When the Vatican Collection went on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum a number of years years ago, our family visited
the exhibit with a wonderful docent who knew all kinds of stories and
symbolism behind the artifacts and really made the exhibit come alive.
She was obviously well-read and when she started explaining a piece, she
generally captured the attention of all those in the room. I was amazed
and delighted to discover that when people asked her where to learn
more about these things, she suggested that they turn to children's
books.
What a wonderful idea! There are loads of beautiful picture books, simple biographies and even coloring books available today that adults and children can learn from together. Children have a great capacity to enjoy such stories which gently introduce them to the realms of history, science, religion and much more.
Those with a broad age range of children in their family could match some of these fun books up with their older children’s school studies and get everyone involved.
Although there are many fine picture books out there on many topics, I thought I'd take a moment to share a science series that has been a favorite in our family for many years - both in terms of sparking an interest in science and nature with our littles and in clearing out of the cobwebs for the adults!
Here are a few of our favorites (there are many, many others in the series):
What a wonderful idea! There are loads of beautiful picture books, simple biographies and even coloring books available today that adults and children can learn from together. Children have a great capacity to enjoy such stories which gently introduce them to the realms of history, science, religion and much more.
Those with a broad age range of children in their family could match some of these fun books up with their older children’s school studies and get everyone involved.
Although there are many fine picture books out there on many topics, I thought I'd take a moment to share a science series that has been a favorite in our family for many years - both in terms of sparking an interest in science and nature with our littles and in clearing out of the cobwebs for the adults!
Here are a few of our favorites (there are many, many others in the series):
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