There are many dinosaur books for the elementary school child. For somewhat older youngsters, two recent books are Dinosaurs And Their World by Steven Parker and My Life With The Dinosaurs by Steven and Sylvia Czerkas. Dinosaurs And Their World is lavishly illustrated, describing the anatomy and mode of life of a variety of prehistoric […]
God must have loved children, for he made the dinosaurs. And publishers know it, because there are lots and lots of books about dinosaurs. Among the newest ones are Dinosaur Discoveries by Robin West and Bob and Diane Wolf, an ingenious book with step-by-step instructions for actually making your own dinosaurs out of construction paper,
I’m so glad you’re interested in ecology books for children, for if the planet is going to be preserved it’s the present generation of children that will have to do it. One good book on the subject is The Lost Kingdom of Karneka, a fairy tale by Richard Kennedy, co-published by the Sierra Club. This
Horses have an almost magical attraction for children. There are more good horse stories than you can shake a saddle at. Two very beautiful books are The Blind Colt by Glen Rounds, and Song Of The Horse by Richard Kennedy. Glen Rounds grew up on a Montana ranch himself, and there’s not much he doesn’t
Part of the wonderful revival of old children’s books that are seen today is the reissue of the old Real Mother Goose series, first published in 1916. It may be that not only your parents, but your grandparents remember these wonderful black and white checkered volumes, with sweet old fashioned illustrations and large print of
The Ruth Seeger song collection American Folk Songs For Children is outstanding. A newer collection, also extremely beautiful, is titled Go In And Out The Window by Dan Fox and Claude Marks, published by Henry Holt. Go In And Out The Window doesn’t have all the helpful apparatus, the hints for parents, the games and
Poetry and song come from the same roots. If you are introducing your very little one to verses, one of the easiest and most irresistible ways of doing this is with some of the beautiful little inexpensive illustrated paperback versions of nursery rhymes. “Hush Little Baby” is an old, old lullaby eminently suitable for rocking
Architecture and city planning isn’t everybody’s favorite subject, but you can’t fail to become fascinated if you look at the books by David Macaulay. With meticulous line drawings and clear language, Macaulay demonstrates in his numerous books how a castle is built, how a Roman town was laid out, how the pyramids were constructed, how
Some times it is helpful to know how to read and interpret printed reviews of children’s books. I’m sure you’re going to gain skill in this as you read more and more reviews of children’s books in the media. Some, you’ll discover, merely retell the plot of a book. You’ll know that’s only the beginning.
Some families enjoy making their own Christmas traditions – putting a glass of milk out for Santa or reading a book or verse together on Christmas Eve. There are a least two Christmas versions of Clement Clarke Moore’s poem The Night Before Christmas. Penny Ives has created an attractive book in which the child gets
