My two children love to read, and we have many DK non-fiction books on animals and other topics. I managed to get 8 McDonald’s non-fiction books for children. The first set of animal books is for children aged 3 – 5 years. The second set of non-fiction topics such as space and human body is for children aged 7 – 9 years.
El had actually read the first book on pandas as my husband went to buy a Happy Meal for him. Instead of toys, they are giving out books. This is a great idea as I think we should encourage more children to read.
The books are thin and small, so they are very handy to bring them around.
Gar even read them while waiting for El to get his hair cut.
The first book is on pandas. He started by looking at the pictures. It was so interesting to find out that baby pandas are white with black ears when they are born. A few weeks later, their limbs become black.
The book had little flaps that you could open and reveal more information.
When I had a little more time at home, I read the another book about elephants to him. It traces the life of a baby elephant. Gar had many questions about why the baby elephant could not stand immediately. I shared with him how babies take nine months or more to walk, while the baby elephant could walk hours after being born.
Gar hates being dirty, so he was quite surprised to find out that elephants cover themselves in mud to keep themselves cool. He asked why one of the elephants had a white head.
He also asked about the elephants who were swimming, and what their trunks were for. It was a great chance for us to discuss about animals.
Other books included penguins and butterflies.
El had read the book, Wow! Ancient History, on his own.
“Hey, do you know the word ‘philosophy’ means ‘love of wisdom’?” he asked.
I used the quiz at the back of the book to see how much he had recalled.
What were the first prehistoric tools made out of?
- Stone, bone and wood
- Wood, plastic, and copper
- Ice, bone and mud
He thought for a while and finally said, ‘a: stone, bone and wood’. That was right.
I asked him something that was mentioned in the book.
“What is silk made from?”
Without skipping a beat, he said, “cobwebs!”
The family burst into laughter.
There are many other books with colourful pages. These books are a great way to introduce these topics to primary school students. I had even learnt a number of things from the books. There are occasion quizzes with answers at the back.
These set of books could definitely last us for some time. My children really enjoyed reading them.
You could get the different sets of books in the month of September. They will be available from 11am on every Thursday, while stocks last. The schedule is as follows:
Week 1: 3 Sep – 9 Sep
1. Watch me grow! Panda
2. WOW! HUMAN BODY
Week 2: 10 Sep – 16 Sep
1. Watch me grow! Butterfly
2. WOW! ART AND CULTURE
Week 3: 17 Sep – 23 Sep
1. Watch me grow! Elephant
2. WOW! ANCIENT HISTORY
Week 4: 24 Sep – 30 Sep
1. Watch me grow! Penguin
2. WOW! SPACE
There will also be art and craft, and fun reading at the following McDonald’s restaurants from 10am to 12pm, subject to changes.
12 Sep – West Coast Park
13 Sep – Jurong Central Park
19 Sep – Bishan Park
20 Sep – Ang Mo Kio Park
26 Sep – Kallang
27 Sep – Ridout Tea Garden
Go get the whole sets now.
Note: I have received the two sets of books from McDonald’s for this review.
Wow! I love their idea of giving books instead of toys. Can’t wait to get my baby brother one. I’m sure he’ll love it. 🙂
This is nice! Mcdonald’s should continue this all over the world. Children will enjoy learning more.
Yes, books are great for children.
We love happy meal. I’ll check McDo here in PH and I hope we have the same promo because I like those books for my son.
I hope so too!
Books are a good option for Happy Meal giveaways. Are those available in the Philippines?
Not at the moment.
The DK non-fic books look great. I want to get a collection of that 8 happy meal books from McDo. Hope there are available here in our place.
Cool! I can’t believe these are all from McDonald’s. I wasn’t just aware that they cater to books and stuff.
Bird park 🙂 I remember loving it more than the zoo as a child but with our zoo doing such a great job now, it’s losing its presence slowly. Went for a visit this year and enjoyed the penguin showcase!
I’m waiting for these here. My son loves to read now and these books will surely interest him. McDonald’s is love, always!
I hope we have these books here!
JBP is very near to my house and we love the new waterplay area! No longer need to travel very far for it now ♡
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This is a cool idea. I hope this is available in the Philippines. I always see toys being given away.
This books looks great for kids. I hope McDonald PH brings it here.
Those books are good.. much better idea than the regular toys that they give out. 🙂 Have yet to see them personally but they certainly make good additions to the Happy Meal
I want this. I love reading and I want to impart the same habit with my son too. I hope this is available in the PHilippines.
My son loves collecting happy meal toys also. This one is a nice collection
awwww…i hope we have it here as well. all kiddie meals should have this rather than toys that always end up in the trash bin 😛
McDo has books now? I didn’t know! this is a great idea! 🙂
I didn’t know about this, this is fantastic for my kiddies! Thanks for sharing will check it out if its available.
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Oh my! I hope I catch this at McDO… I better check it out. 🙂
Happy meals! With matching educational books! This is very great for children. And that’s is the reason why I love Mcdo. They always go for the heart (lol) especially their commercials. <3