I recently read the book The
Saga of Santa Claus by Mark Couturier. I was contacted by the author and
invited to read the book and write an honest review. This is the review of this
book (I am not being paid to give this review).
The book centers on the story of Santa Claus and how his
story came about. I like the way it introduces the story from a different
country and culture. It is a great story for children of all ages. Younger
children could have this read to them every year at Christmas time. Older
elementary students would enjoy reading this independently. Others will enjoy
reading the story just because it is interesting and appealing.
I like how this book takes place in another country and
culture but still features a familiar figure that children recognize. I think
this is a great way to introduce cultural awareness to children of all
ages. By reading this book, it would be
a great tool to incorporate with geography and culture of other countries
mentioned in the story. By telling this story from a different angle and
origin, I believe it will hold the interest of children of all ages.
The language the author uses would make this
book great to use in the classroom. It can be used to improve vocabulary as
well as reading skills. Reading skills such as comprehension, inference,
predictions, and drawing conclusions would work well with this book. By using
this book as a class novel, writing activities would be easily incorporated in
with it.
I also like the moral of the story that is
told to the reader. I don’t think that we have enough of these types of stories
in the media for children. It is a heartwarming and meaningful story, which is
probably why I enjoyed it so much.
I would definitely recommend this for use in an elementary school classroom, an
elementary school library, as well as in a home where parents can read this
aloud to their child or where a child wants to read this independently. It was
an amazing book and I hope you take the time to read it too.
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