The Book of How


Martine Laffon and Hortense de Chabaneix
Abrams Books for Young Readers (2007)
ISBN 9780810907164
Reviewed by T.J. Rollins (age 13) for Reader Views (6/07)


A friend and I read “The Book of How.”  I did not read it all at once.  I just looked through the topics and chose the ones I liked.

“The Book of How” answers questions like “How do you catch a cold,?, “How were castles built without cranes,?” and “How are tunnels built under water?.”  They were interesting.

The one about “How can you avoid setting the table?” was kind of boring.  It sounded like something my mother would say to me.  There were only a couple of spots like that.  “How can I be accepted into a group?” was kind of dorky, too. 

The cool thing about this book is that I can read it a few minutes here and there.  I even read some while I was watching TV.  I quizzed my parents on a few questions, such as “How did April Fools’ Day come about?”

There are 87 pages in “The Book of How.”  There is an index, so you can skim through the subjects until you find one that may interest you.  “The Book of How” is a great book.  My brother (age 9) liked it, too.  

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