Most Helpful Customer Reviews
39 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and fun, October 16, 2006
This review is from: The Wandmaker's Guidebook (Hardcover)
This is a fun gift for a young Harry Potter or Wizardology fan. My 7 year old is enjoying the book immensely. Some parents might be worried about a "pagan" plaything like a wand, but most kids will simply have fun with the kit and learn a little something along the way. Although the "information" in the book is fictional, this is quite an erudite book, and parents who want their children to know something of world history may find this book a great starting point. I particularly enjoyed the reference to the "High Council of Aratta", and gave my son a lecture on Aratta in Sumerian literature, which he listened to with more patience that usual.... Most kids, brought up on a steady diet of cheap paperbacks, are also quite enchanted with beautiful books like this one, and the -ology books.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rave reviews from my young friend, January 9, 2007
This review is from: The Wandmaker's Guidebook (Hardcover)
Even though I'm an elementary school librarian, I can't review this book any better than my young (10 year old) friend did after I gave it to him as a birthday present. "Thank you for the Wandmaker's Guide Book!!! My friends and I have really enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading the captions. I've also really enjoyed reading the whole page at night. I have a friend who is also into magic. He has a book just like mine but it is about dragons. Since you have given me the book, he and I have really been linked to each other. Every day we eat lunch together and after school we get our books and study in my fort. Thanks again! P.S. Next time I see you tell me where you got the book. P.S.S. Also, remind me to give you a big thank you next time I see you."
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
50 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun pagan primer for children, October 12, 2006
This review is from: The Wandmaker's Guidebook (Hardcover)
I looked through this book at my daughter's school book fair and decided in no time that it was definitely a keeper. The book is in the "tradition" of the -Ology books (Wizardology, Dragonology, etc.) with its paper foldouts, inset artifacts, and lavish illustrations. What I like most about it is that it approaches the topic of personal connectedness to the Earth. The section "Harnessing the Energy of Nature" provides a wonderful foldout of the constellations, discusses the phases of the moon and animal totems, and details the properties of certain crystals. Because I am trying to incorporate more pagan elements into my family traditions, I thought this was a great way to reinforce some of these things with my 8yo daughter. Something on her level, that appeals to her sense of fun and imagination. The book also includes a wand which my daughter is particularly keen to start using. Of course, she knows wands aren't exactly playthings, but it does serve nonetheless to sharpen her enthusiasm for digging into the book. Also, I'm rather pleased that the book includes some "ego busters" so to speak -- counsel on "getting fancy" with the wand or thinking that one is all-powerful, etc. Wands do not confer power, and the one who wields a wand should be humble (and smart) enough to know that. We haven't finished the book yet, but I am very pleased with what I've found so far. Definitely one for the permanent library.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
|
