(Part 3) Best children reference & nonfiction books according to redditors
We found 1,044 Reddit comments discussing the best children reference & nonfiction books. We ranked the 468 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
There are admittedly not many good resources out there for learning Finnish. I started with self teaching myself, but never really got very far until taking Finnish classes in college. Self study from things available on the internet isn't that bad once you already have a foundation, but getting that foundation is annoyingly difficult.
It doesn't help that almost every book out there for learning Finnish makes things needlessly complex. At some point or another, I think I've looked at almost every major resource (book-wise anyways) for English speakers learning Finnish. Here's some notes on some that come to mind, feel free to ask about others if you want.
Non-book resources:
Gail Levine Carson, a female writer, has written a book called Writing Magic. It's a book for aspiring writers, and it targets young authors. (She's the author of Ella Enchanted.)
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This is actually quite common, this phenomenon is known as "Language Attrition":
>Language attrition is the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language. Speakers who routinely speak more than one language may use their languages in ways slightly different from a single language speaker, or a monolingual. The knowledge of one language may interfere with the correct production or understanding of another.
Which seems to be what you're experiencing with Finnish, especially if your immersed in Swedish culture the majority of the time with school, the media, friends, family (even though you also said the speak finnish) etc.
To combat this I suggest attempting Finnish as if you were a novice...
Books:
Or if it's not too hard you could try something like "Suomen Sujuvaksi" or "Tarkista tästä!" Where Finnish is taught in Finnish, that might or might not help.
Hopefully this helps :)
Pretty sure it's from this one, the editorial review mentions a Saturn V fold out.
You've gotten some good suggestions for fiction and biographies, but I'd actually recommend getting her a book aimed at kids about how to write. Try Spilling Ink by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter, or one of Gail Carson Levine's books: Writing Magic or Writer to Writer.
Kids' writing books are great because they're empowering - they'll have specific writing advice, encouraging words, and activities to help kick-start her writing. I remember receiving a similar writing guide when I was that age, and it made me feel like a real professional.
(Also, I've read the Stephen King and Ursula Le Guin writing guides that other users suggested, and I wouldn't recommend those for a child at all - the advice is definitely more advanced, including complex grammar concepts, and Stephen King is brutally honest about his view that most writers will never make it. Much too discouraging for a kid.)
Gregor the Overlander is a pretty good series!
City of Ember
Inkheart, I don't know if its a bit young for him, but I remember enjoying it over a vast course of ages
Redwall!
The Wind Singer, my personal favorite. Part of a trilogy. I remember loving these when I was younger
I recommend this book: https://www.amazon.com/French-Short-Stories-Beginners-Captivating-ebook/dp/B07DSZCPYW
I'm mid A1 level, and I can follow along with most of these stories with a few small translations. The audiobook version is great too because you get a PDF with it to follow along with the story!
Colloquial Russian by Svetlana Fleming & Susan Kay. It was the set text for my first year of university (studying German and ab initio Russian) and now I'm near the end of my fourth and final year and I can confidently say that it provided an excellent foundation. It has accents to mark stress as well as useful audio CD accompaniments. Available on Amazon fairly cheaply - hope it helps :) желаю вам удачи!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colloquial-Russian-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415469953/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427536468&sr=1-1&keywords=colloquial+russian
I use Duolingo and this book. I also annoy this sub to death by asking about every small thing I don't understand. Hungarian Reference is also helpful. Lastly, I listen to Absolute Beginner clips on HungarianPod101. I'll move on to intermediate and advanced when I'm ready.
Hungarian isn't really a big or useful language, and resources are scarce, so you have to make do with whatever you can find.
I have these cards at the recommendation of a friend!
My First Touch & Feel Picture Cards: First Words (MY 1ST T&F PICTURE CARDS)
http://amzn.com/0756615186
Maybe try some textured flash cards. My kid loves these.
Edit: My son talks a shit ton and signs...but he is throwing tantrums ALL THE TIME FOR EVERYTHING. It doesn't stem from me not understanding him, he is just pissed off that I won't let him try to kill himself. Toddlers=terrorists.
Reading this book as a kid means I always calculate tips in my head for my advanced mathematics loving friends.
