Arbordale Spring Science Picks 2014 & Children's Book Week Freebies (FKA Sylvan-Dell)

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We were excited to get 3 of the new releases from the Spring 2014 lineup of science/math books from Arbordale Publishing (formerly known as Sylvan-Dell). Arbordale Publishing specializes in children’s picture books about science & math related topics. At the end of each book there are several pages that talk more about the concepts in the book. There are also 40-50 pages of additional material for each book on their website. Generally, Arbordale Publishing’s picture books are intended for ages 4-8, or PreK through 3rd grade.

Mom’s Favorite – The Shape Family Babies

It just so happened that this season, everyone had a different favorite. My favorite was The Shape Family Babies. It was a fun introduction to shapes, their names and even some root word stuff. The idea of family trees and passing similarities along was a fun one for me as a mom. The kids liked it well enough and frequently brought all three, but is wasn’t their favorite.

Lil Bit’s Favorite – First Fire: A Cherokee Folktale

First Fire is a Cherokee Folktale about how various animals got their distinctive features by trying to bring fire from an island to the rest of the animals. It was a fun story where a tiny spider was the successful one. The extra pages discussed not only creature features but the history of Native Americans and where they loved.

Itty Bitty’s Favorite – Daisylocks

My youngest loved Daisylocks and requested it quite frequently. From a mom’s perspective, it was an interesting discussion of how each flower was made for a particular environment and even small changes are just not right. To her, it was the same storyline as Goldilocks and the 3 Bears making it familiar but interesting. It’s also a good book for teaching contentment with where God has you–not in the book, but an excellent book for making that point.

We’ve found some fun books from Arbordale Publishing & this season was no exception. Also, in celebration of Children’s Book Week next week, they are offering a free paperback when you buy one (while supplies last). Also, I didn’t know it, but they offer online access to one e-book free each month and will have 3 featured next week. How fun!!

You can see other titles we’ve received from Arbordale (FKA Sylvan-Dell):

Jen S.