Inside Out T. Rex

My son needs to read a lot for school. This was a good book for him. He loves non fiction and dinosaurs! This was great for him!

I’ve now read all four books in the Inside Out series and if I was a parent I’d be buying the whole set for my kidlets. Between the die-cut models, the photos and illustrations, and the interesting information that makes you feel like you aren’t even learning, I’d have them on hand to read for fun and for use in school projects. And between you and I, I can imagine some pretty mighty die-cut model battles being fought between T. rex, the shark, the skeleton and the mummy in between reads.

This book gives readers an introduction into what scientists know about T. rex based on the fossils that have been discovered so far and based on their knowledge of other animals’ systems, how they figure out what T. rex may have looked like and behaved.

With photos of fossils and plenty of illustrations, we learn about T. rex’s skeletal system and how scientist believe its other systems may have worked, including its cardiopulmonary system, digestive system, reproductive system, nervous system, muscular system and dermal system.

* We may never know why T. rex had such short arms but we know they were too small for them to feed themselves with.

* Scientists believe birds are the closest relatives of dinosaurs so look at how birds’ bodies work to make hypotheses about dinosaurs.

* The T. rex may have had a digestive system similar to an alligator.

Assistance with pronouncing difficult words such as “serrations (ser-RAY-shuns)” are included. My favourite illustration is of a baby dinosaur curled up inside its egg. Aww!

Although we may never know the answers to some of our questions about T. rex this book gives its readers plenty of examples of how scientists work out what the most likely answer is based on current knowledge. Even if questions remain, T. rex will always be the coolest dinosaur!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - becker&mayer! kids for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

I let my neice and nephew read this and they loved it! This would be a book that I would be willing to buy for the kids and for my bookstore and eventually for my classroom. Great book, Great pictures and descriptions as well. Very informative and on point

I thought that this book was excellent, it was full of interesting facts and great images. It was easy to read and the layout was great. Ideal for dinosaur lovers!

Read this with my 6 year old boy who found it very good and he was very interested to learn some new dinosaur facts and about how the TRex might have looked. He found it very interesting to read the comparisons with modern day animals. I"d recommend this book to any dinosaur fans that love their facts!

Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚

Take a walk on the wild side with the Tyrant King!

Through pictures, beautiful illustrations and, in the case of the hardcopy, through a diecast model embedded in the pages, Inside Out: T-Rex explores one of the most popular and well-known dinosaurs. Layer by layer, body systems are explored. Paired with each segment are tons of interesting tidbits of info, though the author is straight-up about the fact that not much is truly known about this 'king’ of the dinosaurs.

Scientists speculate based on bone structure that T-Rex could not run fast, only about 18 miles an hour, and was likely a opportunistic scavenger. Others believe they didn't need speed for hunting the gigantic herbivores of the time, but that they were pack-hunters. Bones also suggest T-Rex was warm-blooded. I had no idea the bones of cold-blooded animals resemble tree rings because growth is slower during the colder months! Because dinosaurs no longer exist, and we cannot study them directly, scientists use inference based on similarities with birds, and creatures like crocodiles, who ate a comparable diet, as evidenced by tooth shape.

My cubs and I really enjoyed reading this book. The language is meant for older readers, but the younger ones enjoyed the pictures, and all of them had lots of questions, prompting learning discussions. Overall, a fascinating look at T-Rex, and the perfect book for any dino-loving kid!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

All of the Inside Out books are marvelous, and the T. Rex one is no exception. Students will love this book and learn a lot at the same time!