Member Review
Review by
Elisabeth d, Reviewer
Thank you, DK, for providing me with an advanced copy.
This truly is a book of everything, combining the great visuals I expect from Eyewitness books with more facts, features, and lists. Great for the generation who love the factoid books like National Geographic Weird but True, and the parent who wants a bit more substance.
I liked the ‘ask a’ feature, which is a small Q and A from an expert in their field. The questions seem like ones kids would ask. I loved the ‘name that’ feature that are two-page spreads of images of things or animals with a list of what they are on the side. It is easily gamified: as a search and find or memory game.
My only complaint is the technology section and social media facts. I find those parts of books never age well in my experience, and wish they would focus more on the history of computers and the internet rather that how quickly Twitter was adopted compared to Instagram.
I would suggest this for anyone who wants a physical book that is a little of everything from history to science to technology to culture. This book is the embodiment of the Adventure Time quote: I have approximate knowledge of many things.
This truly is a book of everything, combining the great visuals I expect from Eyewitness books with more facts, features, and lists. Great for the generation who love the factoid books like National Geographic Weird but True, and the parent who wants a bit more substance.
I liked the ‘ask a’ feature, which is a small Q and A from an expert in their field. The questions seem like ones kids would ask. I loved the ‘name that’ feature that are two-page spreads of images of things or animals with a list of what they are on the side. It is easily gamified: as a search and find or memory game.
My only complaint is the technology section and social media facts. I find those parts of books never age well in my experience, and wish they would focus more on the history of computers and the internet rather that how quickly Twitter was adopted compared to Instagram.
I would suggest this for anyone who wants a physical book that is a little of everything from history to science to technology to culture. This book is the embodiment of the Adventure Time quote: I have approximate knowledge of many things.
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