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A review by skylacine
T.rex Trix in Naturalis by Daan Remmerts de Vries
4.0
+Informative non-fiction about "Trix" the T.rex famous from the Naturalis natural history museum.
+It starts off with an engaging fictional account of Trix's life. A good way to grab the reader's attention.
+Lots of information about T.rex and the process of unearthing and readying Trix for display at the museum
*For parents reading with their children or letting their children read this book alone, note that it does deal with some dark subject matter such as a lot of baby dinosaur death, especially in the first part. This might be upsetting to younger readers. There is also a mention of incest and dinosaurs mating (though nothing graphic).
+Richly illustrated
+Information not just about Trix and T.rex, but also various other dinosaur species of Trix's time.
-It is a bit on the shorter side.
-It does feel a tad too childish at times in the language it uses. I get that it's a book for a family demographic, but some sentences feel a bit short or awkwardly worded in order to keep things simple and brief, making things feel juvenile. I think going more for an all-ages demographic would've worked better than catering so heavily towards younger readers.
+It starts off with an engaging fictional account of Trix's life. A good way to grab the reader's attention.
+Lots of information about T.rex and the process of unearthing and readying Trix for display at the museum
*For parents reading with their children or letting their children read this book alone, note that it does deal with some dark subject matter such as a lot of baby dinosaur death, especially in the first part. This might be upsetting to younger readers. There is also a mention of incest and dinosaurs mating (though nothing graphic).
+Richly illustrated
+Information not just about Trix and T.rex, but also various other dinosaur species of Trix's time.
-It is a bit on the shorter side.
-It does feel a tad too childish at times in the language it uses. I get that it's a book for a family demographic, but some sentences feel a bit short or awkwardly worded in order to keep things simple and brief, making things feel juvenile. I think going more for an all-ages demographic would've worked better than catering so heavily towards younger readers.