grade. All it took was a look at the cover and he was into it.He studied each of the pages and turned to me with a desperate voice (while holding my face with his hands and making me look into his eyes)"TEACH ME TO READ GRANDMA! I want to know what they are doing"!Well, I think that says it all. This is a kid that does not sit still for a minute and here he was asking to learn to read!The concept of photography of real kids, and the fabulous graphic arts, really drew my little guy into the book. I am hoping there are more to come. Books about "Time Soldiers" and grandchildren! tee hee...

teacher's choice

As a teacher in the east county of San Diego I have just used this book with my class and it was a huge success. The children and the adults in my class were quite taken with the local connection. They enjoyed realizing that the photos were taken close to home and the story kept their interest. It was fun to read and to listen to. I met the authors and they were very informative and I enjoyed talking with them.Thanks

Rex: King of the Dinosaur Adventures

"Rex", the first of the Time Soldier series by Robert Gould is a well written and beautifully photographed kid's adventure story in the time of the dinosaurs. Five boys and a girl travel back into a prehistoric age through a time warp portal in their neighborhood forest. "Rex" is written at an appropriate reading level for elementary age children and contains educational facts on dinosaurs and their environment. The younger children can concentrate on the excellent photography if they are not yet up to the reading level, while the older children can learn new vocabulary from reading the text. The fantastic computer generated images of the dinosaurs are very detailed, down to the wrinkles on the hides and gleam in their eyes. The story line emphasizes the friends helping each to survive the difficulties that they encounter. I highly recommend this book for elementary school age children.

A Fantastic Adventure and Incredible Graphics

I really love Rex 1 and Rex 2. The books are visually stunning and wonderfully written. These books make kids want to read them and I enjoyed reading them, too. The Books are exiting and good-clean fun. I am keeping a set for my daughter and myself and gave copies as gifts to my friend's son and my nephew. I hope we can look forward to a Rex 3! -Aleta My mother's testimonial is absolutely true. I am an absolute fossil fan - dedicated to anything dinosaur. I have read my share of good dino and adventure books, and I would rate both Rex and Rex 2 as being among the top best for kids (as well as for everyone else). I am fifteen, with a seven year old cousin, and we both absolutely love the series. Unlike most children's tales, it is not "dumbed down" nor dull in any way. It is creatively exiting, fun, and even a little misterious. The artwork is incredible, using superimposed images of real and artistically drawn creatures. The unusual perspectives and beautiful artwork in Rex 2 alone makes this book worthy of any youngster's library. But, above all, the stories are what give the books their unique charm. The harrowing adventures of the boys in delightful situations such as exploring a Cretaceous forest or having to track down a tyrannosaurus rex in an jungle known as a city have enough activities and goings-on that you get wrapped into the action. In addition, you will not see a T.Rex eating frightened victims or destroying buildings for the fun of it; you will see a prehistoric monarch acting like what it really was ... a magnificant and powerful animal of times long gone. I would undeniably rate these stories as the crem-de-la-crem of children's books. -Inga

Rex and Rex 2

My son is five years old and he loves books to begin with. We ended up driving to Mr. Gould's office since we couldn't find the series at any of the stores. My son and I got to meet Mr.Gould and Mr. Epstein. What a WONDERFUL experince for my son. That evening we read the books. The illustrations are brilliant. My son loved every page. Asking me if they were real!!! Thank you Mr. Gould and Mr. Epstein for your SUPER books. We will be waiting for PATCH at your front door! I wish I had books like these when I was a child.