Dinosaur Explorers Vol 1: Prehistoric Pioneers is first in an exciting new series that follows a group of intrepid young explorers working with Dr da Vinci and his assistant. When an accident puts the particle transmitter on the fritz, the entire complex gets transported back in time- all the way to the Precambrian! Stuck in the far past until they recharge the transmitter, Sean, Rain, and Stone explore the ocean environment outside, getting up close and personal with the earliest life in the planet. Attempts to get back to their proper time takes them through the Cambrian and Ordovician periods. The book ends with them still stuck in the ancient oceans of the Silurian. This was an awesome read, introducing readers to exotic creatures of our planet's distant past, and provides plenty of info about the time period and the beasties themselves. I love paleontology, so this was perfect! I even learned some new info myself! I had no idea there were so many types of trilobites, or how long they persisted as a species. Perfect for the budding paleontologists in your life, or any who love dinosaurs and prehistory.

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

While the preview copy I got had the same problem as others, in that it was literally only a single page of the book, I saw enough to know that it will check out like hotcakes in my library, as I'm sure it will in many others because dinosaurs and graphic novels are popular on their own, but put them together and it's always a hit!

I always enjoy when a book or graphic novel teaches the readers in a fun way. The beginning of this allows the reader to have a bit of a background on dinosaurs and the prehistoric era before jumping into the story. However, I unfortunately did not care much for the story. I also was not a huge fan of the art style. I think it would be a fun read for the younger crowd it is meant for but I am afraid after a certain age, this may not click with others.

I downloaded this book and tried to read it but unfortunately it was only one page. I really was interested in reading this as it sounded very interesting.