Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Glasses
Lori Haskins Houran · 2021
80/100
👍 Worth It
A NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book award winner that traces eyeglasses from ancient water-jar magnification to modern lenses in lively, child-friendly prose — with an author who's worn glasses since age six, which gives it real heart. John Joven's illustrations add visual energy throughout. The subject is narrow by design, but within that scope this is exactly what good nonfiction picture books should do.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance78
craft80
originality72
accuracy85
hype68
age-fit88
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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