Don't set sail without it!
Farmyard Tales book with 30 stand-up pieces, wind-up tractor, and 3 tracks.
Features to look for in books
- Great pictures and illustrations that catch the attention and help explain the text.
- Interesting topics — choose something your kids already enjoy.
- Activities that keep kids in the book — puzzles, searches and mazes; crafts and find the duck are great for this.
- Easy reading with high interest level or dual-reader books for early readers.
- Books that treat kids as if they are intelligent and give real information.
If you don't know what books interest your kids, take them to a bookstore and let them browse, or invite a bookseller to your home so that you and your kids can see the books. Do pay attention to which books your kids pick up. Usually they'll be happy to let you know which ones they like.
Boys are geared (or brained) for non-fiction!
Apparently boys do best with reading non-fiction, fantasy, humor, and science fiction. Do brain differences between boys and girls account for this? read more... To get books your son will love, choose non-fiction titles on topics that interest him, or humorous stories. Possibilities for non-fiction include: dinosaurs; pirates; knights and Romans; and science. Humorous stories for new readers include: The Story of Chocolate and The Stinking Story of Garbage. For boys ages 10 and up take a look at the chapter books Classics and True Adventure Stories.
