Sharon Duke Estroff
Author of The Bridge to Sharktooth Island
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- Sharon Duke Estroff is an award-winning educator and author of "Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? (Random House, 2007). Her parenting articles appear in over 100 publications including Parents, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Day. She is a parenting blogger for Huffington Post. Sharon is the creator of KIDSPLORATIONS enrichment classes, camps, and birthday parties which provide imagination-fueled learning adventures to children while fostering their critical and creative thinking skills.
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The Bridge to Sharktooth Island: A Challenge Island STEAM Adventure (Challenge Island, 1) by Sharon Duke Estroff
This is a playful story that introduces creative thinking and teamwork, with a little bit of magic thrown in. While I personally missed a more robust (or any at all) frame narrative to introduce the characters before they're thrown into the plot, my 8yo daughter didn't seem to mind and was very invested in the story. She was disappointed that the characters didn't get to spend any time in the hammocks, however. She's very excited for a second book.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The Bridge to Sharktooth Island: A Challenge Island STEAM Adventure (Challenge Island, 1) by Sharon Duke Estroff
The Bridge to Sharktooth Island is a good book for second or third graders.
Daniel and his cousin Joy are building a snowwoman when they hear drums and are magically transported to a rock just off the coast of a tropical island. They are joined there by Kimani, another girl with a similar story. Each of the children has different strengths and they have to work together to find a way off the rock and onto the beach.
I read this with my eight-year-old granddaughter who gives the book a thumbs show more up. She says kids will like it because it is exciting and it's fun to see how the kids figure things out and what they will try next. She also likes the magic parts. She liked Kimani the best because she is smart.
After the story ends, there are various projects kids can try. My granddaughter says she will try them. She hopes the kids have more adventures. show less
Daniel and his cousin Joy are building a snowwoman when they hear drums and are magically transported to a rock just off the coast of a tropical island. They are joined there by Kimani, another girl with a similar story. Each of the children has different strengths and they have to work together to find a way off the rock and onto the beach.
I read this with my eight-year-old granddaughter who gives the book a thumbs show more up. She says kids will like it because it is exciting and it's fun to see how the kids figure things out and what they will try next. She also likes the magic parts. She liked Kimani the best because she is smart.
After the story ends, there are various projects kids can try. My granddaughter says she will try them. She hopes the kids have more adventures. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The Bridge to Sharktooth Island: A Challenge Island STEAM Adventure (Challenge Island, 1) by Sharon Duke Estroff
This is a very good book for 6-10 year olds who are interested in science. It thoroughly explores STEM concepts about building bridges, while telling a fun story that holds a child's attention. There are even hands on activities to further enforce the science concepts and more science information at the end of the book. My 7 year old loved this book, she liked the story, liked the characters, and liked the plot. The characters were a good mix of male female and animal, and they were also show more racially diverse. She can't wait to read more in this series, and you can't get a higher recommendation than that. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The Bridge to Sharktooth Island: A Challenge Island STEAM Adventure (Challenge Island, 1) by Sharon Duke Estroff
This is a fun book to introduce lower to mid elementary students to the engineering process. Three kids are magically transported to a tiny island and they have to figure out how to get to the nearby larger island before the water rises and covers their tiny location. Using a small collection of tools they design and test solutions to rescue themselves. Their solutions don't work at first, but through an iterative process they are able to rescue themselves and learn more about their show more situation.
The back of the book has additional information about the STEM topics they dealt with, like bridge engineering and shark facts.
I think kids will enjoy this book, and the others in the series. This is also a great book for parents to read with their children so they can do the STEM activities at the end and learn together.
** This book came from the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program, but opinions written are my own. ** show less
The back of the book has additional information about the STEM topics they dealt with, like bridge engineering and shark facts.
I think kids will enjoy this book, and the others in the series. This is also a great book for parents to read with their children so they can do the STEM activities at the end and learn together.
** This book came from the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program, but opinions written are my own. ** show less
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- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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