What a wonderful way to learn about the Great Smokey Mountain National Park as your child or you (I actually thoroughly enjoyed reading this book) time travel along with Bubba Jones and his family all of whom are known by the most peculiar names on their adventure through this countries largest park system-both present and past. Because you see this family has a BIG secret--but you will have to read the book to find out what it is!!
This book would be great for Home Schooling , regular classrooms and even to reading to the younger set-the illustrations are quite good. There is a curriculum guide, discussion questions and a bibliography at the end of this book-but it honestly reads like a story-the learning will come so easily.
About the Book: (from Amazon)
Tommy "Bubba Jones" and his sister Jenny "Hug-a-Bug" learn more about the Great Smoky Mountain National Park than they ever thought they would when Papa Lewis lets them in on a family secret: The family has legendary time traveling skills! With these abilities, Bubba Jones and Hug-a-Bug travel back in time and meet the park’s founders, its earliest settlers, native Cherokee Indians, wild animals, extinct creatures, and what the park was like millions of years ago. With this time traveling ability also comes a family mystery, but the only person who can help solve the mystery is a long lost relative who lives somewhere in the park. Explore the Smokies with Bubba Jones and family in a whole new way.
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Jeff Alt's adventures and advice have been featured on ESPN, Discovery Channel.com, Hallmark Channel, in the AP, Fitness RX for Men, LA Times, Women's Health, Shape, Scholastic Parent & Child, and more. Alt is a celebrated author and a talented speaker. Alt's book, A Walk for Sunshine, won the Gold in the 2009 "Book of the Year" awards sponsored by Fore Word Reviews, it took first place winner in the 2009 National Best Books Awards Sponsored by USA Book News and won a Bronze in the 2010 Living Now Book Awards. Alt's book, Get Your Kids Hiking, won the bronze in both the 2014 Living Now Book Awards and the 2013 IndieFab Award in Family and Relationships. Alt is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA). Alt has walked the Appalachian Trail, the John Muir Trail with his wife, and he carried his 21-month old daughter across a path of Ireland.
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6 comments :
This looks like a book my son would love. Thanks for sharing!
Time traveling and mystery? My kids would live it. Sounds like fun!
This sounds like a cute book. I think it is great that it teaches about the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like a great kids' book with an engaging plot. I love how it infuses geography into the storyline.
Looks like a great children's book. The author is so much fun to watch when he is on TV!
The best kind of learning books are those that read like a story. I love that you enjoyed it too. :)
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