Reviews of How to Spot a Hadrosaur in a Bus Queue

An impossible to resist, intelligent and hilariously illustrated blend of wacky words, bizarre facts, jokes and trivia about all the things people are really interested in; animals, music, monsters, maths, sport, superstitions, baddies, bananas, costs, catchphrases, rude words, TV and loads more besides. Striking just the right balance between sensible and silly this is a must-have book for all lovers of lists.

The School Library Association 'Boys into Books' list, commissioned by the DfES

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How to Spot a Hadrosaur in a Bus Queue
Do you know what a derriere is? In what country can you buy chicken feet soup? Where would you find a recipe for fake snot? If you don’t know the answers to these questions then check out this book. It’s full of trivial, not-so trivial and plain stupid (but immensely funny) lists. Oh, and by the way, the answers to those questions are (in order): a bum, the USA and this book. Ages 8 to 99.

Dmag: Australian Geographic’s children’s magazine 23 Dec 04

http://www.dmag.com.au/whatshot.asp?ID=3  

"...A wonderfully wacky book....a joy." Yorkshire Evening Press

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I read the book How To Spot A Hadrosaur In A Bus Queue by Andy Seed . My favourite jokes are the nine Homer quotes, they are funny! This book is for any age as long as they can read. It is a comedy and the best that I know of. I got my friends to read it and they loved it too. The book has good illustrations and I could not put the book down. This book is great in every way I can think of. It has every joke you can think of. I think the author did a thumbs up job on this terrific book! To tell you the truth I also read it all through the night, until my parent told me to put it down and go to sleep!

Jade, Year 6, Canberra, ACT

Young Australian Readers’ Awards 18 Dec 04 YARA

From time to time a review title is sent to me at school, rather than to the ACHUKA address. These titles tend to be self-published, often by teachers. I wish it happened more, just as I wish more of them were worthy of mention.

The package I opened just after lunch today was sent by an ex-teacher but contained a title published by Hodder. Look out for it. Better still, ask for it, as bookshops are likely to have difficulty deciding where to shelve/display it.

How To Spot A Hadrosaur In A Bus Queue by Andy Seed is a children's miscellany of useless but fascinating lists, such as:
the top 5 causes of broken biscuits
Beckham's Haircuts 1991-2004 (all 12 of them)
how to say yes in 13 languages

An ideal stocking-filler

Achuka children's books Achuka

‘Hilarious…great crossover appeal.’ 

Parents News Dec 2004

Great time-waster

Andy Seed used to teach in a primary school but now likes writing funny poetry and collecting useless facts. He has collected quite a few here, but trivial though they may seem there is something on nearly every page to prompt discussion on almost any subject. Take 10 Downing Street : has an underground tunnel connected to Buckingham Palace and was once owned by a Mr Chicken; the names of seven women inventors; ten American towns with strange names eg Correctionville and Plain Dealing. Amusing and a source of delight for all ages (particularly boys!). 

The Teacher (NUT magazine)

Hodder has always excelled at cheap, accessible paperback non-fiction. One recent title appeals to children's love of lists and it is difficult to resist the blend of sense and silliness in How to Spot a Hadrosaur in a Bus Queue by Andy Seed (Hodder £4.99), a children's miscellany of useless but fascinating lists, such as the top five causes of broken biscuits, David Beckham's haircuts, 1991-2004 (all 12 of them), and how to say "yes" in 13 languages.

The Times Educational Supplement 15.4.05 Read Full review

Read Andy Seed's TES article for teachers about using Hadrosaur in the classroom