‘Be a Super Awesome Photographer’ will help your kids release their inner artist and unleash the power of their phone camera. Read More
DK has 2 books perfect for ‘Toy Story’ fans. The ‘Disney·Pixar Character Encyclopedia’ and the ‘Toy Story 4: Official Guide.’ Read More
Love technical specs? Love diagrams? Love TIE fighters? Then the TIE Fighter Owners’ Workshop Manual is just for you! Read More
DK’s ‘Science You Can Eat’ is filled with fascinating information and experiements to help your child understand what happens when they eat. Read More
‘Speak Up!’ Find your voice with the help of Tampon Tax campaginer Laura Coryton. It’s a vital vibrant book for our times. Read More
Hello World by Hannah Fry is a fascinating look at the algorithms that govern our lives. It examines the good and bad of machine learning and asks important questions, such as should a computer be in charge of clinical diagnosis or criminal sentencing, and can an algorithm be an artist? Read More
For Word Wednesday this week, it’s something of an honor to review a book by an author who created one of my favorite books of all time. Read More
Who doesn’t love a quiz? Awesome pictures and fascinating facts packaged to promote some healthy competition. It’s General Knowledge Genius! Read More
‘Inventing Ourselves’ by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore. Possibly the book every parent of teenagers should read. Read More
DK Books once again prove they are King of the Dinosaurs with the excellent ‘What’s Where on Earth: Dinosaurs’ Read More
‘Meteorites’ from Firefly Books contains everything you ever wanted to know about lumps of rock that fall from space. It’s a perfect primer. Read More
The ‘DC: Ultimate Character Guide’ offers a great overview of the heroes and villains from the DC Universe. Both the famous and not so famous. Read More
Rolling Stone writer, Brian Hiatt, delivers great insight into The Boss and his music with ‘Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs.’ Read More
‘Science is Magic.’ An excellent hands-on guide for teaching your children magic tricks and the science behind them. Read More
Big Ideas, Simply Explained is a fabulous series from DK Books. ‘The Feminism Book’ is a perfect way to complete our series on books for International Women’s Day. Read More
This Week’s Word Is “Women.” International Women’s Day is this Friday, and to mark it Word Wednesday is devoting three posts to books celebrating Women and Womanhood. Last week, I looked at So Here I Am, a book of great speeches given by women. This week, I am moving on to DK’s Women: Our History. The book… Read More
‘So Here I Am’ is filled with inspirational speeches given by inspirational women from Elizabeth I to Maya Lin, via J K Rowling and Malala. Read More
‘Leaders who Changed History’ combines compelling text with top quality production values.It’s a remarkable book about remarkable people. Read More
For northern hemisphere dwellers, ‘A Cat’s Guide to the Night Sky’ is an engaging book that will encourage your kids to look upwards. Read More
There have definitely been more pleasant books discussed for Word Wednesday, but few perhaps quite as geekily fascinating. Read More
This week’s word is “Giveaway.” Yesterday, I reviewed the first two books in the Warhammer Adventures series. Today, in a slight departure from my usual Word Wednesday format I have a Warhammer Adventures giveaway for you all. Games Workshop is offering 5 GeekDad readers the chance to win a pair of books. The Warhammer Adventures books are great for middle-grade… Read More
Birds & beauty meet in tactile field guide, ‘The Aviary.’ This lovely book is filled with facts, information, and glorious pictures. Read More
“What is Race?” is an invaluable primer for children aged 10 upwards. It answers many of the questions they may have about race and racisism. Read More
It’s 2019 and who doesn’t want their kids to be awesome!? Help them on their way with these two books to help them discover their brilliance! Read More
‘Tis the season that comes but once a year and these books about Father Christmas are set to become perennial favorites. Read More
Beginning with the Battle of Marathon and ending with Desert Storm, Battles that Changed History is a comprehensive overview of one of humanity’s worst habits, war. Read More
It’s Computer Science Education Week so we’re looking at DK’s excellent ‘Help Your Kids With Computer Science.’ Ideal for the whole family. Read More
With December just around the corner, Word Wednesday inevitably turns its eyes toward present giving. In amongst all the frivolity and games ( hopefully lots of games) of the holiday season, there are always opportunities for quieter more thought-inducing gifts Read More
DK delivers yet another amazing reference book. One that is manna for map Geeks. Check out ‘The History of the World Map by Map.’ Read More
‘Astronomy: The Visual Guide’ and ‘The Univerese Explained.’ Check my review of two great books from two long-serving Astronomy educators. Read More
