My Never Ending List

Buon giorno! This is not your typical ABC book. I actually learned some information while reading this book as it is not geared for our younger ABC readers. Did you know the tongue of the blue whale can be the size of an elephant? Did you know the canopy in the rainforest can be so densely packed that it can take 10 minutes for raindrops to reach the jungle floor? Is it proper to belch after a meal in Taiwan? Sure, that’s considered a compliment to the chef. I love learning this stuff, I don’t know where I will ever use it but it sure is interesting. This book is very unique as each letter of the alphabet is highlighted with a two-page spread. One page talks about the letter highlighted and its significance in the world around us and the second page gives up some worldwide advice about the word highlighted with that letter. So much information and great information at that, I was greatly impressed that it was so informative and interesting. For example: L is for language and it talks about the different languages spoken in a few countries in a handful of sentences. Then in the worldwide advice there are four paragraphs talking about language: one paragraph stating the language most widely spoken worldwide, a paragraph about the English language, and a paragraph of greetings in different languages and a paragraph about speaking your native language. Here are a few other ones: Q is for quest, Y is for year, B is for bread, M is for music, and Z is for zone, I was wondering about that one. This book would make a wonderful addition to an older child’s library as I loved it for its refreshing look at the alphabet, the information it provided and the pictures it contained. It’s definitely worth taking a look at. “Buon giorno” means hello to you in Italian.