You Talking to Me?

Ham, Catherine (2017) You Talking to Me?: Discover the World of Words, Codes, Emojis, Signs, Slang, Smoke Signals, Barks, Babbles, Growls, Gestures, Hieroglyphics & More. MoonDance Press. Picture. 

96 pages. Grades 3-7. ISBN: 1633221555

This book is about communication. It addresses different forms of communication from the change of languages, loss of language, types of written languages, unspoken forms of communication, cultural norms, animal communication, and many other forms. The sections transition well, from one topic to the next. It does not go into depth about any specific form of communication. 

This book had illustrations that related to the topic appropriately. The content 5-7 grades would relate to this age group especially since they are exposed to more forms of communication and cultures. The content flowed really well to the next topic. Although, some of the content may not be completely correct or biased. Some choices of what goes into certain forms of communication and what does not, maybe place inappropriately. It does not seem intentional, but knowing some information on a few forms and that they were presented incorrectly causes an unsettling feeling. Overall this book would be a good introduction to forms of communication but not the main source of knowledge.