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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 The hero of Micro Polo Jan 10, 2011
By John Eugene
The hero of Micro Polo is a plucky little crawdad who turns up waving a claw along a path of a golf course. As the story develops, it turns into a touching account of friendship between the crawdad and the boy who finds him there. The boy finally considers him a true buddy. Most striking about the book are the stunning photos of Micro Polo in action. The author has managed to show Micro Polo expressing various human emotions and performing actions you wouldn't expect a crawdad to do. Other creatures get a remarkable showing too: birds, spiders, snails, slugs and worms. There's an amusing dialogue between two snails and marvelous photos of birds. All in all, this is a highly original story of a boy and a crawdad who become bosom buddies and manage to nudge the boy's grandma out of the doldrums. Gradually, you will become a buddy of Micro Polo too. The 2010 Kindle edition has been expanded. It is now a series of three titles in English, Spanish and Chinese. The series of three titles shows Micro Polo in various roles--adventurer, monster and acrobat. You can get them as a set or individually. I give it a rating of four stars.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Stream of conscious Oct 22, 2009
By W. Smith
"Willow Tree"
For a children's book, this constitutes a very unique story. It is told in 1st person narrative from the perspective of a grandson "Johnny"; along the lines of a daily journal. There are a number of subtexts occurring. It is apparent that the two primary human characters both have life issues to work out. The grandma has grown listless and bored, and her grandson is tasked with lifting her mood and getting her interested in her hobbies again. The title character is a crayfish.
What makes this a valuable read for children is that the narrative builds upon a "stream of consciousness" motif: something rarely seen in the children's genre. It is odd that the two characters can both find balance merely through the adoption of a simple crustacean.
I enjoyed the digital images and the manner in which they were manipulated. They are colorful, and easy on the eyes. This is a unique and thoughtful book to read to a young child, and should allow for much discussion during the read.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
It's a SHRIMP! No, it's a LOBSTER, what? It's a crawdad? Oct 12, 2009
By Emory
The book Micro Polo is a interesting children's book. I talks about a boy and his grandma finding a crawdad.The story continues wtih training of new tricks for the crawdad. The book is quite long, so it will keep the child busy. There is photography combined with photoshopping.With each turn of the page there is photo of a amazing photographer.
Real Pictures are in the book Jan 19, 2011
By Looper
Today there are a lot of cartoon books for kids, but this one is different, it uses the real pictures taken by the author. This is amazing for my kids. Meanwhile, the story is touching. It teach my kids something like bravery, love and friendship. I recommend people to have this book.
Saving this book for my little baby Jan 19, 2011
By DD's Mom
The first time I read this children's book is in my friend's home half a year ago before I have a baby.
The story is not only interesting but also meaningful. When I have a baby and looking for some books for her, I think of this book again. I bought one immediately although my baby is too little to read. She likes seeing the colorful pictures carefully with smile. When she is growing up, I am gonna read it again to her.
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