Review of Did you know

[Bradley Shelvie]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Did you know" by Ashok Bhaskaran.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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In this children's book, Did you know by Ashok Bhaskaran, the author teaches facts about various things such as when the mobile phone was invented, when the first commercial steam engines and trains became operational, and about the amazing evolution of communication from the stone tablets first used in Uraq (currently Iraq) to the current super-fast electronic tablets that we use today, which are far more convenient and reliable. We are told these facts by Jason, a nine-year-old boy.

The amazing thing about this book is that it teaches children new things—that would otherwise be difficult to learn due to their technicality and complexity—in a simplified way. For example, I would not have imagined how to tell a kid how the telephones that are widely used today were invented without fumbling and scratching my head severally. However, this book makes it seem all too easy.

I now know several things I had not previously known. One example is about space exploration—people had already begun dreaming about going to the moon as early as 2000 years ago, but it is the story surrounding it that awes me. The story states that Lucian of Samosata, a Syrian Greek, had brought the idea of sending people to the moon by being catapulted in a ship by a water geyser. It sounds awkward and funny, but I didn't know about it before.

Another, among many others, is that John Logic Baird, the inventor of modern-day television, was met with a lot of criticism about his invention. People thought that wireless transmission of graphics was impossible and thought his idea was crazy. When he wanted publicity about his invention, the newspaper editor was scared to feature Baird's story and thought Baird was mad to speak about pictures moving in a wireless box. After all, who would want to be blasted for publishing something nonsensical? I didn't know that either.

I don't think there is a flaw I can make a mention of about the book. It is exceptionally well-edited and has wonderful facts children would learn about. I, therefore, rate it 4 out of 4. Furthermore, I would gladly award an extra star for teaching about environmental conservation and recycling of plastics.

I recommend this book to children who like learning new things. It has several amazing facts they can feed their curious minds with. The drawings and cartoons will also please them.

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[The Holy Grail]

This is seemingly an educational children's book. Such are usually my piece of cake. Wonderful review!

[Essy moonlight11]

I agree this will be an amazing and informative book for children. Nice review!