The writing of a book is a very serious business that needs a high degree of focus, commitment and determination. However, with the advent of social media, these attributes are scarcely found, particularly among youths.
Yet, for good or bad reasons, social media, a thing which both the old and young are part of, has come to stay with us, regardless of the fact that it continues to distract especially the youth from serious tasks.
Nigerian youth and teenagers, especially in the North, remain connected to social media platforms. They derive pleasure from Facebooking, twitting and tik-toking for hours without end, and in most cases, wasting valuable time that could, alternatively, be used for productive ventures.
Thankfully, the author chose to take the path less travelled by her peers. She devotes her time to acquiring knowledge and using the same to educate the kids, her peers and others in society.
She, encouragingly, uses her time for the purpose of educating herself and others at a time when her peers partake in social media for unhelpful and negative purposes.
The books, written in simple English tenses and demonstrated with relevant marks, are no doubt remarkably outstanding.
Regardless of any issue at hand, kids are what they are – kids. Yet, because of the importance of some issues to the world or community we live in, seemingly difficult issues that are, traditionally, regarded as adult issues must be brought to the level of understanding of kids.
That is what Hauwa Yusuf Kazaure’s book, titled, “Office of Kids On climate change,” has successfully done.
The book breaks the difficult issue of climate change to the basic level where it is easily understood by kids. It raises issues like: What is the meaning of global warming? What are the causes of global warming and its consequences? And, finally, what are the possible solutions?
It explains in a language and manner easily comprehended by kids that climate has changed throughout earth’s long history, but this time it’s different. It points out that human activity is causing worldwide temperatures to rise higher and faster than any time we know of in the past.
It explains to the kids that the earth is warming up at a steady pace. The reason for this is the increase in human-caused greenhouse gases, which has led to health, ecological and humanitarian crises.
Scientists estimate that since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has caused the earth to warm by approximately 1°C. While that might not sound like much, it means big things for people and wildlife around the globe.
Unfortunately, rising temperatures, kids should understand, do not just mean that we will get nicer weather – if only! The changing climate will actually make our weather more extreme and unpredictable.
As temperatures rise, some areas will get wetter and lots of animals (and humans!) could discover that they are not able to adapt to their changing climate. Despite this, the book shows that hope is all not lost as the fight against climate change is a real opportunity presented to humankind to transition to a low-carbon society, creating jobs, innovation and social justice locally and internationally.
This book is recommended to all lovers of a safe environment. It is my strong view that the book, packed full of fun features, jaw-dropping facts and awe-inspiring photos, will keep youngsters educated and entertained without end!
In the book titled “The Prophets of Islam,” the young author says that for the religion of Islam and its adherents, a prophet is a messenger, a person through whom the almighty Allah in His infinite mercy speaks. She says that without the prophets, life and, indeed, the world could not be interpreted and or understood.
Her book, titled: Punctuations (With Fun and Illustrations) can simply be described as an essential book for English beginners.
Written in simple English tenses and demonstrated with relevant punctuation marks, the book, from its outlook is, no doubt, an excellent gift for kids.
However, in reality, adults who are already fairly acquainted with the English language can find the book relevant mainly because an interesting and, perhaps, unanticipated result of the development of the English language in society calls for an increased need for good writing skills.
Blogs, electronic newsletters and other “new media” of which most users of the English language are now part of, require both useful content and good writing to educate, attract and keep readers.
Thankfully, the book has mentioned key elements of good writing that it says are simple. These include grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalisation.
It shows (with fun illustrations) what each punctuation mark looks like and explains its purpose in a sentence.
In essence, this book, Punctuations, considering its size, in my view, it should be kept in every handbag and because of its significance to understanding and speaking the English language, it becomes a necessary read for speakers of the language and those aspiring to do so.
In conclusion, as a youngster of the internet era, the author should ensure that kids and her peers easily access her very educating books on social media platforms. That way, she will succeed in spreading knowledge and redefining the significance of reading for kids and youth.
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