Review: This Book Gets Boys Reading
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
As a teacher, instilling self-esteem and self-confidence in students is absolutely essential, more so than any other thing we do. Author Idan Hadari has created a children's book, "Just The Way I Am", which achieves this pedagogical goal. He develops a love of words in this book, using wonderful sounding rhyming verse with well-chosen story lines. He also enhances his book with attractive, attention-grabbing illustrations that children will be able to relate to. And then there's the protagonist of the story, Andrew, a good boy who does his personal chores especially at bedtime.This is especially important because it will develop in boys a love of reading if they can identify with the story. For the past 12 years, for example, national and international reading exams have continually shown that girls are better readers than boys. In no country that PISA has tested in the past 12 years has boys ever performed better than girls on reading. (Program for International Student Assessment - a test for 15-year-olds)In sum, this is the kind of book that will get boys reading, and at the same time, not put girls off from reading either. This book is therefore highly recommended.It is a positive story that definitely has an impact on boys reading habits and also promotes the acquisition of self-confidence and self-esteem. This is universal and without a doubt all children can relate to this.Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofPublic Speaking: What Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking!