Bronto Eats Meat - Hardcover

Maloney, Peter; Zekauskas, Felicia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803727917 ISBN 13: 9780803727915

Publisher: Dial, 2003

Synopsis

When his stomach becomes upset and he goes to the doctor for a check-up, Bronto, the non-meat eating brontosaurus, is surprised with what he sees in the x-ray among his afternoon meal of tree leaves and branches.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Maloney and Felicia Zekauskas (redbirdland.com) are a husband-and-wife team.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-A young brontosaurus is happily eating trees when he suddenly develops a horrible stomachache. His worried parents rush him to the hospital where an X ray shows that Bronto has accidentally swallowed a little boy (a flashback reveals that Billy had been hiding in one of the trees). The doctor explains that there are three options for expelling the foreign object: one is vomiting ("disgusting, but effective"), two is "-well, we all know what number two is," and three is "gaseous expulsion." Bronto opts for the third choice, and 100 cans of Slurp 'n' Burp soda later, Billy is out and trying to explain his recent whereabouts to his mother. Rendered in pencil, pastel, and gouache, the cartoon illustrations capture the wacky mood and gross humor of the text in a subtle but funny way. One scene shows the X-ray view of Billy landing on a "bed of leafy green slime" in Bronto's stomach, while another captures the creature's pained expression as he is whisked off in the special dinosaur ambulance. The topic, tongue-in-cheek treatment, colorful illustrations, and concluding twist combine to make this book a real crowd-pleaser.
Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0803727917
• ISBN 13: 9780803727915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32