Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity (Start with Science)

I was really impressed with this children's book. My kid is three years old and I purchased this a few months ago when he was 2.5-ish. I was trying to find something that would tell him why he shouldn't play with electrical sockets. This book doesn't talk about wall sockets in particular, but my child learned a lot of other great things about electricity. The images are engaging and the topics are explained in a manner that is accessible to young children. I think we will get a lot of use out of this book because it is something kids can "grow into." For instance, I think a five year old would take away a different level of understanding from the pages that discuss how switches open and close electrical circuits and discussion of different types of electricity (ie: that generated by a power plant versus wind turbines versus the thunder and lightning in nature.) I'm happy I found this book because I have now purchased several books in the Oscar series and they've been great (see below for a summary). They've become my go-to kid gift for young children!!These are the ones we have:1) Oscar and the Bird (Electricity) - Impressive in its ability to make technical concepts accessible to young children. Doesn't get down to the level of electrons and charge, but does discuss batteries, basic concept of a circuit, different forms of electricity. Helped my youngster understand that electricity can be dangerous and you shouldn't play with it (via discussion of a power line).2) Oscar and the Moth (Light/Dark) - Not super technical, but discusses concepts such as different sources of light, how lights can be warm, rotation of the earth, shadows, how some animals make lights with their bodies (ie: bio-luminescence).3) Oscar and the Frog (Growing) - Very nicely done. Concepts such as: different animals/plants grow in different ways (from eggs, from seeds, live births); different living things grow at different rates, animals eat different types of food to grow.4) Oscar and the Bat (Sound) - probably the least science heavy of the four Oscar books I own. Nice that it talks about how animals can use different parts of their bodies to make sound. Nice that it discusses that sounds get louder the closer they get. Doesn't go into concepts about how sounds are made or propagated (ie: sound waves). This is not necessarily a complaint, I'm not sure I could get a three year old to understand a sound wave either!

The book arrived in good condition.

Oscar is cute, but disappointed in the content. Thought there would be more science such as charges and current and electromagnetic field. If not, at least mention solar and hydroelectric power sources, and electric cars. And don't stick things, like fingers, in outlets!

My 5 year old grandson is obsessed with and afraid of electricity. This simplifies it for him, explaining the benefits and how to be careful. He loves this book.

Our 3 year old loves this book. However, the condition it arrived in was poor. Paperback books should be packaged in cardboard because ours was grossly smashed when it arrived.

We purchased Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity as a partial gift for a 5 year old. It was paired with Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIXVITO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s06?ie=UTF8&psc=1The gift pair was nice. The book was very basic electricity and my son was bored with it during the first read-through. However, I think a child that's not so informed about how electricity works would like this book. The bird and the cat are adorable and the illustrations are appealing. I'm keeping the book for my youngest son when he's a bit older (currently 1 yr old).

Great way to introduce electricity to students.

Very good book. Read to class when teaching unit on electricity.

This book is a lot of information wrapped up in a neat story. Really nicely illustrated. My Home educated 5 yr old daughter liked it a lot.

Ideal for introducing electricity to younger learners.

Great book!

Nice little book for my Primary 1 class. Only problem was it took so long to arrive that we had finished our electricity topic.

My kid wanted a book about how electricity works... and still does. The illustrations are great and bright but the content is lacking. I was hoping for a more compelling science-for-kids take than: "electricity comes from batteries and there are a bunch of kinds of batteries".