Messi Superstar

TITLE: Messi Superstar
AUTHOR: duopress labs
ILLUSTRATOR: Jon Stollberg
PUBLISHER: Duo Press
COPYRIGHT: 2016


About the book:
Millions of kids around the world know Lionel Messi, and they all know he is really good. But do they know how good he really is? To answer this question, this engaging book goes beyond a traditional biography and describes Messi’s life and record-breaking career through the use of fun graphics, comparisons with past and present players, playful reader challenges, and pages chock-full of interesting facts.

My thoughts:
I know nothing about soccer so I was not familiar with this player.  However, this book is a great little resource of information for children to learn more about this soccer player.  I liked how the information was presented with graphs and charts, not words alone.  The size of the book is smaller than a standard book.  The pages are colorful and full of graphics.  

I could see a teacher using this book with a soccer fan to help him/her enjoy reading or to teach about using information from the graphs.  This book will be well received by soccer fans I believe.

This book was provided to me by the publisher Duo Press in exchange for my honest review.  Thank you.

The Inventors of LegoToys

TITLE: The Inventors of Lego Toys
AUTHOR:  Erin Hagar
ILLUSTRATOR: Paige Garrison
PUBLISHER: DuoPress
COPYRIGHT: 2016

A new book that just came out this month is The Inventors of Lego Toys by Erin Hagar with art by Paige Garrison.

In this 48 page book readers will learn about how Legos came to be the favorite toy for millions that they are today. The facts are written in an easy to understand way with plenty of pictures throughout as well.

I was impressed with this book...it's format, illustrations, the information presented.  This is a great nonfiction read for children in the intermediate grades (3rd--5th).  You are sure to learn a thing or two at least by reading this book!

This book was sent to me by the publisher DuoPress for my honest review. Thank you.

Baby Loves Sports

TITLE: Baby Loves Sports
AUTHOR:
ILLUSTRATOR:
PUBLISHER: DuoPress
COPYRIGHT: 2015

Baby Loves SPORTS is a board book from Duo Press.  This is a "high-contrast" book. (It is interesting to read the research on the value of  high-contrast books for babies if you are not familliar with what this is.)

I have read a few high-contrast books with my baby and found this one to be of good quality all around. Each page has a different sport featured. One page will have a player and the opposite page will have the ball that goes with that sport.  Black and white are the dominant colors; however, there are some dark colored background pages too.

My baby boy (11 months) likes touching the pages and reaches for the balls.  He has enjoyed looking at it multiple times.  This book would make a nice baby shower gift or to add to your baby's library.

This book was sent to me by the publisher for my review, these opinions are mine.  Thank you.

Have a day of blessings!