We have discovered a new children’s non-fiction series here, the 30 Seconds kids book series, and we are absolutely loving it!
Let me tell you all about them, and then I’ll give one of you a chance to win a bundle of them, too…
30 Seconds Kids Books Series
Ivy Press publish these brilliant books, and there are several titles in the series.
As you can see, we’ve been enjoying Inventions in 30 Seconds, Ancient Egypt in 30 Seconds, Earth in 30 Seconds and Myths in 30 Seconds.
There are other topics covered, such as space, science ideas, oceans and the human body, and there will be books about insects and weather out later this year. All are priced at £9.99 and are paperbacks.
The books are aimed at children aged 8-12, but Boo, at 5, has been enjoying them as have adults, too – she’s read some of them with me, daddy and nanny now, and we are all equally impressed. We are learning , let alone Boo!
As the titles suggest, each book is a collection of 30 topics, a page dedicated to each, on the premise that it can be read in 30 seconds.
You can, of course, but I’d recommend lingering over each page, with illustrations, a little longer than that and absorbing the information.
As well as the explanations, stories and narratives, many pages also include further facts or activities in boxes at the bottom.
These are great for children and adults alike (though I notice that they do also publish an adults 30 seconds series, too, and they look absolutely fascinating), full of bite-size chunks of information on a great variety of subjects.
They’re easy to dip in and out of, and I can see them being picked up and read and re-read many times by both of my kids over the coming years.
I’m really impressed with this series, and Boo’s really enjoying them, too – so much so she’s chosen to take them in for Show and Tell at school this week, as she wants to share her new-found knowledge with her classmates!
I do have a set of these books to give away now, too, the same four as pictured here. To be entered into the draw, use the rafflecopter below. It’s open to UK entrants only, and closes at 12am 20th July 2015. Good luck!
What do you like about these books?
Disclosure: We received the books FOC for the purposes of this review, though as ever, all words and opinions remain my own
I like the 3 minute challenges gives parents ideas and things to do together and its learning through play which is always the best way to learn
I like the three minute quests and missions. My kids would love that. One question on a different subject, though: Do you know of any good books for kids that tell stories about how a big brother helps the younger one or anything of that sort? I’m thinking my eldest is in need of some good reads telling him how great it is to be a big brother!
Thank you!
Alina
http://www.eclecticalu.blogspot.com
I’ve not read any to be honest, but I’ve heard of ‘what brothers do best’ which may be worth a look?
a hive of quick information
They look very colourful x
They are the sort of books my kids enjoy reading as they love to discover new facts to impress their teachers, friends and me! I love buying them non-fiction books as they often help them with their school topics and projects.
They look like they cover a huge variety of interesting topics and keep learning fun.
I love that they can learn lots of facts in a short time!
They are imaginative and interesting
I illustrated the black and white side drawings for this series and I learnt so much working on this project, my son would run in from school straight upstairs to see the latest drawings and hear the stories, they are great books! x
What a fabulous project to be involved with. They’re great books, and brilliant illustrations! x
the true facts x
they look very informative
they are interesting and also fun
love all the fab topics, they are all really interesting
I love how educational they are
the 3 minute missions are fab, really gets the imagination going x
They are great for kids with short attention span.
My little boy Jake loves to ask questions and learn new things so these would be perfect to keep his brain busy!
I love that you can read a little or a lot! My daughters are always wanting to know what’s next but you could do these at night in small chunks! Brilliant
hopefully with them being quick to read it will encourage our almost 7 year old grandson to read more
so much information delivered quickly
I love reading about Myths & legends its so interesting.
Great for learning in short stints
they look really fun and imaginative and engaging
I love the pictures.
I love that they help to make learning fun 🙂
I like the fact that my son would see these as an easy read and something he could dip in and out of. He would be much more likely to read them because they don’t seem overwhelming. I think the three minute quests and missions are a fab idea.
i like that thru are nice and clear xx
Learning something I never knew.
I love the interesting facts and great illustrations
They look fun but very good for learning
These look great! Love the ‘bitesized’ nature of them and the fun aspect with the challenges
I like the quick facts – something my mini brain box loves
These books would be ideal for my son he’s a slow learner and loses interest in books quite quickly but with different interesting topics on each page I think it will keep him amused longer
Great topics, colourful and they look interesting.
Simple to read and get information
They look great fun.x
I like that they teach children interesting facts in a concise way
To learn lots of new things & share the great infomation to everyone i know
i like the fact that they are so easy to read – leanne w
they look interesting!
