Review: More facts and fun from The Brothers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
The Brothers (a publishing company that was established by two married fathers of young children) are the authors of children’s books that are as entertaining (and of educational) for adults who read to their children as well! This is a new series by The Brothers is a learning tool as well as an entertaining well illustrated with photographs book for youngsters who are curious. It is meant to be shared, a starting point for parent/child interaction in learning and opening the field for questions. And it probably is fitting to quote their Précis; "As parents we have encountered quite a few questions and our children's thirst for knowledge and their need to receive answers to their questions - right here and right now. We have put our experience in inventing stories and storytelling to use. We pour heaps of imagination into our stories and most importantly we provide the children with the correct tools to deal with the day-to-day issues of the world. This is the reason that we write these books, we want the children, ours and yours, to explore, to be able to cope and to make use of knowledge, tools and wisdom to solve problems and cope in our world."The concept here is to present facts to children - facts that begin with a fine color photograph or drawing beneath which is an example of (in this case) the number THREE – a fact that is obvious, and then tack on a sentence or two that uses this fact as a springboard for expanding information. Some examples: beneath a drawing of two children at specific play is the following ‘A race in which two people run together with their adjacent legs tied together is called a three-legged race. Did you know that: 649 pairs competed in the world’s biggest ever three-legged race in Douglas, United Kingdom, in May 2013.’ Beneath a photo our planetary system, ‘The earth is the Third planet from the sun. Did you know that: Because there is no gravity in space it is impossible to cry there as the tears cannot flow.’ Beneath a photo of an octopus, ‘Octopuses have three hearts. Did you know that: If an octopus loses an arm, it will eventually regrow another arm.’ Or beneath a photo of giraffes, ‘No animals have three legs. Did you know that: Of all the animals the Giraffe has the longest legs.’Interesting illustrations, challenging statements and invigorating stimuli to learn, these books are among the finest available f or children 4 – 10 years of age – with their families, of course. Grady Harp, November 13