Review: And it all started here
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 ONE – 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 color photo of a close-up of a nose and mouth is the following ‘Humans have one nose, one head, one tongue, one mouth and one heart. Did you know that: Even though our noses can sense lots of different smells dog’s noses are more sensitive to smells than ours.’ Beneath a photo of a jar, ‘You could save enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours by recycling just one glass jar. Did you know that: Energy is what makes things happen, it is what makes people, plants and even machines work, it also makes the sun, the moon and stars shine.’ Beneath a photo of the heavens, ‘Our universe has more than a hundred billion galaxies and each one has billions of stars. Did you know that: Even though the stars we see in the sky at night seem like a tiny dot of light most of them are actually two star systems.’ Or beneath a photo of a bee on a flower, ‘A honey bee visits about 75 flowers in one collecting trip. Did you know that: Honey is the only food produced by an insect (the honey bee) that humans eat.’Such a terrific way to explore and share and learn family style. This is a giant step forward in children’s literature. Grady Harp, November 13