Review: What a great approach!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
I read this book along with my own 2 kids and my 3 year old niece.  The verdict is out:  They all loved it!  It's a charming and inspirational story.  (The kids are also at the age where bugs are "cool").By the time we got to Level C, my older kids were reading along and my niece was "pretending" to.  The pictures are great and the younger ones can pretty much figure out the story even though they cannot yet associate the phonetics with all of the words.  I like this approach which includes a simple, yet building vocabulary, as well as the repetition from story to story.  Just as Mantis man never gave up, the kids did not give up.  In fact, it was heartwarming to see my older child reading to the younger ones, with the younger ones in awe of his reading skills.  (They're also at the age where older kids are "cooler" than adults)The kids were a bit confused about what a mantis was, but the lady bug and fly were very easy to recognize. Overall I would definitely recommend this book!