The Adventure of Little Bean by Ageno H。 Monica – This was a Bookbub freebie。 A cute reminder that plants need our help to thrive。 Happy Reading!
Scott Ravede,
Bean there, done that。A bean seed falls into a hole in the road and starts to grow。 As you can imagine, odds of survival in the middle of a busy highway are dim。 So, Little Bean has to hightail it out of there。 Mr。 Caterpillar leads him to the edge of the road, which is better, but it is still hard pavement and a difficult place to grow。 Then Mr。 Frog leads him to a garbage filled swamp which is toxic to his system。 Finally, Miss Bluebird takes him to a nice clean stream where he is happy and th Bean there, done that。A bean seed falls into a hole in the road and starts to grow。 As you can imagine, odds of survival in the middle of a busy highway are dim。 So, Little Bean has to hightail it out of there。 Mr。 Caterpillar leads him to the edge of the road, which is better, but it is still hard pavement and a difficult place to grow。 Then Mr。 Frog leads him to a garbage filled swamp which is toxic to his system。 Finally, Miss Bluebird takes him to a nice clean stream where he is happy and thrives and grows into a healthy beanstalk。 Was this the prequel to “Jack and the Beanstalk?” Could have “bean。” 。。。more
Marichus Real,
Little Bean needs good ground to put his roots down to grow。 He keeps going from one place to another until he finds the right ground with soft soil, clean water and fresh air。We need children to be aware of the environment and to take care of it。 Even really small children can learn not to throw rubbish to the ground, start recycling, not to waste water, etc。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Carolyn Dubisch,
Little bean struggles to survive in a hostile environment created by people。 His life is off to a rocky start but with help from some friends he finds his way to a place he can grow strong and tall。 Unfortunately, this is starting to seem like how we will all be surviving the changing environment as it gets more and more hostile。 We'll need help from our friends and neighbors。 Little bean struggles to survive in a hostile environment created by people。 His life is off to a rocky start but with help from some friends he finds his way to a place he can grow strong and tall。 Unfortunately, this is starting to seem like how we will all be surviving the changing environment as it gets more and more hostile。 We'll need help from our friends and neighbors。 。。。more
Jess,
The Adventure of Little Bean tells the story of a little bean who tries to find a suitable home。 But can plants still find a safe area to grow and prosper in a world that is increasingly urbanized and polluted?Given the state of the planet, I applaud any book that creates awareness about nature and helps children to understand why it is important to take care of our environment。 Of course, this is a rather complex theme, but The Adventure of Little Bean succeeds in making it understandable to pr The Adventure of Little Bean tells the story of a little bean who tries to find a suitable home。 But can plants still find a safe area to grow and prosper in a world that is increasingly urbanized and polluted?Given the state of the planet, I applaud any book that creates awareness about nature and helps children to understand why it is important to take care of our environment。 Of course, this is a rather complex theme, but The Adventure of Little Bean succeeds in making it understandable to preschoolers。 I believe that reading this book to them might facilitate discussions related to how even small children can take care of our world。The main character is very cute and I'm sure he'll win over the hearts of youngsters, which will help them to connect with the topic via their empathy for him。 Little Bean also encounters various other inhabitants of the city。 These all have good intentions and try to help him out, even though they are not always very successful。 I think it's very important that the characters in a book draw kids' attention。 Being as cute and "childlike" as he is, I'm sure Little Bean will do the trick。Each set of pages consists of one page with a large digital illustration and one with text。 There's quite a bit more text per page than I would have expected, but seeing that the book is meant to be read to children rather than by children, I don't necessarily think that will be a problem。 The illustrations are relatively simple and the art style is quite modern。 I'm personally more of a classical-fairytale-style-drawing kind of girl for children's books, but I have to admit this style rather fits the topic and will be attractive to the young target audience。 Moreover, the characters are all very cute。 My favourite one is Mr。 caterpillar。 What a delightful little fellow。 At the end of the book, there are a couple of pages with additional educational content to further elaborate the topic。 The lesson of the story is made explicit, and there are several questions to help children reflect。 I'm a big fan of the concept of adding these pages and the content is relevant to help children explore the topic。In summary: A very nice book with an important ecological message! 。。。more