The fascinating story of Johnny-Dino-Seed sets up the ideal structure as a novel for a young reader. The young boy Johnny has a passion for dinosaurs that knows no bounds. Following a remarkable discovery of a leather sac containing magic Dinosaur seeds, Johnny, as the main character of Bruce’s book, sets out on an exciting adventure with his younger brother Linc and their friends. Johnny ends up officially becoming Johnny-Dino-Seed, as he lays the foundation of a new Dino habitat called ‘Cretaceous World’. Johnny-Dino-Seed realizes from the start that the new baby Dinosaurs and The Cretaceous World are visible to children but invisible to adults.
The author, Bruce T. Akins wants his style of writing to inspire children to develop their creativity and their artistic potential. The detailed depiction of Johnny’s room, with the solar system and all the planets painted on the ceiling, captures the attention and curiosity of young minds from the very beginning and introduces them to various new, unexplored subjects. The rest of the room is described using imagery that shows mountains, fields, volcanoes, and a T-Rex. This allows readers to imagine how exciting life must have been during the Age of the Dinosaurs.
As we continue to read, we learn that Johnny-Dino-Seed is supposed to plant the magical seeds he discovered inside the leather sac. Then overnight, planted in nests he puts together with twigs and branches he gathers off the ground, they will develop into invisible baby Dinosaurs. Johnny decides with his brother Linc, who is also his best friend, to plant the first seeds at Blossom Park Playground. Readers, will share Johnny and the other children’s heightened emotions and their anticipation as they witness the growth of their first Dino seed. The children continue to watch in awe as the first newborn dinosaur Kalo, cracks open and emerges from an enormous white Dinosaur egg. This is where the adventure really takes off.
Bruce T Akins has always had a deep affinity for writing. He has spent a good portion of his life writing stories about a wide variety of subjects that he enjoys. But Bruce always returns to writing children’s stories which he finds gives him the most joy.
Writing children’s books that will amuse kids while providing subtle learning experiences for them, is always his main purpose and objective. Bruce’s ultimate goal is for children to laugh a little when they read one of his books, be a better person for having read his books, and to end reading one of his books feeling good and wanting more.
This book Johnny-Dino-seed, will provide a spark to ignite a child’s imagination.
Also, as Parents and Grandparents read this book to their children or grandchildren, they’ll find themselves recalling the days of their own youth, and remembering back to how their young imaginations were stimulated by reading books like Johnny Dino Seed!
