Reviews for April

The average rating for April based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-06 00:00:00 Robert English I'm between 2.5 and 3 stars on this one. The information is good. The photographs are OK, but I wonder why no photo of Dr. King when discussing MLK Day (instead of a photo of a crowd at what is presumed to be one of his speeches). The writing is childish. It feels like a grade schooler was told to write a report about the different holidays. I realize that this is a children's book, but let's give the children a little bit of credit. Children are not stupid and will understand things that are written in a slightly higher level. I do like the way the book is set up to give one-page summaries of the holidays with a photograph on the facing page. I also like that there is an activity for the kids to make. I would have liked an activity for each holiday to get the kids interacting with the content a little more. There are a few resources on the last page so that you can look up more info, but there are very few and one is a primary school website. They also did not include the African-American museum at Wilberforce, Ohio, which made me sad. It is a really interesting place to explore and learn more about the African-American history and culture. Anyway, it is an OK book for very young children and a place to start if you want to learn more about some of the holidays.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-10 00:00:00 Bull Red The African-American culture is something that is often times looked over. The author and the illustrator of this book do a great job at summarizing the different African-American holidays that are celebrated by most African-Americans. Each page represents an African-American holiday with a brief summary and an image that relates to the particular holiday. The text does a great job at answering the basic questions someone may have in regards to African-American holidays, while the images really help the reader understand what is being said. I also enjoyed how at the bottom of each page, there was a fun fact about each holiday. Another interesting detail in this book is that there is a "how-to" on how to make an African-American sculpture! In the back of the book, there are only three sites listed as reference points, along with the address to a historical museum. I wish the author would have included more online reference points for readers that want to look further into the history behind African-American holidays. However, there are several books listed for further reading, which could also be helpful.