I don't really agree with using somebody's name since it verges on expoloitation of the dead person. How can you really know that much about a child who died in the Holocaust, aside from a few pictures and genealogical information? It would be tempting for people to start making things up, and transferring their own opinions into the material.
Children should learn about war, but how much do they really absorb when they're really young?
It's not the idea that the length of days are different in England and Kenya - it's how the concept was worded. Could have been stated a little more clearly.
The whole Pollyanna attitude is kinda weird. Reminds me of the die-hard bikers who refuse to wear motorcycle helmets. My biker friend actually said motorcycle helmets cause spine injury if you take a direct hit to the top of the head - he'd rather just have his head squashed entirely.
We know a lot about what's going on out there, and it's better to protect kids than not to.
(The story is hardly newsworthy, but it has stirred up a few comments)
Children should learn about war, but how much do they really absorb when they're really young?
It doesn't bother them going back to who originally owned what thousands of years ago.
Now if it said "awful", that would be funny, even though an older definition of awful does mean "full of awe".
Maybe somebody needs to spend more time with the dictionary.
Seems like a waste of a book.
We know a lot about what's going on out there, and it's better to protect kids than not to.
(The story is hardly newsworthy, but it has stirred up a few comments)