Try /r/parenting/ and /r/raisingkids/ (slightly less toxic)
Many kids don't begin to read until they enter kindergarten (age 5). If this 4-year-old is being taught by his parents to read, or gets such instruction (say, in a Montessori preschool) find out if he's in the early stages, or he's going full bore reading regular picture books and 'early reader' books on his own. Such a child typically enters kindergarten reading at a first or second grade level.
Unless he's a strong reader, the safe and good bet is to buy books with the intent that his parents will read the books to him. So even a chapter book could be appropriate if the subject matter interests him to be read a chapter or two each night at bedtime.
There are loosely ordered by my recommendation level:
This one is a little bit more advanced
http://www.amazon.com/curioso-incidente-medianoche-Letras-Bolsillo/dp/8498383730
But I still thinking is a good reading for an adult. It's like is written by a child with Asperger so everything is extremely well explained and I think it's easy to understand. But the concept and the story is quite profound and interesting to keep an adult hooked. It's not a book for children.
You can find the original version in English as well
http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-Time/dp/1400032717/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
> Is this DK Books?
It's one of the Stephen Biesty books, Incredible Everything. I don't believe he was affiliated with DK, although his books did have a similar style to some of theirs.
EDIT: Apparently Stephen Biesty did work with DK for at least one of his books (Cross Section Castle). Not sure if he worked with them for Incredible Everything though. It appears his earlier books were published through Knopf Publishing (which was owned by Random House, which also owns DK).
SECOND EDIT: As I dig deeper, I'm finding some conflicting info. Some sites are insisting that they were only published through DK, but I'm seeing references to them being published through Knopf (including pictures of the book jackets with the Knopf logo and no sign of the DK logo). It may be that earlier printings were through Knopf, but it was then handed off to DK at some later point.
FINAL EDIT: Incredible Everything was published by DK, as was Castle and Man O' War. Incredible Cross Sections was Knopf. Not 100% sure on the others. It seems that they used Knopf through 1992, then switched to DK in 1993. Most of the books didn't have the DK logo on the cover, which was throwing me off a bit (looks like Incredible Everything was the first to include the logo).
There was a yellow covered book from the 80's called How Do They Do That but I don't know if that included cross section diagrams.
Could it be Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything Cross Sections
Other than Biesty and Macaulay, I think Usborne & DK Publishers did similar books so you might search those as well
How about El Curioso Incidente del Perro a Medianoche?
I know it was originally written in English but it has beginners (ish) vocabulary and the chapters are very short, which I personally prefer anyway :)
This is a really good book of short stories - https://www.amazon.com/French-Short-Stories-Beginners-Captivating-ebook/dp/B07DSZCPYW
It's kind of simplistic, but I'm a huge fan of Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine.
What about Colloquial Hungarian or Hungarian: An Essential Grammar. There's also Teach Yourself Hungarian, but I don't think the grammar focus is as strong.
There's a Colloquial Lithuanian book that should be good.
I gunna guess this Lego book. Looks like a pretty cool book actually .. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Minifigures-Encyclopedia-Daniel-Lipkowitz/dp/1465401725/ref=wl_it_dp_v_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=VAYXJSFW4ICM&coliid=I24RDQ383VO1NE
That item looks mighty fine
The Forbidden Library
Lego Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia
That item looks mighty fine.
She might appreciate this book - http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Little-First-Books/dp/1426307934/ :)
I have several National Geographic books on my son's wishlist. He'll be 2 soon and I want to get him hooked on science as soon as possible. He's still quite little, but right now asking him to do chores has really started getting him to think. He drew on my bedroom door with chalk and I told him to erase it because we only draw on the chalk board. The look on his face totally showed that his gears were moving. In about a minute he was back from his room with the chalkboard eraser. When it didn't erase from the door well, he picked up a towel from my bedroom and wiped the rest of it off. It's the little things, right? haha.
Out of the books on his list, I'd say "The Big Book of Why" might get him thinking the most. Thanks for the contest!
Inkheart because I think it's a great book! I'm reading it to my son right now!
