The Librarian Who Measured The Earth by Kathryn Lasky

We checked this book out from our local library and thought it might be a nice after-lunch read. It was recommended in several sources as a good book for the study of Greek culture, the times between 500 BCE and 1 CE. So, since that's where we're studying, we got the book.

I never would have guessed that this would be such a great book! On the surface it looks like a book for younger children, which was why I thought it'd be a good after-lunch book, a cute little story without much substance but that would get their minds moving in the direction of our next subject of study. Boy, were we impressed!

This book has an awful lot of information that ties into much of what we're studying, from the artwork in the book to the content. Not only that, it encourages the kids to think and ask questions and to learn. What's more, it gets the kids to think about how they could apply math to their lives - "Why do I have to learn this?" Well, look at what you could do with that knowledge!

We were very impressed with this book and how it fits so wonderfully into so much of the things we've been studying over the years. The kids enjoyed the book and DH and I enjoyed the book. I think I'll recommend it to my librarian friend who was intrigued by the title alone. She'll LOVE it! :~)

Posted by jaminacema

We love this book. Thanks for reminding me, we need to pull it out again.