{"id":5890,"date":"2012-01-29T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T18:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2012-02-04T00:22:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T17:22:43","slug":"stimulate-your-childs-interest-in-reading-biographies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/stimulate-your-childs-interest-in-reading-biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Stimulate Your Child&#8217;s Interest in Reading Biographies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n<address><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clevergirlscollective.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whocomics.jpeg?resize=175%2C175\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Thank you to who?Comics for sponsoring this post and encouraging my child to read biographies in comic book form! Please click <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id455194764&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>to learn more about the app. And follow<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/whocomics\" target=\"_blank\"> who? Comics on Twitter<\/a> for updates.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0\u00a0<\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While at a great <a href=\"http:\/\/clevergirlscollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clever Girls Collective<\/a> event, during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/13\/my-bountiful-days-at-blogher-2011-day-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">BlogHer &#8217;11<\/a> in August, I met with some folks from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podotree.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Podotree<\/a>. \u00a0Podotree\u00a0told me about a new app they were launching soon called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/clevergirlscollective.cloverpad.org\/EmailTracker\/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=tLaP9RASC0iLHfhtG0E0qdz5Jy90%2fYdmsiMp%2fdrqbANgONvTPHPS88%2f%2bq9xWwEqiHndRS1e0wDRxTiSFw4vis1N61Vup%2f9QTihTF2ZsLSTM%3d\" target=\"_blank\">Who?Comics<\/a>. \u00a0Who? Comics\u00a0is an iPad app that showcases biographies various influential leaders of today and yesterday but they do it in a unique way. \u00a0To capture kids&#8217; interest, they wrote all of the content in cartoon form. \u00a0As a child reads the speech bubbles from various characters in the biography, they can better visualize and understand the personality and emotions of the people involved.<\/p>\n<p>I knew this would be a perfect app for my 8-year-old daughter, who LOVES learning about famous people. Recently, when I was given the opportunity to review Who? Comics and I jumped at it. \u00a0I was pleased to see the biographies they have already compiled, namely:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey<a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/29\/stimulate-your-childs-interest-in-reading-biographies\/mzl-ovlpjbwi-480x480-75\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5895\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5895\" title=\"mzl.ovlpjbwi.480x480-75\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/mzl.ovlpjbwi.480x480-75.jpg?resize=360%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/mzl.ovlpjbwi.480x480-75.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/mzl.ovlpjbwi.480x480-75.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates<\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton<\/p>\n<p>Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p>J.K. Rowling<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama<\/p>\n<p>Warren Buffett<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Hawking<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>Jane Goodall<\/p>\n<p>Louis Braille<\/p>\n<p>Martin Luther King<\/p>\n<p>Walt Disney<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>and 14 more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a brief video that gives you a glimpse on what the biographies look like and how they work: <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tUofjWPm-PM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t wait to start reading some of the biographies with my daughter. \u00a0We learned that Bill Gates&#8217; mind was a sponge and as an elementary student and he read his entire encyclopedia set. \u00a0He could memorize verses from the bible, after reading them only once! \u00a0He had an appetite for learning. \u00a0When his parents\u00a0transferred\u00a0him to a new school he was like a fish out of water. \u00a0He didn&#8217;t fit the mold of the popular kids. \u00a0But he found like-minded kids who were fascinated by computers. \u00a0It was at this school that Bill met Paul Allen. \u00a0Together they embarked on an adventure to learn all they could about computers and programming. \u00a0Both Bill and Paul would stay up all night coding games to play on the computer and learning how to code. \u00a0Bill envisioned that one day they would start-up a software company together. \u00a0And they did.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/29\/stimulate-your-childs-interest-in-reading-biographies\/whocomics-ipad-6-400\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5904\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5904 aligncenter\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"WhoComics iPad (6)-400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-6-400.jpg?resize=240%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-6-400.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-6-400.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ee;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I have to say, seeing the funny cartoon expressions on the characters&#8217; faces and how they react to things really adds to the story. \u00a0I think back to the many other biographies we&#8217;ve read with no pictures and how dry they can get sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/29\/stimulate-your-childs-interest-in-reading-biographies\/whocomics-ipad-9-400\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5905\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5905\" title=\"WhoComics iPad (9)-400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-9-400.jpg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-9-400.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/WhoComics-iPad-9-400.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Two days later we read the J.K. Rowling biography. \u00a0My daughter is a BIG fan of Harry Potter, in fact, we all are. \u00a0She has read the first three books&#8230;two times! \u00a0To our\u00a0surprise, we learned that Rowling loved to spend time in the nearby church\u00a0cemetery. \u00a0It was quiet there and she found the\u00a0names on the tombstones so fascinating, some of which made it into her Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling&#8217;s mom passed her love for books onto her daughters. \u00a0J.K. Rowling couldn&#8217;t get enough of her books and she loved to write her own stories. \u00a0Her creative imagination was the impetus of many fun games she would invent for her sister and friends. \u00a0Rowling tried to take a traditional job route after school, but she&#8217;d often get distracted and begin writing stories. \u00a0She never lasted long at her jobs. \u00a0When she finally gave herself permission to write down her\u00a0encompassing\u00a0 thoughts about a wizard name Harry, she began to live. \u00a0Though her manuscript was turned down by numerous publishing companies, it only took one to say yes for her to realize her dream.<\/p>\n<p>What I loved best about both biographies is that they taught my daughter that often our life-long passions are discovered during childhood and it reminded me to really<\/p>\n<p>encourage my childrens&#8217; interest and support them early on. \u00a0I also liked how that the life dream that Bill Gates and J.K. Rowling had as a child came true as they grew into adulthood. \u00a0These stories are\u00a0teaching\u00a0important lessons to my children&#8230;and to me.<\/p>\n<p>The who? Comics app is available in the iTunes Store for $9.99 and includes two free biography comics &#8211; Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates. \u00a0Each additional book is $4.99 but you can buy collections (Activists, Politicians, Artists in sets of 6) for $9.99 each set.<\/p>\n<p>Right now Podotree is offering the opportunity to buy the 29 book comic series for only $29.99, which is a fantastic deal since buying each of these books separately would equal $149.99.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thank you again to who? Comics for sponsoring my post. Please click <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id455194764&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>to learn more about the app. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/whocomics\" target=\"_blank\">who? Comics<\/a>\u00a0for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WellConnectedMom.com read some comic biographies from the new who?Comics app in the iTunes Store from Podotree.  The biographies are presented in a fun and entertaining way, sure to appeal to both kids and adults.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,13,14,19,498],"tags":[1050,837,1051],"class_list":["post-5890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-dads","category-kids","category-moms","category-software","category-tablets","tag-biography-comics","tag-podotree","tag-whocomics","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/01\/mzl.ovlpjbwi.480x480-75.jpg?fit=360%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}