Goodnight Gorilla was the first to elicit laughter, mostly for the confused/surprised sound I make when the lights go off, the animals say goodnight and the wife's eyeballs open wide in the darkness.
Any of the monkeys-jumping-on-the-bed books are fun when your child is sitting on your legs and you bounce them around and onto the floor. It should be the first book read at bedtime because it's so lively.
Any book is a bedtime book, so I read OP's question as, "What is your favorite book?"
For me, it's Too Many Frogs because I'm best at doing the voices for the two characters in the story, along with a raucous knock-knockety-knocking at the door.
For my wife, it's Trashy Town because she has worked the reoccurring refrain into a sort of song with participation from the kids when they're asked if the trash truck is full yet. "NO!" Mr. Gilly drives on...
If you are really curious about those tricks, there are books with more. I can't recommand a specific one though since the book I had is in german. I also may point out that most of the tricks are for special cases (like squaring numbers that end on 5), so you would need to train lots of different tricks to get really good at it.
I personally started to calculate the total price I need to pay in the grocery store when buying stuff. That is not too hard and ensures that you'll train on useful numbers.
I don't have any kids... but I think every kid and LEGO fan should have this book.
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ACT Prep Black Book, Ultimate Guide to the Math ACT and Top 50 ACT Math Skills for a Top Score are used by lots of students and tutors. I won't recommend you reading the whole book though. Smart prep is all about finding your weak knowledge points first through practice and work on those specific skills through targeted and focused practice or reading related materials to fill the content gaps.
These things I did at home for free, minus the cost of the books and toys. Less than a therapist if you can't afford one. Feel free to message me if I can help. To clarify, I am selling NOTHING and have no hidden agenda. I just want to help where i can bc it was a struggle for me at first. Hope it helps.
This is an email I sent to my coworker over a year ago when my son was 18 months old. He is now almost 3.
Hi,
Here is my list. I hope the links work or I wasted a lot of time. LOL
Parent Books:
My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child's Language Development
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1477693548/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the book I liked the best. To the point, and gave me things I could actually do. And oh my God, it helped so much!!! He learned and grew SO much after I implemented what I read in this book.
It Takes Two To Talk: A Practical Guide For Parents of Children With Language Delays Third Edition
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0921145195/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
kind of long, a lot of detail, but explains types of speech delays and how children learn to speak
The Cow Says Moo: Ten Tips to Teach Toddlers to Talk: An Early Intervention Guide
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1482794403/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This book is alright. There were some ideas in it that I'll use. I'd recommend it if you want more ideas/books after the Teach my Toddler to Talk book
Children Books and Flash Cards:
Little Blue Truck Lap Board Book
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/054405685X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is a great book. There is a lot of action in this book and has a lot of association between animals and sounds. Very engaging and rhyming.
Bright Baby Animals
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312492480/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
simple words, simple REAL pictures and one picture per page so as to not overwhelm. Great book to teach first words.
Elmo Says... (Sesame Street) (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375845402/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is an action book, so your child would touch their nose, touch their toes, etc. relating actions to words is engaging and also the association helps foster language attrition.
From Head to Toe
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064435962/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
same as the above book.
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0859537285/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Teaches body parts, has hand movements, rhyming/song My son loves this book
My First Touch & Feel Picture Cards: Animals (My 1st T&F Picture Cards)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756615151/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Real pictures and has different materials to touch like rough, sticky, etc. Works well, my son likes this too
My First Touch & Feel Picture Cards: First Words (My 1st T&F Picture Cards)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756615186/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
same as the above, just other words
DVD’s:
Baby Babble Beginning Words
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015NERXBQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
So, some speech therapists say to have NO screen time. Well, I put this on when we’re on long trips or if my kids just wants to chill. There are several different dvd’s in this series. I have 3. He said some words he’s never said before after watching these. I would recommend engaging WITH your child while watching these if you can. If you can’t and you’re driving somewhere, then so be it. It still helps in my opinion.
Baby Signing Time
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHMCVKK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this. I used this w/my daughter too. Taught them both a lot of super helpful signs and words. The video is super cute and the songs are great too. My kids both love this DVD. I would definitely get it. In fact, I bought it twice bc the first dvd got scratched up due to use.
