Grade 2-4?These unattractive picture books explain basic computer concepts. Each page includes only three or four lines of text. Definitions of words and concepts are easy to understand. Important terms are printed in color and included in a glossary/index at the end of each book. Difficult-to-read message boxes appear in the corners of some pages. Toby also incorporates a different story about the Mouse Family and their computer experiences into each book. The main drawback here is the artwork. The cartoon drawings appear to be computer generated and have a gray cast, making them visually unappealing. Overall, this is a mediocre set. Spend your money elsewhere.?Kathleen A. Nester, Downingtown High Ninth Grade Center, PA
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Attention All Parents!
Today, lot's of young parents are caught up in the hectic worlds of earning a living, keeping up with the new technologies and raising kids. They enjoy their computers but sometimes they feel a little guilty about computer time taking time away from the family.
It's ironic. These parents are the first to plop their three year olds on their lap, shove a CDRom storybook or game into their 24X CDRom players and show the kid how to boot it up. But is waiting for their children to finish playing with the computer really quality time well spent?
With "What's A Computer?" "What's The Internet?" and "What's A Computer Program?" parents have the opportunity to bond with their children in a truly meaningful way as they read about a subject they all enjoy, computers. At the same time, their children gets a push in the right direction, learning valuable concepts and vocabulary that will give them a head start on the future..
"What's A Computer?" "What's The Internet?" and "What's A Computer Program?" are kiddie books unlike any others. "The pages are filled with images that have lots of child appeal, with great splashes of brilliant color and odd shapes... Ms. Toby takes each computer concept and makes it concrete, lively and understandable. And the illustrations make it fun."
"What's A Computer?" "What's A Computer Program?" and "What's The Internet?" are unique, fact-based picture books, complete with index/glossaries and a sewn-in-the-binding "mousetail" bookmark that's sure to please the kids. They have hard covers, dust jackets and measure 8.5" by 11". And there are no other books in the marketplace quite like them.
"Connie Computer gets in her car and drives to the supermarket."
Get Real!
Most early reader computer books available today talk down to our children. There's a wealth of material for the ten or eleven year old child, but nothing for our youngest computer enthusiasts. Yet there is real interest among these bright kids, three to seven years of age. These children deserve better. They deserve books that stimulate their brains, while entertaining, challenging and inspiring these pint-sized Bill Gates'.
"What's A Computer?" "What's A Computer Program?" and "What's The Internet?" are written and designed just for these kids. With the help of a cast of imaginative characters, The Mouse Family, these books tell simple stories about using the computer and teaches vocabulary and basic computer technology. With these books parents, grandparents, teachers and story tellers can spend time with children reading about some of today's most fascinating and important subjects, and what they can do. These books offer an enormous amount of information while always amusing and entertaining their audience.
"What's A Computer?" "What's A Computer Program?" and "What's The Internet?" are unique, full color fact-based picture books, complete with index/glossaries and a sewn-in-the-binding "mousetail" bookmark that's sure to please the kids. They have hard covers, dust jackets and measure 8.5" by 11". There are no other books in the marketplace quite like them.
