A-Z Mysteries The Talking T-Rex by Ron Roy*

I read this book aloud to my preschooler and my 8 year old read it to himself.
Jud, a friend from the book The Ninth Nugget, comes to town with a large  dinosaur.    Jud's best friend Dean sits inside the hollow dinosaur and runs a computer to make the dinosaur talk and move.   Jud, Dean and Scoop (a friend who is their manager) travel from town to town charging a dollar for people to view the dinosaur.  The money is going to be used to build a museum in Jud's hometown.  Then one morning Jud discovers that all the money they have earned so far is gone.
Can Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose figure out who stole the money and where the money is hidden?
*Highly recommend for transitional readers and for preschoolers who like hearing chapter books read aloud.
Guided Reading Level: N (Beginning of 3rd grade)
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5