 We read Red, White & Blue this week on honor of Flag Day. I really think that Tornado Boy may end up being something of a history buff. We watched the entire PBS Liberty’s Kids series last fall and while it really is meant for older children, TB loved it. (Note: you can stream the entire Liberty’s Kids series through Netflix now.) I was really pleased when we read Red, White and Blue because it was quite apparent that he actually retained a lot of the information that he learned while watching Liberty’s Kids.
Red, White and Blue discusses some of the history of our country’s flag. It talks about the theories of the original design and how the it was changed over the years as our country grew. It does mention several of the wars that occurred, so this book may not be a good choice for a sensitive child. |
 Inside Your Outside is one of the Cat in the Hat books that is “in the style of” Dr. Seuss, i.e. not written by the original author. The book is cute and the illustrations are fun, but it’s certainly not the most accurate book around. If you’re looking for a biology book for a preschooler, this one is probably “good enough”.
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 We checked this book about Venus Flytraps out at the library this week. We wanted to learn more about them since we’ve been working on growing one. The most important thing that we learned is that each trap can only eat three times and then it turns black and dies. I was concerned about this because our plant is clearly healthy and growing and we didn’t know why pieces of it were dying off. It turns out that they’d done their job – providing nitrogen to the plant. This book is very interesting and has many good facts and pictures. We loved it.
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 Great Big Book of Mighty Machines was Tornado Boy’s pick at the library. If your child is in love with anything that moves, this book is a great pick. The book features lots of information on all kinds of trucks, cars, farm equipment and monster trucks. It also has a good glossary in the back of the book. Any book that features “Grave Digger” and a monorail is a huge win in Tornado Boy’s eyes.
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You can find out what other preschoolers are reading this week over at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns.
Red, White and Blue and Liberty Kids series sound interesting! When you mention streaming, do you meaning ordering it or something else?
Thanks for joining WMCIR. Anna was mostly indifferent to “Red, White and Blue”, but she doesn’t care much for history at this point unless it’s about dinosaurs. Our picks from Cat in the Hat Learning Library were hit-or-miss – some were really good, some not so much. We haven’t read this particular book – I have to see if our library has it.
sunnyvale422´s last [type] ..Week in Review – June 18, 2010
I’ve got Red, White, and Blue, it’s cute.
Ticia´s last [type] ..Preschool Corner: how are we doing?
Our Flag Day books just came in at the library, so I have to run down, and pick them up, but I don’t think Red, White, and Blue is one of them. Maybe we’ll add it to the list for the 4th. We just finally completed the Liberty’s Kids series – I wish there were more history series like it!
Almost Unschoolers´s last [type] ..What My Child is Reading – June 19, 2010
I wanted to get Red, White, and Blue for Selena but it was checked out. I will have to see if it is back in for the fourth