Mick ManningCritiques

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This book is all about supermoms which include humans and other mammals, fish, marsupials, amphibians, and reptiles. While I am not sure I would use this book to directly teach science, I would definitely incorporate it into my library and possibly use this book as a mother's day activity. I like that this book compares human behavior to other animal's behavior which I think is an interesting concept.

An owl wanders into a farm and tries to become on of the hens. The other hens think he is weird because he isn't like them. Until the rats start taking their eggs and eating their food, then their opinion starts to change...
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Funny, I didn't even know there was a separate British Library, because it doesn't appear in the very dated novels I read. This is a creatively illustrated book using a kind of collage of realistic depictions of the books and more cartoon-like depictions of the authors or action of the books.½

THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO INTRODUCE YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE CLASSIC LITERARY WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!
THE BOOK HIGHLIGHTS SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE, PINPOINTS A FEW OF HIS KEY PLAYS - WITH PLOTS AND CAPTIONS INCLUDED, - CONCLUDING THE BOOK WITH A GLOSSARY AND A SUMMARY OF HIS PLAYS. THIS IS ALL COMPLEMENTED BY CLEAR, SLIGHTLY COMICAL GROUPS OF ILLUSTRATIONS ON EVERY PAGE. IT IS SURE TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF CHILDREN AND VERY YOUNG ADULTS.
THE HARDCOPY OF THIS BOOK IS OF HIGH QUALITY WORKMANSHIP AND THE BINDING IS SECURELY DONE, AS WELL.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review, of which I have given.

This book is so much different than any I have read so far. This goes into detail about how the body works where we can't see. It does a great job using humor and realistic descriptions with not too much detail. Genre, Informational book as it has information on how the body works. this appears to be drawn with colored pencils and shading.

Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom tell the story of Bjorn, a Viking from Sweden and "how he acquired his many fearsome-looking scars. I found this book to be both entertaining and informational. The authors provide illustrations and descriptions that help to define the Viking culture. I would consider this book to be authored for middle age children. There were some example through the illustrations (the Viking urinating off the side of the boat and a Viking woman holding up two melons in front of her chest) and text (using the words pee and poop instead of urine and feces) that was indicator of the target audience.
The book also seemed accurate. The author page states that the Manning and Granstrom "have created over forty picture books together," and in "1996 they received the Smarties Prize in England for The World Is Full of Babies."
Because of the intended audience, there is not a need for academic research but that being said, the book tends to be accurate with the information it is providing. The authors do use stereotypical illustrations and descriptions of Vikings. I do not think they go overboard in describing how the Vikings are viewed in history. They even describe how Bjorn becomes a farmer when he settles down which is historically accurate when it comes to many Vikings.
This book could be used in the classroom to show students all the different tools, customs and inventions that made up the Viking culture. The book does do a great job at showing the reader the different tools that helped Vikings in daily life. The illustrations in the book also show and describe another huge aspect in Viking culture, the sea and all the different boats the Vikings used to navigate it.

Dino-Dinners is a very good book to answer a child's questions about various dinosaurs eating habits. It also shows a large and defined illustrations of each. The authors colorfully illustrated each one in its' own element. The way the words are written can be a little confusing at times. Te attempt at slight rhyming was not effective. There is awkwardness one experiences while reading some of the descriptions. There is no "flow" to the verses. There is a Glossary at the end of the story which would be beneficial to the child in learning skills.
It merits at least a three and a half stars rating. Children will delight in the illustrations and in learning about them.

This book was sent to me for an honest review, of which I have given.½

An okay introduction but there is no back matter citing sources or recommendations for further reading.

Disappointing. George and Ringo get short shrift and some factual inaccuracies.

Under Your Skin: Your Amazing Body is a great flip through book through the outside of the body and the inside. It also shares a lot of information about how that specific part of the body works and its other functions. It relays fun information that we often forget when we are doing daily activities such as basketball, or eating foods. This book also encourages healthy lifestyles and the effects of putting good foods into your body and exercising.

This is an excellent book to explain how our bodies work. It takes the outside parts, along with the inside parts and simplifies it so that children can understand. Can be used during science class for all ages and grade levels.

