Review: IT'S ADORABLE AND EVEN FIT FOR A LESSON PLAN
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
During afternoon tea yesterday I got roped into reading an eBook copy of this creepy and beautiful kiddies book.I want to give it a big shout out because I thought the author did a fantastic job at making spiders loveable and cute and not worthy of being trampled, poisoned or squashed to death.My 4 and 2 year old found it immensely entertaining at different levels.The older was more focused on the story while the 2 year old stayed enthralled with the real but beautifully captured pictures of spiders.I loved that the story cleverly teaches the benefits and importannce of nature conservation through entertainment. I can actually see this book being a very valueable addition to a grade R and 1 lesson plan.My only concern was that spiders came out completely harmless which is not necessarily what I would like my children to think.I think it’s ok to give a little word of caution to children who may not have the capacity to differentiate between harmless and poisonous spiders. I’ve seen some very nasty results from spider bites.Other than that my little ones were rapt for 20 minutes and immediately wanted it read again…….I do believe I have just featured my very first childrens book on the blog. Thank you Alice.FROM: [...]