How to Draw the Life and Times of Woodrow Wilson
A large collection of presidents to choose from!
By: Melody S. Mis
A Kid’s Guide to Drawing the Presidents of the United States of America
When I opened this book and peeked in at the large print; clean pages that were not flashy and distracting; the level of the reading material and the fact that drawing would be a large portion of this book I thought of my dear son. Trust me when I told him he would be helping me review a history book he was not over flowing with enthusiasm. I said a private prayer and off we went to learn about Woodrow Wilson.
My son loo
ked through the book while I was gathering the other books for the day. I wanted to give him time to get used to the idea. When I sat down he told me that he liked how big the print was. He has some eye problems that make his eyes jump around (nystagmus.) The large print and clean pages (like I had hoped) worked well for him.
He was soon entranced with trying to draw the first automobile and the Princeton University shield while listening to me read the pages. It didn’t take too long before I had several little heads bent over papers trying to follow the easy drawing instructions and listening to the history of a president they had never heard of until that day. (I love Early American history. I needed a push out into more modern history)
The book is broken down mostly by one page of history and information and one drawing to go with it. I was very pleased that the reading level was a solid ages 9-12. The writing is so large that younger children can easily follow your finger while you read aloud. The information was interesting and acceptable for younger to middle elementary. It talked about the World Wars without getting into much detail. I felt the author left that open to parents to go into as much detail as your child was able to.
Other things I enjoyed about the book; a clear timeline! That helped pull the whole book together for my son when we could review at the end of the book with a brief but point by point timeline. There was a glossary so the kids could look up words that they were unsure of.
Overall the kids and I enjoyed this book. The kids retained quite a lot of the book, which thrills me! The pictures I felt really did help that information stick in memories. I would buy others of this series. This was a two thumbs up!
PS. For those that are wary of history books for fear they lean in a political correct way or living history format. I saw nothing in this book that was not based on fact. The writing itself was solid and child friendly.
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Disclaimer: This review provided to me by TimberDoodle. In return I promised to accurately and honestly review this book. I will tell you to the best of my ability how it worked for my special needs family.
