This book is okay. I like the scientific information in it, but I think the story line is terrible. The concept of the book was a good idea, but I thiThis book is okay. I like the scientific information in it, but I think the story line is terrible. The concept of the book was a good idea, but I think they are running out of creativity on the story line....more
I think this was one of the first of these books that came out and I like the earlier ones better than the newer ones. This book has a lot of informatI think this was one of the first of these books that came out and I like the earlier ones better than the newer ones. This book has a lot of information about one way that water purification happens. It is very informative, but I'm guessing there are other methods, especially today....more
I love this book. What a great way to teach tolerance and diversity with this cute penguin story that is based on real life. Nakyla loves the penguinsI love this book. What a great way to teach tolerance and diversity with this cute penguin story that is based on real life. Nakyla loves the penguins and wants to hear the story again and again. It also has prompted a lot of talk about how it takes a mommy and a daddy to make a baby, but that sometimes when a mommy and daddy can't take care of their baby it makes the way for these two daddies to raise a baby together. This story is just too cute....more
I think this was my favorite book yet. You gotta love an economy where they can sell their place for the same amount as a horse. The book did start ouI think this was my favorite book yet. You gotta love an economy where they can sell their place for the same amount as a horse. The book did start out pretty depressing. I cried when they talked about the dog dying. I was really amazed in this book at all the work that went into building the house and the railroad. It is also amazing how quickly everything went up.
The only thing I didn't like is the one place in this book where there were some racist remarks. I looked at my book and found that it is an older addition, so maybe the newer additions have fixed this. I understand that the feelings expressed in the books are also a reflection of the times and the conflict and misunderstanding between the settlers and the Native Americans. I'm glad I was reading the book out loud to Nakyla so I could censor those parts.
Overall, I still think this was a great book. It had so many wonderful things in it and it was a pleasure to read it to Nakyla. ...more
This book isn't as good as "Click, Clack, Moo." I think some of the joke is lost on Nakyla. I also don't like the way duck in particular is portrayed.This book isn't as good as "Click, Clack, Moo." I think some of the joke is lost on Nakyla. I also don't like the way duck in particular is portrayed. If it weren't for "Click, Clack, Moo" I probably wouldn't have purchased this book. Nakyla, however, loves the book....more
I really like this book about a little boy who sometimes lives with mom and sometimes lives with dad and how he loves both of them. What a great book I really like this book about a little boy who sometimes lives with mom and sometimes lives with dad and how he loves both of them. What a great book to help teach children diversity in families....more
I thought this was the best of the three in the series that I've read so far. I loved hearing about everything they had to do to run the big farm. I dI thought this was the best of the three in the series that I've read so far. I loved hearing about everything they had to do to run the big farm. I don't think Nakyla liked this one as much as the other two. I think she missed reading about baby Carrie. Still, it amazes me to think of all the things that had to be done to run such a big farm and to make all the different kinds of foods that they ate in the book. ...more
Well, I didn't like this book as well as the first. I found it fascinating to read all the details about how they moved and how they built the house. Well, I didn't like this book as well as the first. I found it fascinating to read all the details about how they moved and how they built the house. It amazes me to think about how things have changed. I do feel quite spoiled. The thing that I didn't like so much about the book was the way the conflict between the settlers and the Native Americans was portrayed. I know there was a lot of conflict and misunderstanding, but I wish that it could have been told using different words. I found myself having to skip racist comments. I know that people felt that way at the time, but I wish there would have been an explanation about it in the book. I was glad that I was reading the book with Nakyla so that we could talk about it. I will have to remember this and be cautious if there comes a day when she wants to read it on her own....more
I read this book to Nakyla and we had such a good time with it. She kept asking for more, so it only took us two days to read it. I was really impressI read this book to Nakyla and we had such a good time with it. She kept asking for more, so it only took us two days to read it. I was really impressed by the questions that she has asked during this process. I also enjoy reading the book again for myself. Ken overheard one of the parts where Ramona "boings" another girl's curly hair and remarked that it is just like me (because that's what I like to do to David's hair when it was long). I told him it was this book that gave me the idea to boing his hair in the first place. It's so fun passing this stuff on to the next generation....more
Nakyla so desperately wants to learn to read and has become obsessed with my set of "Little House on the Prairie" books. I don't know if it is the shaNakyla so desperately wants to learn to read and has become obsessed with my set of "Little House on the Prairie" books. I don't know if it is the shape or color of the books or the box they are in, but she really wants to learn to read them.
So I started reading them to her. We are reading them in order. I read them once when I was younger, but it is nice to read them again. It is really interesting to see not only how different their day to day life was, but also how they felt about the behavior of children. There are a lot of phrases and things related to behavior and discipline that I don't believe in, but if you take it as part of the historical value of the book, it's not as much of a bother.
The best part about these books is the questions that Nakyla asks me about them. She is really interested in the things that happen and even days later still talks about it. It is so nice that we are sharing such a positive book that is branching from my childhood to hers....more
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