Disclosure: I received free books from Parragon. Opinions shared are mine.
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Kids need to learn the valuable lesson that success doesn’t have anything to do with luck. Hard work and dedication play such an important role in a child’s successful future! Pretend play, books, and even simple discussions can help guide a child toward thinking about the future. Asking, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a special way of saying, “I care about your future. Let’s think about it for a few minutes!” This month’s Parragon Books prize pack encourages readers to reach for their dreams.
STEM is a huge buzzword in education today. The acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields of learning.
Women Who Rocked Medicine features women who made significant contributions to medical research. I enjoyed this book very much, and can’t wait to share it with my students. The text introduces readers to technical vocabulary, and each page contains color photographs to support the information. I really liked the “WHOA!” fun facts tab on the side of each page. Sidebar information reminds early readers to use the whole page.
Similarly, the book Women Who Rocked Space features amazing female role models for those interested in space studies. To be honest, Sally Ride was the only woman I could have named prior to reading this book. Women Who Rocked Space doesn’t focus just on astronauts. It also highlights space research, from comets to planets. Did you wave at Saturn in 2017? We did!
Both STEM books introduce these individuals with background information about their childhoods. Kids will notice that things like puzzles and looking through a telescope can lead to a successful future career! My only complaint with these Discovery books is that they still focus on gender-specific individuals. I’m not a self-proclaimed feminist by any means, but titles like ‘Women Who…’ perpetuate the idea that women should be differentiated from men, especially within these male-dominant fields of science. It’s certainly meant in a positive way with these books, but I think kids should see that ALL humans have a role in the fields of medicine and space research.
Dream You’ll Be opens with a charming illustrated quilt cover. The title has a bit of fun with word play, as the story encourages kids to literally dream about their dreams. I loved seeing unexpected careers in this book, such as a beekeeper and football player. While reading, kids can enjoy looking at each themed page to look for details that relate to that career. Some of the professions are perhaps not what a parent would hope for their child….for example, pirate? However, it’s easy to spin that conversation into career paths that involve life on the high seas! When my children were young, they loved these sweet rhyming stories. Such books were part of our nightly routine. I could see Dream You’ll Be as a favorite on any young child’s shelf!
There’s a local Fresh Market store here that has a weekly meal special. For just $20 or $25, you can grab their Little Meal Deal that contains everything you need for a family dinner. It’s all organized right in the front of the store, too, making it simple to run in and grab the goods in just a couple of minutes. Their Noodle Bowl meal is one of our family favorites! So when Bountiful Bowls arrived, I was all smiles!
It’s about time to get the garden ready for spring, and I can see so many of these recipes becoming regulars on our menu. The Summer Abundance Salad, Black Rice & Pomegranate Bowl, and Salmon Burrito Bowl all had my mouth watering. With full-color photography for each recipe, you’ll have bookmarked pages galore. At first, I was a bit intimidated by the recipes, which have about 15 ingredients per recipe. However, most of the recipes call for an assortment of fresh vegetables and fruits, which makes the ingredient list look complicated when it’s really simple. The recipe instructions tend to be complete in 5 or 6 steps, but again, these steps aren’t overly difficult. So don’t be put off by the apparently long recipes. They’re just very thorough in descriptions, but the recipes aren’t super hard to recreate.
One lucky Savings in Seconds reader will win all 4 books thanks to Parragon. To enter, visit the form below. The giveaway is open to US readers ages 18+. Void where prohibited by law. Good luck! Disclosure: Hop host Savings in Seconds and participating bloggers are not responsible for sponsors who don’t deliver prizes.
Many thanks to Parragon for sending us these books!
I want to win this as I am an avid reader and I would love these for my 6 year old granddaughter in hopes that she will also develop the same great love of reading.
Id like to win this because we are all readers in the family, and this has something for everyone!
I would love to win these, because everyone in my house would get a perfect book!
I like the different variety of books included.
I totally agree that kids need to understand that luck is not what makes your future. This is a great collection of inspiring books!
Bountiful Bowls looks right up my alley. I will have to check it out myself. 🙂
I want to win for my daughters.
I’d like to have the Wonder-fold Origami for myself.
I would love to win the books for my grandsons to add to their collection of books.
I want to win this for my cousin!
I wish I could also participate in this contest but I live outside the US. Still great suggestions, I am gonna definitely buy these books for my nephew.
Are these available on Amazon?
They are, Vishal. Thanks for visiting the blog, and I hope you’ll check out some of the INT giveaways we have running in the sidebar!
I would like to win the Parragon prize pack of books because my daughter is really into STEM activities and is just learning to read and enjoys books more now that she can read some of the words.
I like the DISNEY PIXAR COCO FRIENDS FOREVER, so many great activities books. My kids would enjoy these.
Books play a big part in our household. I have 6 grandchildren and a room that is dedicated to books for them. This would be great to add to our library. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love the variety of books in this prize package! I am especially interested in Bountiful Bowls! Would love to make some of the one bowl meals – they are so pretty!
I’d love to share these with a co-workers daughter! Girls can dream and do anything!
I like the Where to Little Wombat? book because who doesn’t want to read a childerns book with a wombat as the main character! My kids would enjoy the uniqueness of this!
DISCOVERY KIDS GROSS FACTIVITY is a book I would like to give to my oldest who just turned 6 and is into everything science. There is nothing that grosses out my girl.
These look like great books for my little girl, and I would love the bowls cookbook for myself.
365 BIBLE STORIES AND PRAYERS is a book I wouldn’t mind having to give to my brother and sister-in-laws family. They enjoy reading the Bible everyday and so this would be a great one for their family.
My daughter is a teacher, the books would be a great addition for the kids. The cookbook looks totally inspiring too!
DISNEY TANGLED THE SERIES COLLECTOR’S TIN would be nice for my daughter because this is her favorite princess. She is not only ‘pretty’ but also strong and eager to learn and explore.
My mouth is watering just looking at the Bountiful Bowls book.
Bountiful Bowls really does look delicious! I like one dish meals, makes it simple but also easy to personalize.
I would be excited to receive Bountiful Bowls. I visited my first Ramen restaurant last week and it was awesome. Great healthy family meals.
DISCOVERY KIDS ANIMAL FACTIVITY looks like a fun book for my two explorative science loving kids. Discovery always has great stuff.
I want to win these books because there is something for everyone in my family!
I would love to win these books for my grand niece and nephew. My grand niece loves to read, and likes learning about space.