This is a review for the book Life Log: Track Your Life with Infographic Activities by Lea Redmond illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi in exchange for a copy of this book.
I love finding interactive books we can use in Homeschool that would work for more than one class. Which is what Life Log: Track Your Life with Infographic Activities which can be used in Art Class, Reading and Creative Writing as the book is all about ourselves.
Using the book gives me a chance to get to know David and Charlie better while sharing parts of myself they might not have known about. I love how there is a space on the front of the book for our names so we can keep the books to look through in years to come and always know which book belonged to who.
The book suggests using colored pencils which are Charlie and David’s pick when drawing or coloring. While I prefer crayons and have been using the Twisted Crayons and will even use them in my book because I like to be different. How about you?
There are even lessons for math inside this book and words we can use for Spelling and Vocabulary. I love how at the top of the pages it tells how long that activity should take. They suggest turning down pages, so we know where you or use multiple bookmarkers.
`I love how they use candy and foods in the book allowing us to sample new foods which would be perfect for Charlie’s Home Economics Cooking Class although since the book calls for Jellybeans and none of us like them, I might use a bunch of different candies representing the colors on the graph making this activity a one-of-a-kind project for our family.
I love how Life Log: Track Your Life with Infographic Activities by Lea Redmond can last an entire year and not only be used for school but in our personal lives as well. This is the perfect book for parents and grandparents to do with children.
Collect data from your everyday activities and learn to recognize the extraordinary patterns all around you!
Can you remember all your dreams? Can you predict how long it will take you to spot 250 smiles? Personalize these colorful and quirky diagrams, charts, and graphs as you keep track of the most curious and remarkable elements of your everyday life. Not only a robust and hands-on tutorial on infographics, but this activity book also invites you to be present, to notice, and to reflect upon the vast world around you—and inside of you—inevitably leading to new insights. Log your own unique, one-of-a-kind life, and add the extra to the ordinary!
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Lea Redmond is the author of MANY books—and her Letters to My . . . series alone has sold more than 3 million copies!
MINDFULNESS: As kids work their way through the journal, the infographics become beautiful, meaningful works of art. Along the way, users are inspired to become better observers, to delight in the rich data of their lives, and to mindfully reflect upon the patterns they discover.
EDUCATIONAL APPEAL: Graphs, infographics, maps, and other visual ways of representing data are included on standardized tests, and educators need new and engaging ways to teach this content. This journal will get kids writing, drawing, expressing their emotions—and enjoying it, no less!
JOURNALING & ACTIVITY FUN: It’s perfect for fans of Wreck This Journal, How to Be an Explorer of the World, and The Pocket Scavenger!
PERSONALIZABLE: Users can personalize the front cover by writing in their names as the coauthors—after all, they provide all the interesting bits! Then, when they begin a new activity, they can color the corresponding flower petal containing the name of that activity, tracking journalers’ progress. It’s a visual—and interactive—table of contents!
Perfect for:
• Tech- or data-obsessed parents, educators, and kids
• Anyone looking for new ways of thinking about mindfulness
• Anyone looking for smart and fun STEAM content
• Children interested in science or observation
• Educators looking for new ways to teach about infographics, facts, and other related ideas
• Fans of journaling formats, such as Wreck This Journal, How to Be an Explorer of the World, and The Pocket Scavenger
About Lea Redmond
Lea Redmond is a collector of curious objects and a maker of unusual experiences. She is always looking for the poem hiding inside things: a saltshaker, a clothes tag, a hand gesture, a cloud. Lea is infinitely intrigued by the way experiences can slip from the ordinary to the extraordinary and she designs things that hold this possibility. Leafcutter Designs, her creative studio in Oakland, CA, makes the world more playful and peaceful one little experience at a time. Visit Lea’s world at
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
