One of the pleasures as my children grow up is that when we take car trips now sometimes my sons read to me. Since their choices are usually fact and photo-filled nonfiction books, I often have to grab them later to fill in some of the gaps, but it’s a wonderful treat for me and often stimulates a lot of discussion as we contemplate all the new facts we are learning.
DK’s See How It’s Made was one of the favourites this week and, while I lament the eldest’s resulting decreased enthusiasm for eating cheese (the cheese cow really is much dirtier looking than the ice cream cow!), the book is a definite winner. An overview of each item (such as cotton t-shirts, CDs, pointe shoes and sausages) is followed by a two-page spread with both an “At a glance” and expanded versions of the step-by-step process involved in making each item. The photography and explanations work well together and many hours can be spent absorbed with this super book.
