REVIEW: The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and parents) Second Edition

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Visible Ink Press; Second edition edition (October 1, 2009)
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Source: Lisa Roe, Online Publicist
My Rating: 5 stars

Summary:

Kids ask the darndest things...and here are the answers---all in one helpful book!

Anyone who has ever been a kid, raised a kid, or spent any time with kids knows that asking questions is a critical part of growing up. Kids have curious minds and they come up with some very interesting questions. But the truth is adults don't always know the answers. The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) comes to the rescue. It addresses nearly 800 queries with enough depth and detail to both satisfy the curiosity of persistent young inquisitors and provide parents with a secure sense of a job well done.

Written with a child;'s imagination in mind, this easy-to-understand book permits kids to help themselves because it's organized by simple topical chapters: Outer Space; Planet Earth and Our Moon; Creatures Big and Small; Plant Life; People around the World; Politics and Government; How Things Work; Math, Measurement, and Time; All about My Body; and Daily Life. Each question posed is given a complete and satisfying answer, going beyond "because" and "it just is" and "I don't know."

My Thoughts:

Loved this book! I've had fun reading, and rereading different things in this book. Both to myself, and aloud to my kids. I like how this book is divided into chapters. There is also a handy index at the back to help direct you to the question and answers.

The book is made of high quality paper that can handle the abuse of a well read/thumbed book. It has incredible pictures that help tell the stories behind some of the answers as well. Here are a couple of questions from the book:

• Why do people speak different languages?


• Why do I cry?


• How can fish breathe underwater?


• Why do women in some countries wear veils?


• How did my life begin?


• How does my body know to wake up when morning comes?

I used to have a book similar to this as a kid. While the other book from my younger days was geared more toward 4-6 year olds, this is more for the older kids. Yet, it's not hard to understand, or explain to my 3 & 7 year olds. This book has more sophisticated questions, but questions that get asked by kids who are school age. I couldn't help but compare the two books while reading this one, and I love them both! I can't wait to use this book as a resource for some reports or homework that my little one's have someday. I hope to help them learn about looking things up and finding the answers via books instead of always using Google!

Overall, I can highly recommend this book. Both for parents and kids, this book is an easy to read and understand reference to odd questions that might be hard to find via other venues. Thanks, Lisa, for sending this my way!

5 stars

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