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aubtobobtolob's review against another edition
4.0
This was so much fun to read. Ellie loves them all but this is her favorite Ivy and Bean book. If you have a daughter you will probably enjoy reading them with her! (4-8ish)
sqeeker's review against another edition
4.0
- These seem to be getting better with each book. I enjoyed this one more than the previous two.
- I liked how Bean and Ivy's class got into world records. I remember a phase like that in elementary school. We looked through the world records book and oohed and aahed, and we were sometimes grossed out.
- I also love that Ivy and Bean went digging for dinosaur bones. What kid hasn't done that?
- I related a lot more to this book. It spoke my younger self, and Gnome really liked it too.
- Ivy and Bean are Gnome's age, and it is fun reading about girls the same age as her.
- I liked how Bean and Ivy's class got into world records. I remember a phase like that in elementary school. We looked through the world records book and oohed and aahed, and we were sometimes grossed out.
- I also love that Ivy and Bean went digging for dinosaur bones. What kid hasn't done that?
- I related a lot more to this book. It spoke my younger self, and Gnome really liked it too.
- Ivy and Bean are Gnome's age, and it is fun reading about girls the same age as her.
vkdarling's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good book. My 7 year old son and I read it together - alternating pages and it was just his reading level and kept him wanting to read more. We laughed outloud at several points as we always do when reading about Ivy and Bean's adventures!
erinmp's review against another edition
3.0
Once again I picked up a book in the middle of a series. That's what I get for browsing the bookmobile instead pf sticking strictly to my to-read list! Regardless, Ivy and Bean are best friends and after Bean receives a book about world records, the entire class is determined to set a record. Some want to balance sixteen spoons on their face; another wants to do 133 cartwheels. Bean tries several, but together she and Ivy are set to become the world's youngest palentologists. And they soon find themselves on their way when they find lots of bones in the backyard.
A cute book with really fun illustrations. I love the way that the children are drawn. A good, interesting chapter book--now I just have to go back and start from book one!
A cute book with really fun illustrations. I love the way that the children are drawn. A good, interesting chapter book--now I just have to go back and start from book one!
turrean's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable. Head and shoulders above lots of other school / friend/ family stories. Reminds me a bit of the Ramona books.
nikireads100's review against another edition
4.0
I completely understand why my girls loved this series. It is full of fun adventures that I always did as a kid. Breaking a world record is Dream every kids has and it is always fun trying. Unless you eat so much that you get sick. These are super cute books for beginner chapter book readers!
kaygray78's review against another edition
Put this book in my daughters Easter basket in place of candy and read it aloud to her this week. She is six and in kindergarten, so not up to reading chapter books on her own yet, but able to sit still and listen to longer stories out loud. She also enjoyed the pictures.
I loved that the book introduces Mary Anning, whom I first read about in a book by Tracy Chevalier. And I loved the "it doesn't matter what other people think" lesson, AND the lack of toilet humor. I wasn't crazy about Bean sneaking into her sisters room but I cracked up at the part where she screams to break a glass and her father comes running in panic.
I loved that the book introduces Mary Anning, whom I first read about in a book by Tracy Chevalier. And I loved the "it doesn't matter what other people think" lesson, AND the lack of toilet humor. I wasn't crazy about Bean sneaking into her sisters room but I cracked up at the part where she screams to break a glass and her father comes running in panic.
momof2precious1s's review against another edition
4.0
My 6 year old gave this book 4 stars because she was hoping to find out who the bones belonged to.
ikuo1000's review against another edition
3.0
I definitely like this book better than Book 1 or Book 2 of the series, and really my rating should be 3 1/2 stars. I couldn't bring myself to give it 4 stars, though, because I don't "really like" it.
Mainly, I was quite pleased to see that Ivy and Bean's adventures in this book did not involve being mean or disrespectful to other people.
Ms. Aruba-Tate, in a clever move that shows how great a teacher she is, gets a distracted Bean back on task (reading) by introducing her to "The Amazing Book of World Records". The rest of the book is about how Ivy and Bean go about trying to set a world record.
I LOVE the way the book introduces readers to Mary Anning, a real British paleontologist who dug up an ichthyosaur at age 12. Mary Anning gives the girls the confidence to believe that even a 12-year-old girl can do something big and important.
There is also a healthy "don't worry about what other people think" message in this book. Ivy and Bean enjoy their paleontology activities, and they forge ahead, even though their peers might doubt and ridicule them.
This book really had the potential for 4 stars, but in the beginning, I was disappointed in the way Bean - not surprisingly - did not respect Nancy's property. Also, I was a bit uneasy about the way some of the kids were going about trying to break world records. In the end, it's clear some of the ideas were bad ideas, but it almost seemed like this book should have come with a "Kids, don't try this at home!" warning. Finally, towards the end of the book, the name-calling appeared. If Isabelle did not before know the "L-for-loser" hand gesture, she does now. Sigh.
Mainly, I was quite pleased to see that Ivy and Bean's adventures in this book did not involve being mean or disrespectful to other people.
Ms. Aruba-Tate, in a clever move that shows how great a teacher she is, gets a distracted Bean back on task (reading) by introducing her to "The Amazing Book of World Records". The rest of the book is about how Ivy and Bean go about trying to set a world record.
I LOVE the way the book introduces readers to Mary Anning, a real British paleontologist who dug up an ichthyosaur at age 12. Mary Anning gives the girls the confidence to believe that even a 12-year-old girl can do something big and important.
There is also a healthy "don't worry about what other people think" message in this book. Ivy and Bean enjoy their paleontology activities, and they forge ahead, even though their peers might doubt and ridicule them.
This book really had the potential for 4 stars, but in the beginning, I was disappointed in the way Bean - not surprisingly - did not respect Nancy's property. Also, I was a bit uneasy about the way some of the kids were going about trying to break world records. In the end, it's clear some of the ideas were bad ideas, but it almost seemed like this book should have come with a "Kids, don't try this at home!" warning. Finally, towards the end of the book, the name-calling appeared. If Isabelle did not before know the "L-for-loser" hand gesture, she does now. Sigh.