A native Midwesterner, JILL ESBAUM is a widely published author of books for young readers. She is a frequent school visitor and conference speaker. She teaches writing for children at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival and the Whispering Woods Picture Book Writing Retreat.
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of How
by Jill Esbaum
Hardcover
$14.99
- ISBN-13: 9781426323294
- Publisher: Disney Publishing Group
- Publication date: 03/08/2016
- Series: National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books Series
- Pages: 128
- Sales rank: 40,326
- Product dimensions: 10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
- Lexile: AD840L (what's this?)
- Age Range: 4 - 8 Years
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This charming reference book takes a closer look at the things that surround kids every day and how they work—from cars to vacuum cleaners, animal bodies to humans. More than 100 colorful photos are paired with age-appropriate text featuring answers to questions like "How do chameleons change color?" "How do refrigerators stay cold?" and "How does my body heal?" This book inspires kids to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around them.
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Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green
Children are full of questions. This book just may have the answers! Topics are divided into six categories: “Around the Home,” “Coming and Going,” “My Body,” “The Animal Kingdom,” “The Great Outdoors,” and “Food.” Questions range the gamut from “How does a doorbell work?” to “How do I fall asleep?” to “How do rattlesnakes rattle?” to “How are fruits and vegetables different?” to “How do rivers form?” Readers need only to skim the table of contents or flip open the book at random to find a question and answer that will provide an “a-ha!” moment. Brightly colored pages and full-color photographs—many featuring children—add appeal. Unfortunately, some information shows a middle class United States bias. For example, the text for “How does my house stay warm in winter and cool in summer?” only describes forced-air heating systems, although many older residences throughout the U.S. still rely on radiator heating. Also, the book explains that “[a]ir conditioners keep your home cool in summer,” although a great many families across the U.S. have no air conditioning. Still, the pluses far outweigh the minuses in this book. Each section culminates in a visual game, and parent tips for activities to extend learning are included at the back. This book also includes a glossary of thirteen terms, lists of additional books and websites, and an index. This is a great book for children who can read independently, as well as for children who will need it read to them. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green; Ages 4 to 8.Kirkus Reviews
2015-12-22From how a hair dryer works to how cheese, chocolate, and ice cream are made, Esbaum offers simple answers to over 50 common questions. Some of her answers are a little too simple: it's hard to see any real difference between the two types of doorbells she describes, not quite right to characterize what the taste buds sense as "sweet, salty, bitter, sour, or just plain yucky," and dead wrong to claim that when a rocket "is high enough to have escaped Earth's gravity it has reached space." Moreover, though grouped into six broad categories such as "Food" and "The Animal Kingdom," within their rubrics, the questions and their arrangement both feel entirely arbitrary. Still, the big, square format and many bright color photos of animals, objects, and young people at work and play will encourage extended browsing. Each section includes one or more simple activities, such as a yummy demonstration of tectonic mountain-building using moistened graham crackers over a bed of whipped cream, and also a pattern recognition game that builds on previously presented facts. A scattershot assortment, easy on the eyes if only fitfully valuable for giving young inquiring minds the straight dope. (bibliography, index, parent tips) (Nonfiction. 6-8)
From the Publisher
"Esbaum’s text is funny, educational, and exciting enough to keep children turning those pages until the very end. This book is flexible and diverse enough to be used across multiple genres, including science, social skills courses, math, horticulture, ecology, oceanography, meteorology, or simply as a vibrant independent reading tool." — New York Journal of Books"Readers will have fun looking through this book and will also enjoy the many subject areas covered... I found it hard to put the book down as each page contained another interesting question. The design is very appealing with colorful pictures that follow the text." — School Library Connection
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