Children’s Book Review: How To Be a Genius
January 19, 2010 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Featured
If only becoming a genius was as easy as reading this delightful book! However, if you are quite determined to become a genius, then picking up this entertaining read will certainly give you a head start. Ha ha, get it ? Head start? Ahem.. never mind, no one gets my humor.
From the very beginning, where your amazing brain is explained simply in a colorful cartoon graphic, to the very end glossary of terms, your child’s brain cells (and yours!) will be going a mile a minute trying to absorb all the information ladled out the book.
Your brain is first dissected into the individual parts and explained in terms that are easy and concise enough for the aimed age category to understand. Interesting puzzles and challenges appear every so often to test out your brainpower and get those neurons warmed up and firing. Everything that has to do with your brain is covered, from your senses and how the brain interprets the signals it receives from various parts of your body, to emotions and creativity.
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Since our brain controls everything that we think or physically do, the 192 pages are full of information. Unlike The Human Brain book by the same publisher which is aimed to a more adult audience with very technical information, How To Be a Genius covers the brain using bright, fun illustrations, quirky games, little jokes and brainteasers to capture the attention of a younger age bracket, and it succeeds.
Reading level: 10 – 17 years
Page Count: 192 pages
Publisher: DK Publishing
What to expect: colorful graphics, games,brain teasers, puzzles and information galore about the most amazing part of your body!
Publisher’s synopsis:
This incredible book tells you how the brain works, how it helps you survive in the world, and how it makes you the person that you are. You can study the different functions, areas, and states of the brain, and at each stage, there are cool games, quizzes, puzzles, brain teasers, and more! The activities show readers how their brains can work even better, making this a challenging, informative, and practical book; the only one of its kind on the market.
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