From Typewriters to Text Messages
by
Jennifer Boothroyd
[ISBN: 978-0761378389]
I am sitting here with very conflicted feelings about this book. At first, I felt that a book aimed at 1st graders about communications and the Internet was a bit premature. Then I remembered a news item that appeared earlier this week saying that 52% of kids younger than eight are using some kind of mobile device - a smart phone or a tablet - on a daily basis.
With that knowledge, Jennifer Boothroyd book make sense. To the average teen, the books contents would seem strange - full of well known information; but to the 1st grader who is just learning about the role that phones, computers, and communication in his or her world, the book will begin to provide a larger perspective to their quickly developing world.
My only concern is that the vocabulary may be a bit beyond that of a 1st grader - the age group toward which the book seems to be aimed.
Though not designed for the grandparent or even the parent, the book would help a young child begin to become an understanding user of modern technology.
This review is based on an electronic copy
of the book provided by the publisher
for the purpose of creating this review.
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