Enzo, Let's Fly A Kite! - Osanna Rosa - Bog

"Enzo, Let's Fly A Kite!" is a children's picture book that places importance on playing outdoors. The story is about flying a kite! Flying a kite is fun, hands on activity for the young child. The emphasis is placed on how the force of the wind helps the kite to be lifted up and rise in the air. Children are active and curious learners. They learn while they observe. Children will witness the force of the wind and how the lifting of a kite up high in the air happens. They also witness how gravity pulls the kite down when the wind is passes passive without out its force. Children will pay attention to the wind pattern that is needed for a kite to rise and fly in the air. Therefore, they are active learners and they pay attention to what is happening in the course of flying a kite. Come join Enzo having fun flying a kite. The objective of the story is naturally to inspire outdoor play activities in young children. In this picture book, Enzo is having a good time. He is delighted to have his cousins Sophie and Emma visit him on his birthday and join him flying a kite! The cousins are experiencing the power of the wind and how challenging and fun it is flying a kite. The young child will also embrace and enjoy such experience with joy. The story is whimsical! The story is about the fun and joyful fun time. Learning occurs when children are involved. Playing is cognitively stimulating and it is imperative and necessary for the healthy growth and development of children. Enzo entices and invites the reader into joining him and his cousins, sharing with them the fun of flying a kite. The witty presentation of this story is to evoke the sense of playing along with learning while having fun. Enzo is actively involved. Sophie and Emma are also absorbed in having fun while they are flying their kites and challenging the force of the wind. It gives them great satisfaction knowing that they are participants. Play is fun! Exploring is joy for young children. Play time gives children the opportunity to learn about their strengths and their awareness of the interaction process. In the course of play children learn about themselves and their environment around them. Preparing the environment for the child is the very notion of giving that child the opportunity to learn about one's self; that in it self, is the learning process! Also as they play, children will learn to get along with others. The notion of play is evident and the feel of belonging and the satisfaction that comes from their play time together is clearly expressed. The story is informative and educational. Children will naturally relate to the story. The information is drawn and presented based on concrete knowledge and learning processes. Children learn while observing how things happen. They learn in a concrete and tangible ways. It is part of the child's nature to be inquisitive and observant. Play incorporates the very element of utilizing both the mental and physical ability. Children are the bright future and the hope of human kind.