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Getting Started
Book reviews usually answer three questions:
- What is the book about?
- Why do I like this book?
- What main idea does the author share?
Sample Book Review: Nonfiction
Here’s how Jacob Frasch answered these questions in his review of a nonfiction (factual) book.
The Age of Dinosaurs
What is this book about? What Was the Age of Dinosaurs? by Megan Stine is a book about how dinosaurs were discovered in the 1800s, and how they lived in the Mesozoic Era long ago.
Why do I like this book? I love reading about the different kinds of dinosaurs. Did you know the first dinosaur was Eoraptor, which means “dawn stealer”? It was about the weight of your cat but it ran fast on two feet and was deadly. Later dinosaurs got bigger, like Plesiosaurus in the ocean. It looked like the Loch Ness Monster!