It's been a while since I've done up a post on the books the lad and I read together at night before he settles to bed. Ergo... this post. :)
My son and I happen to just LOVE reading together. Most of the time I do the reading, but occasionally he'll read to me. Currently we are working through these five books.
Wolf Keepers by Elise Broach
My lad and I are part way into this book and already we are hooked. It was sent to us by Raincoast books to review.
I strongly suspect that it will also intrigue a fair number of girls as well as one boy and one girl make up the main characters. They are at the zoo, wolves are dying, people are around when they are not supposed to be. I have to admit... we're intrigued. "Why would someone want to hurt a wolf mom?" "Wouldn't it be neat if they could find that treehouse mom?" So we are kinda wondering if the two things are linked... Time will tell eh?
My lad and I are part way into this book and already we are hooked. It was sent to us by Raincoast books to review.
I strongly suspect that it will also intrigue a fair number of girls as well as one boy and one girl make up the main characters. They are at the zoo, wolves are dying, people are around when they are not supposed to be. I have to admit... we're intrigued. "Why would someone want to hurt a wolf mom?" "Wouldn't it be neat if they could find that treehouse mom?" So we are kinda wondering if the two things are linked... Time will tell eh?
| Nature's Children. We love this old series. We learn so much about so many different animals it's amazing. Could my son read them on his own and faster than reading them together? Sure. But they we couldn't be amazed together at how far a butterfly can travel in one day. We wouldn't be able to howl like coyotes and wonder at why wolves hate them so. Sometimes our reading gets distracted by "let's go see some armadillos' on youtube" (or whatever animal we are reading about). It's all good. :) |  |
Ancient Greece, this is actually part of the group of books we received for the Carole Roman review. My son thoroughly enjoys these books and likes that we are reading at night together. He asked questions, we looked up information on line, though with this Greece book he's not real keen on learning about the Greek gods.
Well written book that draws you into what it would be like to live in Ancient Greece.
Well written book that draws you into what it would be like to live in Ancient Greece.
My lad and I like history. :) We read a fair number of history related books. Many of them are living books, but this encyclopedia has us fascinated at it takes us through historical events. Every history book includes different details about historical events.
For instance... Napolean Bonaparte... was he a villain or hero? History books talk about him in different ways.
This variety means that reading different histories provides for a more well-rounded education and gets my little thinker, thinking all the more.
For instance... Napolean Bonaparte... was he a villain or hero? History books talk about him in different ways.
This variety means that reading different histories provides for a more well-rounded education and gets my little thinker, thinking all the more.
Reading through the Story of the World, and how it jumps around, has really been showing us how actions in one part of the world can influence what happens elsewhere.
Reading it alongside the encyclopedia is giving us some interesting insights, which of course, leads to conversation between mother and son.
I am hoping at some point to find inexpensive copies for the mystery of history series, as I think it will give us yet another perspective.
Reading it alongside the encyclopedia is giving us some interesting insights, which of course, leads to conversation between mother and son.
I am hoping at some point to find inexpensive copies for the mystery of history series, as I think it will give us yet another perspective.
Anyways, enjoy these books should you pick them up... good reads one and all.
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