Written by Jamie C. Martin
Published at Zondervan
About the book
Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids’ love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?
Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine—one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world’s distractions. Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the globe. Build your kids’ lives on a story-solid foundation and you’ll give them armor to shield themselves from the world’s cynicism. You’ll give them confidence to persevere in the face of life’s conflicts. You’ll give them a reservoir of compassion that spills over into a lifetime of love in action.
Give Your Child the World features inspiring stories, practical suggestions, and carefully curated reading lists of the best children’s literature for each area of the globe. Reading lists are organized by region, country, and age range (ages 4-12). Each listing includes a brief description of the book, its themes, and any content of which parents should be aware.
Parents can introduce their children to the world from the comfort of home by simply opening a book together. Give Your Child the World is poised to become a bestselling family reading treasury that promotes literacy, develops a global perspective, and strengthens family bonds while increasing faith and compassion.
My Thoughts
I will honestly tell you I did not know what to expect… actually I thought that this book was about teaching your kids how to think globally. But after receiving the book and taking some time to explore the pages in it, I have in awe and impressed by what I have found in it. Let me tell you why the book is interesting for homeschoolers. By the way the author of this book blogs at simplehomeschool.net, has three children with two of them being adopted and that her own home life represent four countries – England, India, Liberia, and USA.
First of all the book is divided into two parts – one contains three chapters on Falling in Love with the World while the second section is more specifically titled Read the World. The first chapter is essentially the life story of the author and her family – how they came to be together. The second chapter of the book will give you some ideas on how to bring the world in your home with décor, meals, maps, study and many more ideas that will encourage you to discover the world from your home. The third chapter of the book (and last one for the first section of the book) explains how the author has developed the story-solid foundation and how you can use books of all genre to expand your global experience of studying the world.
The second part of the book offers books ideas based on ages (4-6, 6-8, 8-10, and 10-12) on specific themes like multicultural books, Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East, North America, Latin America, and finally Australia, Oceania, and the Polar Regions. I am beyond ecstatic with the list of books provided within the pages of this resource. As part of our homeschool coop we cover various units throughout the year. For example the units we will do next year are New France, Light & Sound, Christmas in France, Renaissance, Astronomy and Oceania. This book will allow me to select specific titles for the Christmas in France and for the Oceania units. I couldn’t ask for a better resource in my hands.
My only disappointment is that there are no suggestions for teens in this book. I would have liked to see books suggested for this group age. It would have made it even more interesting for me as I have a teenager that has decided to pursue homeschool during the high school years. Apart from that small disappointment, I find the book to be a wonderful resources for families who want to discover the world from the comfort of their home and with books that will allow them to explore specific regions of the world.
Give Your Child the World is available at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Nelson for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.
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