Reviewed by Maria Victoria Beltran for Readers' Favorite

Curious Isabella: Embracing A Challenge With Art And Science by Jeanne Holmberg is an educational children's book that makes learning easy for children. Ten-year-old Isabella loves to take pictures of everything, like her mom, her brother, flowers in the garden, her dog Nibbles, and her neighbor's cat Loki. While sharing her photos in class, her teacher, Miss Lucy, encourages her to add something new and different to her collection. Thinking about her teacher's challenge, she takes a picture of the blotches in a tree. Curious about the blotches, she tries to find out what they are and learns that they are lichens. She earns a ribbon from Miss Lucy as a photographer and scientist by sharing her photos in school and explaining about lichens. The book's second part is about educational activities that children should find enjoyable and exciting.

Jeanne Holmberg's Curious Isabella: Embracing A Challenge With Art And Science is a beautifully laid out and cheerful book. It reminds readers that learning about new things is fun. Curious Isabella is a brilliant reading choice for your child's first day of school or for a parent trying to get their child ready to start a new school year. The book's first part should catch your child's attention because Isabella is an interesting and relatable character. The words and visual activities that follow are equally motivating. Children can increase their vocabulary by having fun with the activities. For parents with children of any reading level, this book should inspire curiosity and a love of learning in children. Highly recommended!