![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They'll have to be coerced to get past the lacking visual elements. About Peter Peter Pollock is a man of many talents. This is the story of Peter’s greatest discovery. Perhaps a fine story to read aloud but don't expect the children to find it on the bookshelf and excitedly bring it to you. Famous for his International Cricket achievements (1961 1972) as South Africa’s Premier Fast Bowler and as the father of the former South African Captain, Shaun Pollock. In summary, this is a religious story about Easter but the packaging and presentation is likely to be very off-putting to the eventual consumer, the children themselves. I couldn't get my 8-year-old to read this even with a significant bribe. Worse, the cover has a photo of a child writing, one of the immortal banes of elementary school. It's 68 pages of large text and not a single illustration of any sort. The only other real thing of note is that for a children's book it is amazingly devoid of pictures. As religious texts go it's minimally preachy though it does give the usual admonishments of "putting God first" and all that. All this, I suspect, is engaging enough for small children. The professor is lucky enough to have a time machine so he can take the children back in time to see the situation first hand. Large print, small vocabulary and simple themes around the origins of the Easter holiday. A mysterious professor moves into a small town, builds a new school for nine children and teaches them the story of Easter. This book, written for children, is almost too short to include a synopsis. Despite that kind consideration my candid opinion follows. As usual, I received this book because of a GoodReads giveaway. ![]()
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