Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game (Young Cam Jansen Series #2)

by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)

Overview

A jar full of toy dinosaurs, a game of musical chairs, and a smudge of chocolate cake. Can Cam Jansen put the clues together to solve a birthday party puzzle?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140377798
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/28/1998
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 3 Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.18(d)
Lexile:	370L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 children’s books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

Editorial Reviews

Cam and her friend Eric are going to a birthday party for Jane Bell, but when they get in the car Mr. Jansen has forgotten to bring the invitation with the address. Now readers are introduced to Cam and her photographic memory as she is able to bring up in her mind an image of the invitation and provide her father with the address. Once at the party, there was a jar full of dinosaurs and everyone was supposed to guess how many ere in the jar. The winner would get it as a prize. There is a drawing and Robert has the exact number. Well, that is just too amazing and Cam manages to prove that he cheated. In the end Eric is the winner and in more ways than guessing the closest number—he is also generous about sharing his jar of dinosaurs. There is a good story and a good lesson in this early reader. The watercolor insets are engaging and appear frequently enough to help readers and to also keep the text from appearing too dense. A Level 3 book in the "Penguin Young Readers" series. Also designated as Guided Reading Level "J," this transitional reader offers more challenge, different points of view and contains a note to parents and teachers on the opening page. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

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