Not only is this an engaging story with beautiful illustrations, but it is also a great way to introduce kids to a range of STEM activities in a fun and accessible way.
SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun is an engaging book that balances both story and interactive STEM activities.
The story is engaging with three main characters who are inquisitive and resourceful. I also liked the fact that different ethnicities were represented. The magical elements in the story are sure to capture children’s imaginations; I loved the transformations that the characters went through when they travelled to Questland.
The unique aspect of this book is the interactive nature. Each chapter has an activity that corresponds to the task the characters have to complete, akin to a video game. There is an excellent range of activities so there is no risk of it feeling repetitive and the use of stickers is a great way to make the reading experience more interact and suit kinaesthetic learners.
The book is also illustrated beautifully; the pages are colourful and bright, and the illustrations are clean and compliment the adventure story well.
Finally, to support teachers/parents/adults, there is a guide at the front of the book and at the back: answers and a glossary of STEM skills. These are thoughtful and useful additions that I think are an essential if children are going to get the most out of this book and others like it.
Super fun puzzle and challenge book with a story.
This book was amazing. It is a story about three children who have to stop the King stealing the sun. But every page has different challenges to complete and games to play with stickers. The games are fun puzzles and it was good to solve them and I felt like I was on the mission and helping the children too. My favourite bit was quest 5, putting the instructions in order.
Children who feel stressed should play the games and it will stop them feeling stressed and cheer them up. Also children who don't like reading might find it fun to play games when they read. And children who like puzzle solving like I do will love this book.
Superhero superquesters try to solve super tricky challenges throughout this book, but they need your help! Use the stickers at the back of the book to track down Lord Grumble and save the day!
This is an interactive story with eight different quests throughout, which the reader needs to solve using various different stickers. Overall the three main characters are trying to find Lord Grumble, who has stolen the sun and plunged questland into darkness. I read this book with my eight year old son, so I'll start with his review first. He said that he enjoyed the story and the different challenges; however the challenges were probably made for someone who is 6 or 7. He didn't dislike any of the book and wouldn't make any changes to the story or concept. I love the idea behind the interactiveness of the book and I agree with my son, it's more for the 6/7 age range. I was wondering at first why there were so many stickers available at the back of the book, but in the end it was quite easy to peel off the ones you need to, so it could be used again and again. The only suggestion I would make is that the answers to all the quests are located at the back of the book before the stickers, so it's hard for a child to not look at the answers when getting a sticker to use in the quests!!!