Education Textbooks Reviews

Fun to Read
We all know the first verse of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, but the other verses are not as common. This book has such sweet illustrations and the other verses are enchanting. Every little one will enjoy this one. I have put a new one in our hope chest for my grandbabies one day:)

Iza Trapani's Books
Iza Trapani is one of the best! I love everyone of her books! And so does my grandaughter. I don't have time to review every book I have bought, but if her name is attached to it, it is going to be GREAT!

Where's the CD?
Word to the wise: I like everything about this book except that Amazon's description of the product indicated it (the paperback version) would be packaged with an accompanying CD. I did order the paperback; however, no CD was included.

Kids Love These Books
I have purchased almost all of the books written and beautifully illustrated by Iza Trapani for my numerous neices and nephews. They are loved by the kids as well as their parents. They particularly like Row Row Row Your Boat, which is the newest book in the collection. We anxiously await Ms. Trapani's next book!

Great math aide
This book, and series of books, is a great aide in teaching math concepts. They personify the concepts, give kids visuals to associate with so they can remember what each concept/term means. The stories are cute, not contrived, and do a play on words quite a bit.

Cir Cumference Series Awesome find Great Fun Math resource
The entire Sir Cumference Series are a wonderful way to entertain children while teaching math concepts. They don't even realize they are learning, they enjoy the stories. Each story connects math applications in ways children understand and can apply. What a wonderful gift. :)

Excellent for tying literature to mathematics.
Excellent for tying literature to mathematics. Children love these books and so do I!

Even in Middle School they still like to be read to
This whole series of books is wonderful. The story line for a middle school level is somewhat elementary, but the students still LOVE them. They remember the terms and even bring them up during lessons. I think even at the middle school levels, the kids really like being read to and these books ,as silly as they seem when read at that level, help solidify these key geometry concepts in a fun kind of way. They take about 10-15 minutes to read out loud. Highly recommend!

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
Absolutely wonderful book! Perfect for children! I am currently in the field of early childhood education and my children loved it! You can use this as a sing-along story. Wonderfully age appropriate for preschoolers. GREAT book!

Favorite Book for Three Toddlers in a Row
Bought this book when my first born was about 1 1/2 years old. Until then she would not sit and listen to stories. She (and I) fell in love with "Oh Where Oh Where...". She is now five and still will pull it off the bookshelf often. Now her two younger siblings are joining the fun of singing the story. We have a whole collection of Iza Trapani books but this is still our favorite.

math is fun
wonderful and cleverly written and presented view of how math works and how it fits into real life. very much fun for 8-60 yr olds.

fun math book
We are enjoying reading this, as well as the other books in this series. They are a fun way to illustrate geometry. Although we are not to geometry yet, our boys will be able to come back to these books later - although the stories are fun for them now as elementary kids.

A math adventure
This book is written on a level for young readers, providing an adventure story while at the same time teaching the young reader some math fundamentals of circles. This is but one of a series of such books and after reviewing this first one, I will be ordering more books in this series. Such books provide a fun way for young readers to learn.

Even in Middle School they still like to be read to
This whole series of books is wonderful. The story line for a middle school level is somewhat elementary, but the students still LOVE them. They remember the terms and even bring them up during lessons. I think even at the middle school levels, the kids really like being read to and these books ,as silly as they seem when read at that level, help solidify these key geometry concepts in a fun kind of way. They take about 10-15 minutes to read out loud. Highly recommend!

Lots of fun!
I never in a million years would have guessed this would be both my kids favorite book. I have read this book to them hundreds of times and they still love it. Something about toes is just plain fun!

It's Raining, It's Pouring, but this book isn't boring!
This extension of the familiar nursery rhyme takes readers through several other verses dealing with the weather as well as the Old Mans weight problem. Kin Eagle writes an amusing account of how grandpa responds to different environmental conditions. Hyperbole is rampant but charm is the main ingredient.
Several reviewers have commented on the "weird rhymes" used in this story. However I extend accolades for Eagle on originality. I've always thought there should be more to it than some old man snoring in a coma from a head injury the night before. Now thanks to Eagle I even know the old man's name!
The illustrations are what really make this book a good find. The old man pictured in this book is a very familiar looking man somewhat like the typical grandpa stereotype. Rob Gilbert also draws in a wife. My favorite part of the illustrations though is the use of bright cheery colors. A special treatment has even been given to the raindrops, snowflakes and dragonfly wings that makes them sorta shimmer and stand out from the surface of the rest of the picture. (Library bound version). The pictures are amusing and popping.
Best of all, kids liked it. I listened to this one as my wife read it to 16 preschoolers during story time at the public library. They liked the story. With a large group like the one we entertained, a story that captures the children's attention and imagination is great. The familiarity of the song helped, but the originality of the story was probably the greatest asset to the experience.

Great Pictures but Weird Rhyme Additions
This board book extends the traditional rhyme, "It's raining it's pouring, the old man is snoring, he bumped his head and went to bed and couldn't get up in the morning." For instance, another rhyme starts, "It's windy, it's breezy" and "It's snowing, it's blowing..." etc. The illustrations are thoughtful, colorful, and visually interesting, but as the Horn Book reviewer notes, the new rhymes are not particularly appropriate...some are kind of weird. For example, one is "It's snowing, it's blowing, the old man is growing, he ate too much one day for lunch now every part of him is showing." I'd like this book better with different rhymes. I enjoy creative extensions of traditional rhymes (like I really like Iza Trapani's Itsy Bitsy Spider, but this book just didn't do it for me.

two thumbs up
This book is great to teach children how to read . It has very good ryming and is very entrtaining.

It's Raining IT's Pouring
This book is good to teach kids aout the rain song. I think this a good book for little kids