It's a Book
Can it Text? Blog? Scroll? Wi-Fi? Tweet? No ... it's a book. No matter how many electronic devices are available these days, you can't deny the simple appeal of a good book. Monkey is reading a book, but his friend wants to know what the book can do. Does it have a mouse like his computer? Can...
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Can it Text? Blog? Scroll? Wi-Fi? Tweet? No ... it's a book.
No matter how many electronic devices are available these days, you can't deny the simple appeal of a good book. Monkey is reading a book, but his friend wants to know what the book can do. Does it have a mouse like his computer? Can you make the characters fight? And does it make loud noises? No, it's a book. Monkey's friend discovers that a good book doesn't need fancy electronic accessories.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781921977466
Publish date: 2011-12-01
Publisher: Walker Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Humor,
Writing,
Funny,
Science,
Technology,
Juvenile,
Books About Books,
Picture Books,
Animals
this is a clever book for... older kids. Not so much for my two year olds. Don't really need them repeating the word jackass. Nor would they get the concept of the technology vs a book. Not a good read for toddlers or preschoolers.
A children's librarian showed me this book a few years ago and I fell in love with it based solely on the last page. Today at a church book sale, I found a copy that looks like it's never even been touched, and I snapped it up. [spoiler] Because I love any children's book that ends with: It's...
It's a book. Nicely done in explaining what a book is, and how is it different from a computer or e-reader.
A copy of this wonderful thing was given to me for my birthday by my Mim (or grandmother). The story behind why goes a bit like this: another copy of this book had been removed from my former Elementary School Library because of the word used at the end. Anyway, this peaked Mim's interested and sh...
I work two days a week at an all-Mac primary school doing tech support. Because we're all Mac, there aren't any tech issues and I spend an inordinate amount of my two days on my book sites, killing time until it's time to go home and, you know, spend more time on my book sites. And read. (I can't...
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