Toys to encourage speech and language development:
4.5" Set of 6 Wolf, Lion, Owl, Penguin Wild Animals Plastic Nesting Dolls
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L2UAVA0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is great. My kids love this. It teaches the animals, sizes, opening, closing. in and out. super cute.
Tot Tube Playset - Toy Car and Ball Tunnel Ramp Race Track by Inspiration Play
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PFB0JTQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My kids LOVE this. super simple but fun. Teaches taking turns, action words like "go" and "fast", use words like "ball" and "car" and "bounce"
Melissa & Doug Zoo Animals Sound Puzzle
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029N2NLU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
In general, speech therapists don’t like toys that make sounds, but this puzzle my son loves and I make the sounds with him, he mimics me, so it works. Also, there is a high association with puzzle making and language development. So we work on puzzles a lot and he’s gotten a lot better at them. It helps also to say “tuuuurn” to turn the puzzle piece and that kind of thing.
Melissa and Doug Jumbo Paint Brushes
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M5J7W0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We bought water paint and have a big big roll of paper that we cut big pieces off and lay on the floor. We paint and he uses these easy to handle brushes. I’ll say words like “let’s paint” and “gentle” and I’ll name colors (but do not expect him to learn them). I’ll make a face or something and tell him what I am drawing. Called “self talk” or I’ll do “parallel talk” doing this too.
Melissa and Doug Latches Barn Toy
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1V12KS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I HIGHLY recommend this toy. Probably my favorite. There are activities in the Teach your Toddler to Talk book that I used with this toy. You say things like “Pig in” or “open door” “pig says oink oink” so it teaches actions, animals, sounds, and the latches are entertaining for opening and closing. It’s engaging. Super cute.
Melissa & Doug Hide and Seek Wooden Activity Board With Wooden Magnets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014E7DIS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I’d recommend this toy too. You can say things like “what’s behind the barn door?” or “where is the dog?” or “cookie!” and pretend to eat the cookies. Super super cute. Has helped him with several words.
Wonderworld Rainbow Sound Blocks - Stackable Hollow Shape Block Toys - 7 Piece Set https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005BHUU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
we love these too. They make sounds and are different shapes and colors. We use these alone and with other blocks. We say things like “up” and “put on” and “uh-oh” “fall down” “pick up” “shake shake shake” He likes these, so does my daughter
kilofly Kids Mini Band Musical Instruments Rhythm Toys Value Pack [Set of 12]
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C84SUUM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is just fun. The kids like to make music. The whistle helps with oral muscles. The music helps and you can sing songs with it. You can say sounds like “boom boom boom” and “cling cling” and then use songs that help with rhyming and such that I have in that list for you.
And then just bubbles. Buy bubbles. Teaches breathing control and the words “bubble” and “pop” then you can teach the sign for “more” when your child wants to blow more bubbles. Because you’re supposed to close the bottle each time and then they will want more and you say “More?” and then you sign it at the same time and then you say “Oh, more, okay!” and open it up and blow more bubbles and repeat until they start signing or asking for “more” or “more bubbles” or “bubbles” or “open”, etc. So buy bubbles. Lol.
My son loves basketball so we teach him “bounce bounce bounce” and “shoot the ball” and “make a basket” although he only says “ball” so far. But its something he really really loves.
We go on walks and point things out. Or if we are at a fountain or something we sign and say “water, water” and just keep repeating it. Every once in a while he will say “wah wah” so that’s something. More than we had.
He can say “juice” and he would say that for every liquid he wanted. So in the book, it said to give choices. So I make a cup of milk and a cup of water. And I say “do you want milk or water? “ or I say “milk or water” and I sign milk and water when I ask. Then he will say and sign “Milk” which he NEVER did before. But that was bc I gave him 2 choices and neither was juice so it forced him to tell me what he wanted.
Anyways, I hope this helps. I did a LOT of research and reading on the types of toys to get and HOW to encourage talking. So hopefully I have saved you some time. I can tell you it’s worked wonders for me. He went from saying 3 words to saying like 20 in 3 weeks. It’s a work in progress but I feel really good about the direction we’re headed.
