This is one of Hakim’s favourite books. He loves to read it again and again since he was 4 years old. I think the right words (for him at 4 years old) is not ‘read’ but ‘analyse it’ and try to understand most of his favourite insect; bugs, butterfly and spiders! Its small, light, and handy just suit in his small palm and it’s also come with colourful pictures.
Apart from its ‘cute’ size, the most interesting about this book is on the experiment that so easy for the children at his age to understand. Believe it or not, at age of 5, Hakim successfully raise up 0.5 cm caterpillars (about 1 day old) until it’s fully transform to the beautiful butterflies. It is not only 1 but almost 10 caterpillars at 1 time.
I still remember when we’re visiting Melaka Butterfly Park (which is only 2km from our house), he manage to explain in details to the trainee (from one of the well-known university) on the life cycle of the butterfly. He feeds the caterpillars with the leaf collected from the same tree he found the eggs and he also runs another experiment to them. At the end of the day, he (we actually) learned that, those caterpillar will not eat leafs from other tree. It is all stated in the small books.
It is amazing to learn that the pocket size encyclopaedia could inspire a small boy to do BIG thing. Frankly I’m 34 (at that time) but it was the first time for me to see this real transformation, compared to Hakim who experienced it at the age of 5.
Readers, if you have children, it is worth it!
NFK
19/11/2015
Apart from its ‘cute’ size, the most interesting about this book is on the experiment that so easy for the children at his age to understand. Believe it or not, at age of 5, Hakim successfully raise up 0.5 cm caterpillars (about 1 day old) until it’s fully transform to the beautiful butterflies. It is not only 1 but almost 10 caterpillars at 1 time.
I still remember when we’re visiting Melaka Butterfly Park (which is only 2km from our house), he manage to explain in details to the trainee (from one of the well-known university) on the life cycle of the butterfly. He feeds the caterpillars with the leaf collected from the same tree he found the eggs and he also runs another experiment to them. At the end of the day, he (we actually) learned that, those caterpillar will not eat leafs from other tree. It is all stated in the small books.
It is amazing to learn that the pocket size encyclopaedia could inspire a small boy to do BIG thing. Frankly I’m 34 (at that time) but it was the first time for me to see this real transformation, compared to Hakim who experienced it at the age of 5.
Readers, if you have children, it is worth it!
NFK
19/11/2015