They present facts in a fun way for children
The books look really good and I like the activity ideas too.
Like that it has lots of facts condensed
I love that they’re fun and interesting – and presented in such a way that the children won’t even realise they’re learning!
I like the bite-sized aspect of it, if you can engage a child’s interest quickly it can give them an interest in a given subject rather than being confronted by a large informal text book.
They cover interesting topics
Packed full of useful information for the inquisitive mind 🙂
lots of information
They look interesting, educational and moreover fun!
Just enough to keep little 1s attention 🙂
My kids love books with useful facts x
I like the 3 minute quests!
Great snippets of information to gets kids hooked and wanting to finding out more
They look really interesting, great illustrations too.
Colourful and interesting
Lots of bite size nuggets to hold interest
I like that they are challenging
They look colourful and full of great facts 🙂
I havent read any yet x
They look interesting and informative
I like the “bite-sized” concept of the books,they are just right for holding short attention spans yet contain lots of info
Fun and informative
I like the quick clever facts that are easy to remember!
I love that they’re educational.
They would keep my grandson’s interest
I love that they are fun and promote children exploring the world around them and they are interactive x
These would be perfect for my son who is so interested in the world around him and would give him a short answer that he could really understand!
Never enough of books and this series seems be just for us.
They are so easy for the little ones to learn things quickly
They look easy to understand and colourful, kids won’t get bored with them
very colourful with lots of ideas of stuff to do 🙂
They are easy to digest x
I like the 3 minute quests as I don’t think the children will realise they are learning by it.
The art style looks really cute and quirky!
I like the fact that children can dip in and out of reading instead of having to read a big chunk in one go! Many thanks for running a great competition!
They present information in a fun way
Short doses of information, brilliant idea
Facts in short doses – brilliant
they are educational but fun and not too overwhelming
I really like how short the informational pages are. It opens it up to use with younger children. I’d even be willing to try reading some to my nearly 3 year old.
The illustrations are lovely
These look fantastic! Just the right amount of information to get kids interested! 🙂 x
They are very interesting 🙂
They look really informative and get to the point
My reluctant reader son would love these short, snappy books to get some fun information
They are a fantastic idea to engage children who do not like to read for long periods.
Lots to learn without having to take too long reading, would be good to read when you have a few minutes spare.
They are good way to get a child interested in something and to encourage them to read more about a topic they find particular interesting. It’s a brilliant way to introduce them to things.
Great for children and gives information that they can expand on,
that children can learn things but still have fun reading
They are bright and colourful and I think kids could get to learn things in easy chunks.
I love the way they are starting to get children thinking independently and will create a kind of knowledge framework that will enable children to learn related facts and stories easily
All books are great for kids these are particularly so as they engage/challenge them physically and mentally.
That hey can be done quickly
Great info and fantastic pics
they look interesting
The quizzes keep the children’s attention
Informative in managable lengths
Lots of quick useful facts
Looks like great education fun!
I like them because they are fun
It gives my oldest inspiration for what to do.
They are imaginative
I think these sound wonderful,lots of topics there is something for every child.The fact that they’re in 30 second chunks is such a good idea.Sometimes children can get easily bored and zone out and these will be perfect to combat that.This is such a novel idea(pardon the pun) and one I can see really taking off x
I love the fun factual presentation.
There is a range of topics to interest an inquisitive child
Great way to engage in bit sized chunks
I like how straightforward it is for children to find out the information. Makes readers think about what they have read and gives them activities to do. Lovely illustrations as well.
I like the fact it’s bite size pieces of information so they wont lose ineterest.
Small and perfectly formed for my little one
They look very colourful
A great way at getting and keeping kids interested and switched on to the subjects being studied. Dxx
I like that they ave activities to do
They seem great in the sense you can read just little sections, that there are quests, questions or tasks to indicate that the information has been retained.
I’m forever trying to get my 9year old Autistic son reading but have had difficulty finding something to interest him, however these books seem to have lots of facts….something ideal for my boy.
If I don’t win I will happily go and seek out these books.
I love how they are compact and can learn in small bursts to help keep their attention span
The 3 minute missions look great fun! It will really get the kids interacting with the books.
Great activity ideas.
Interesting facts
The topics are really interesting & would grab my son’s attention.
The kids at my work would love these! The 3 minute challenges are such a clever idea to help kids learn more whist having fun! 😀
really interesting 🙂
keeps the attention of the child..brilliant
They look interesting and educational… brilliant !
We haven’t read any of them