My Review: My children are fascinated with geography and other cultures. They always love learning about other countries, their customs, foods, and languages. Carole P. Roman's series "If You Were Me and Lived In ... " is a wonderful series to fuel any child's curiosity about other cultures.
Roman's books are fairly formulaic, which, for a child learning to read is wonderful. My kids loved reading where they would visit if they lived in India, and got the biggest kick out of calling my husband and me "Paaji" and "Maaji" (daddy and mommy) for days. They loved the illustrations (I did, as well. The pages describing Holi are especially vibrant!), the applications to how they would live if they lived in India, and I think they memorized the handy pronunciation guide in the back. I loved that they were so excited about learning more. Roman writes in such a way to pique a child's interest, and it left my kids hankering for more information. In fact, they've been on my case to make curry as soon as possible!
These are definitely a book worth checking out soon. I would love to see them in our school library, as the information provided is presented in a timeless manner.
My Rating: Five Stars
Roman's books are fairly formulaic, which, for a child learning to read is wonderful. My kids loved reading where they would visit if they lived in India, and got the biggest kick out of calling my husband and me "Paaji" and "Maaji" (daddy and mommy) for days. They loved the illustrations (I did, as well. The pages describing Holi are especially vibrant!), the applications to how they would live if they lived in India, and I think they memorized the handy pronunciation guide in the back. I loved that they were so excited about learning more. Roman writes in such a way to pique a child's interest, and it left my kids hankering for more information. In fact, they've been on my case to make curry as soon as possible!
These are definitely a book worth checking out soon. I would love to see them in our school library, as the information provided is presented in a timeless manner.
My Rating: Five Stars
1 comment:
I love theses books I've been lucky enough to get a couple for review myself
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