Let me know what you decide to buy and do. I would love to hear about your progress.
Non-mobile: this Zorro adaptation
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0060271396/ref=aw_d_detail?pd=1
Here is the mobile version of your link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colloquial-Russian-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415469953/ref=pd_cp_b_0
This book is the best I can suggest if you want to learn quickly.
Well, dang, I just got my book for book club...
So probably Inkspell. I have the Kindle edition linked on my wishlist, but feel free to get one of the cheap used ones. If it's cheap enough, I wouldn't say no to Inkspell and Inkdeath, you know, so I can complete the series. But just one is totally fine!
I get mine on Amazon by searching "Graded Spanish Reader" or "Easy Spanish Reader". Print versions can be expensive, but the Kindle versions are usually only a few bucks (or, like this series, included with a $10/month Kindle Unlimited subscription.) Readers do what they're meant to do, but they can be a bit dull, so after a while you may want to move on to simplified novels like this Zorro adaptation or this detective story.
Hmm, I'd be a bit concerned that the age and tone were reading more MG than YA (and if that was the case, I'd be recommending The Forbidden Library as a MG comp title because the tone and world seem similar), but from below, it sounds like this is a flashback/prologue. I'm one of those people who usually skips prologues, by the way.
Twice you mention her nervous stomach - could the second reference be another lurch instead of a lurch to tie them together? (Nitpicky.)
As this stands, I would probably read it as a MG novel, but if it ends up being about a much older protagonist and the writing style changes its tone, I would be confused.
First Big Book of Why looks like an awesome book for my preschooler. She loves reading and learning, especially anything about animals.
One of my favorite things that I do with my daughter is the HIPPY (Home Instructions for Parents of Preschool aged Youngeters) program that was offered free through her preschool. We get a book and a packet every week. It teaches my daughter a variety of skills and she really enjoys her HIPPY time with mom. This week we learned what a matrix is and how to sort items in the matrix. The HIPPY activities my daughter liked best was making applesauce, making a clock with moving hands and making puppets out of socks.
Thank you for the contest.
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I'm not sure if it has a section on prison breaks, it's been a while since I read it, but could it be Do Not Open? I think it fits in your time frame!
In my opinion, apps and software don't tend to be of much use; they don't let you advance quickly enough and don't expose you to enough material. If you're serious about learning Russian, grab a good book and study each text or dialogue until you understand it both in reading and aurally. There's Teach Yourself Russian, Routledge's Colloquial Russian, the FSI FAST (Familiarization and Short-Term Training) Russian, Assimil Russian (if you speak French), and I've heard good things about the New Penguin Russian Course. In all cases, be sure you get audio along with the book, or have a native speaker who is willing to help you learn. Good luck!
The encyclopedia of weird shit, or David Icke's The Biggest Secret, an encyclopedia of weird shit?
Colloquial Afrikaans
Colloquial Afrikaans Audio (Free)
It'd be easier, if you already knew Dutch.
you definitely want some way to get explanations for questions. I would recommend the Official ACT book (the red book) and the black book.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Real-Edition-Prep-Guide/dp/0768934400?ie=UTF8&keywords=act&qid=1459302080&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/ACT-Prep-Black-Book-Strategies/dp/0692027912?ie=UTF8&keywords=act&qid=1459302080&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
That's the way I'd do it but I read math magic when I was a kid and it taught lots of simplifying strategies that I didn't learn in school
Black Book (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692027912/) which should be paired with the 2015 ACT official prep book.(https://www.amazon.com/Real-ACT-3rd-Prep-Guide/dp/076893432X/).
Am I allowed to call myself a native L2 speaker. Raised English-speaking in Afrikaans-speaking family. This book is apparently highly recommended by foreign language learners of Afrikaans, if you looking somewhere to start.
Also check out Colloquial Finnish. The Colloquial series is really good.
Pimsleur and Michel Thomas are also quite good but they're useless for reading and writing (which are honestly less important, especially for something with writing as simple as Finnish)
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Its funny because I knew about this a year ago at least. This exact info was published in this book. I mean, it wasn't confirmed until Snowden came along, but any thinking person knew we were being watched.
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