This book is so cool! It doesn't follow regular page norms by displaying a young child's head and then flipping half the page to show the same head shape but a few layers deeper to the brain. it continues to do this with the eyes, describing taste, and hearing, muscles teeth, stomach, and on and on. The pictures and colors make for an exciting experience with learning about the human body and the whole book is very relatable for young readers.

This book is perfect for students to learn about dinosaurs. Each page has a picture of a dinosaur, the name of the dino, and what it eats. The book also gives a short description of some characteristics about each species.

Super mom's are all the different moms' of the world from humans to animals. They all feed, protect, and take care of their children. Some pictures, I find, were inappropriate so I would not use this book in a classroom.

een informatief boek voor jonge kinderen
Dit boek alleen gebruiken tijdens de lessen relatie en seksualiteit!

A little girl obsessed with geese dreams one night that she is visited by a Canada goose who takes her on the ride of her life as she migrates north with the gaggle for the spring and summer months, seeing goslings hatch and grow before migrating back south for the colder seasons.

This book incorporates a lot of factual information about geese and their migratory patterns in a way that is fun and engaging for young children. Even the young toddlers in my class loved this book and paid close attention to it. They loved saying "honk! honk!" with the geese and stopping to count the number of geese flying in the V formation. The illustrations are definitely rooted in realism but having just enough element of cartoony gentleness and color to be appealing to young readers. The book ends with some facts about geese and other migratory animals for those readers who will want to know more after finishing the narrative.½

Supermom is a great book about human moms compared to different animal moms. It's a funny book and at the same time very informative! A very good book for moms to read it to their children.

Great for storytimes with toddlers and preschool! The short and repetitive text is ideal for building vocabulary with some great onomatopoeiatic words such as "gobbled" and "guzzled." The illustrations are brightly colored with thick black outlines clearly defining the simple figures. The backgrounds include scibbles in a naive style that will appeal to the preschool set. A note on the CIP page states that the illustrations were done with collage, coloured pencil, and black ink. There are also many opportunities for participation including animal noises, the repeating "Snap!" and swallowing noises.

This book is an informative, well-illustrated book about Darwin's life. Although it brings life to the defining events in Darwin's life and studies, it did feel that it failed to really make sense of Darwin's theory until the very end. Using Darwin's own words, the book starts out with a brief description of his early years and time at univiersity. It was interesting to learn that viewing two operations disgusted him and left him haunted by what he saw. It was also interesting to learn about his membership in the Glutton Club (they would meet once a week to eat 'strange' meat). The book then goees on to tell of many travels and important discoveries Darwin makes on the HMS Beagle. When he visits a zoo after returning from his five-year trip on the Beagle, he notes "Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work; more humble, and I believe true, to consider ourselves created from animals." THe last few pages lay out Darwin's theory of natural selection in four main points.

This is an awesome book about the human body. The human body used throughout the book is a child's body, which kid can relate to. I think this book would be both fun and education because it has flaps that show pieces of the human body with skin on them, but onec you flip it over it shows you bones, nerves, and muscles. I like the fact that this book touches on every topic of human anatomy in a way that is fun and easy to understand for a child. I would share this book with my class.

After the Dickens family moved to London in 1822, Charles had to quick going to school because his family could no longer afford it. Once when he was eleven years old, he became lost in London, and began roaming the streets. In 1824 his father was arrested and then sent to debtors' prison. Since his family had little money he had not be going to school, but in 1825 his father said he should return. When he was sixteen he became a reporter, he wrote short stories, and he would sometimes record public speeches. Charles Dickens also traveled to American and climbed Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Dickens died on June 9, 1870 at fifty-eight years old. The book also features cartoon summaries of: Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Martin Chuzzlewit, Little Dorrit, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and The Pickwick Papers.

An educational book about the human body. This book goes into each part of the body on a level that is easy to understand for young kids. It has flaps that show the outside of the ear and then inside the flap has the inside of the ear. A great teaching and learning book.

A viking explains what their lifestyle was like way long ago. Moving from country to country holding different jobs, a viking proudly collects many different scars and shares his stories.