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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
This was a fun adventure, but it seemed to stall a little bit a few times. In this episode of Race the Wild, Sage is struggling with some issues that I'm not sure if most children would understand. However, for those dealing with a ill or injured family member, this would be a great book to explore some of those emotions. Sage is distracted and a few times misses important things that could cost her team the lead. Having been the strong leader in the past, she is scared to open up and show weakness.
In the same fashion as the previous Race the Wild, we do get to see and explore a fun new ecosystem. I'm really loving the animal facts and even I learned a few interesting things myself. Kids will love these facts which are presented as fast little "commercials" from the regular story.
A fun ecosystem to explore and some great moments of discovery make this a really great story. I just worry that Sage's issues may not ring with everyone in the target audience.
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2015/08/great-reef-games-by-kristin-earhart.html#sthash.tpYQt3dD.dpuf
In the same fashion as the previous Race the Wild, we do get to see and explore a fun new ecosystem. I'm really loving the animal facts and even I learned a few interesting things myself. Kids will love these facts which are presented as fast little "commercials" from the regular story.
A fun ecosystem to explore and some great moments of discovery make this a really great story. I just worry that Sage's issues may not ring with everyone in the target audience.
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2015/08/great-reef-games-by-kristin-earhart.html#sthash.tpYQt3dD.dpuf
I get that this is a children's book, but I found the depth of guilt that Sage suffered to be disproportionate to the event that actually happened. Maybe that's just a result of the more serious things I've had happen to me in my life, and my age. I get that you wouldn't want to have something terrible happen in a first chapter book. I also didn't enjoy Sage's perspective as much as Russell's (or maybe my interest in the race itself is waning). To be honest, I still feel weird about reading books geared to kids under age 10.