We’ve read two books from the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy; we’re all set to read another!
Before picking up The Talking T-Rex, I wondered whether it would be a scary book–that’s what the cover leads us to believe. But it’s not! We know from the very beginning that the T-rex is a machine; in fact, we first see it before it is assembled. The mystery revolves around the T-rex, yes, but it’s about who stole money from the T-rex’s belly. It isn’t about a T-rex going rogue! And the simplicity of the story makes it a perfect book club read.
Inventions
A talking t-rex is an exciting invention! If you could invent anything at all, what would you create and why? How would it work?
Alliteration
‘Alliteration’ is a word that I introduce to my book club over and over again because it’s such fun to play with! The Talking T-Rex. The Canary Caper. And at my book club, so many more!
We’ll do a book scavenger hunt of alliterative titles and then try to invent a few alliterative titles of our own based on picture prompts that I share.
Picture Prompt
Using a picture prompt of a very interesting machine, we’ll work on a series of questions. What does the machine do? Who invented it? This is a lovely imaginative exercise!
I love introducing book series to my book club! I remember when we read The Absent Author. Two weeks later, one of my book clubbers told me she’d bought a few more and borrowed the rest from a library. There’s nothing like a series to keep children reading!
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