Book Description:
In this delightful illustrated book written in rhyme, the
children gaze at a face-shaped cloud. Aiden asks if it is real: "I sense
it really sees me. Who knows what it can do! Maybe it has magic powers
that make the sky so blue!" To answer, we introduce our favorite
feathered-dinosaur, the Skeptisaurus, who guides the children to use their
critical thinking skills when determining myth from fact. He takes the kids on
an amazing journey through legends of old times, from witches to oracles,
explaining how we evolved to see things that aren't always there. But when
those myths vanish, they see that real scientific discovery is just as
exciting, if not more. With his help, the kids learn that "real answers
may not be magic, but they are always magical." This book raised over
$11,000 in pre-orders on Kickstarter.
children gaze at a face-shaped cloud. Aiden asks if it is real: "I sense
it really sees me. Who knows what it can do! Maybe it has magic powers
that make the sky so blue!" To answer, we introduce our favorite
feathered-dinosaur, the Skeptisaurus, who guides the children to use their
critical thinking skills when determining myth from fact. He takes the kids on
an amazing journey through legends of old times, from witches to oracles,
explaining how we evolved to see things that aren't always there. But when
those myths vanish, they see that real scientific discovery is just as
exciting, if not more. With his help, the kids learn that "real answers
may not be magic, but they are always magical." This book raised over
$11,000 in pre-orders on Kickstarter.
Excerpt:
Annabelle and Aiden
stared up at a cloud.
When something it did
made them gasp out loud.
It swirled into
the strangest shape.
A nose! A face!
They had to gape.
“I sense it really sees me.
Who knows what it can do?
Maybe it has magic powers
that make the sky so blue.”
“Maybe yes, maybe no,” said
a rainbow-feathered snout.
“I’m Skeptisaurus the dinosaur.
It seems like you’re in doubt.”
“Before accepting your guess
just based on how you feel,
Let’s admit we just don’t know,
and discover if it’s real.”
“But discovery takes work and time!
Why search, when we just could
accept the answers we made up
like feelings say we should?”
“Feelings are important;
they add beauty to our life.
But for telling us what’s real outside,
they can cause lots of strife.”
“Why would they trick us?”
I thought you might ask.
Cuz we got them from people
from our long ago past.
People that survived
by running from a bear.
Or any sort of sound or threat
that often wasn’t there.
That’s why we think monsters
are the sounds under our beds.
And make up our own authors
for the voices in our heads.
We’re wired to see patterns
like pictures in grilled cheese.
On Mars, in stars, in cliffsides -- Oh,
the things we once believed!
Annabelle and Aiden are 2 kids who lern that discovering the true answer is the best way to go. Yes it may take time to come up with the answer but it is much better then just making up a nswer or reason to lifes little questions.
This is a very cute and short story. It is written in rhyme. The story goes very quick. The pictures on the page will greatly slow your reading time down. There is so much going on on these pages. They are by no means over done or confusing they just really catch your eye.
There is also kind of a sub story going on on a lot of the pages. It is actually telling facts or tidbits to the pictures. Like the page where they are talking about birds flying south. It quickly explains how the Stork got its connection to births.
This is a very nice book. I even learned a few things. The pictures like I said are vibrant, busy, and very well drawn. I read this to my Grand Kids who are 2 and 4 and they really liked the pictures and the story as well.
Bio:
J. R. holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a Juris
Doctorate from Emory University School of Law. When he's not
practicing entertainment law, playing drums, or enjoying the great outdoors,
Joseph enjoys all the science and philosophy books and podcasts he can, pondering
the bigger questions and dreaming up ideas for future children stories.
Doctorate from Emory University School of Law. When he's not
practicing entertainment law, playing drums, or enjoying the great outdoors,
Joseph enjoys all the science and philosophy books and podcasts he can, pondering
the bigger questions and dreaming up ideas for future children stories.
After publishing his first (philosophical,
dystopian) novel The
Spider & the Ant, and later becoming a father, Joseph was inspired
to found the Annabelle & Aiden series to foster curiosity and
scientific awareness in the next generation.
dystopian) novel The
Spider & the Ant, and later becoming a father, Joseph was inspired
to found the Annabelle & Aiden series to foster curiosity and
scientific awareness in the next generation.
Joseph lives in New Jersey with his wife Leah, and
two children, Annabelle & Aiden.
two children, Annabelle & Aiden.
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