4 out of 4 stars
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A Short Story About Giants by Richard Crowe is a great recounting of a conversation between a grandfather and his grandson. This is a story not only about making a connection with your loved ones, but also showing them that history can be found in more than just history books. The grandfather’s goal is to keep his grandson, Cody, interested in learning something new all the time. In the past, it was common for families to sit around and tell the history of the family to the younger kids. To me, it is a lost art form and our children are missing out on the history of their own families.
I remember learning just the basic story of David and Goliath. The way this grandfather related the story made such an impact on Cody, the grandson, that he will remember it for the rest of his life. It also sparked his interest in learning more about giants. His grandfather is savvy enough to use this chance to teach Cody parts of the Bible and an ongoing history that we rarely pay attention too.
Cody’s interest was not the only one that was piqued during this brief history on giants. I found myself doing a lot of research after I finished reading it. I found it interesting that there were rarely any women giants. I guess that would explain, partially, why their height went from 14 ft down to 7-8 ft. There is also a potential explanation on why there are very few giants now.
This short story is only about 13 pages long, but it packs a powerful punch. There is even room to throw in a bit of a love story in the telling. This is not a book that will be easily forgotten, and I look forward to reading it to my grandchildren to see what kind of questions it may spark from them. I love reading about history that really has nothing to do with wars. Now days, it seems like that is all we learn about history. We do not realize that history is made every day that we live, or that our grandchildren will learn this history when they are in school.
I give this book 4 out of 4 stars. I wish we would all would find a way to teach our children a little history every day. I do not mean the history that is taught at schools, but the history that is just a tad bit different. The history that actually makes you want to learn more about it. This grandfather found a way to inspire Cody to take an interest and ask more questions. If we make history interesting, we would want to learn it more, and learn from it better.
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A Short Story about Giants
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