Mick loves to read. We go to the library about 4 times a week because he reads through the books so fast. He currently loves the Hank The Cowdog chapter book series and anything in the non-fiction section of the kids books. He has read about animals, bugs, sealife, September 11 2001, dinosaurs, bomber jets during WWII, space, Adolf Hitler, volcanoes, earthquakes, our nervous systems, etc. Pretty much any subject you can think of, Mick has read about it. He can tell you what lava is called before it comes up above ground (magma), that it was the Nazis that Hitler commanded, that roly poly bugs are not really bugs at all but a crusteacean, that barnacles have both female and male reproductive organs since they don't move around to mate and can impregnate themselves, that purple pinscher hermit crabs are actually playful pets and like to be held and that they are omnivores. I tell ya, I have learned so much this summer from him. Not to mention received a pretty good backache from lugging all those books back and forth from the library.
When we first got our library cards 3 years ago, they told us that the limit you can check-out is 50 items per family. I remember thinking, wow, we will never need to worry about going over the limit.
Which brings me to yesterday. I went to checkout and was told we had 52 items. I felt a little embarrassed. Anyway, the lady gave us a limit of 75 that they give to families that do home schooling.
I am proud of him and hope that his love of learning will take him far in his life. I am also happy with the fact that although he spends time a lot of time reading, he is still active and plays outdoors and with friends a lot. Mick, you are awesome, don't forget it!
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Mick is amazing! I was telling Annie about how he loves to read non-fiction, so she kept begging me to go to the library and we've also checked out a bunch of non-fiction books. He's a great example for her. We need to go to the park again. That was a lot of fun.
You should do homeschooling too! That's what we're doing-- take an outline of a curriculum, and add lots of books and activities to it to make it "come alive". That's great that Mick likes to read!
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