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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Rick Riordan | 2005 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
7.5 (8 Ratings)
Book Rating
I love this book!! So much excitement and adventure, it had me continually wanting to read more. Highly reccomend reading this before watching the film. (0 more)
Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief review
This book is such an amazing, attention gripping story about the adventure of half blood Percy Jackson. The link between the real world and the fantasy world of Greek mythology makes this novel stand out amongst others, it makes the whole plot of the story much more exciting as well as being educational about Greek beliefs in mythology.
  
Nintendo Selects: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Nintendo Selects: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Simulation
Great for all ages
Everyone in my house loves this game from my 3 yr old son to my 35 yr old husband. There was even a study on how it's good for someone with depression and anxiety because of the socializing you do with the characters and the pace of the game. Fishing, bugs, fossils, and artwork make it educational and add in the occasional character who needs help with his countries rounds out the learning. Also, you can help your neighbors, create your own landscaping, and even design your own shirts! Plenty to do and events to participate in.
  
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Aurora (9 KP) rated Dynasties in TV

Nov 12, 2018  
Dynasties
Dynasties
2018 | Documentary
Cinematography (4 more)
David Attenborough
Storyline
Educational
Conservation-Minded
Amazing from the Start
From the very first episode starring a chimpanzee named David, this show has been another BBC and Attenborough gem. The entire story is shot beautifully by an experienced camera crew who spends years with the animals. Each episode focuses on a different family group in a different part of the world, giving viewers a glimpse into the group's inner-workings. No hardship or heartbreak is omitted, creating an emotional journey each episode. Each episode ends with a look into the real issues surrounding the conservation of the star species.
  
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986)
1986 | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Star Trek (1 more)
Time Travel
Returning home the Enterprise crew find Earth under attack from a probe transmitting a strange signal. Discovering what the signal is, the crew now on board a Klingon Bird of Prey, after the Enterprise was destroyed in the last movie, must travel back in time in order to save Earth. Back in 1980's America, they must acquire some Humpbacked whales and repower the ship, to return back, to their own time. The movie has some comical elements as well as some educational, it's a fun story that is not only entertaining, but also opens your eyes to some very real subjects of the modern world.
  
Patrick Turns His Play Into Pay
Patrick Turns His Play Into Pay
Shani Muhammad | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Patrick turn his play into pay is really a good book for children. Did you ever know that what you enjoy the most could become a business of some sort. Patrick show this though this baking and learning to cook with his grandmother.

Patrick does what all children do when something breaks. Once he hears that his parents can not help. He get the idea about backing or what learned when he was young and visiting his grandmother.

His friend helps with a sign for this business. It a sweet. The pictures tell the story. I like the pictures and they are done well. There educational in the book as well.
  
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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Doctor Who in TV

Oct 28, 2019  
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Stories (3 more)
Educational
Casting
Imagination
Some Casting Choices (1 more)
Can rely too much on nostalgia
All round fun, from the newest to the oldest bubblewrap monsters!
Doctor Who will always be my favourite show of all time, but it has had its ups and downs, just like every show.

The original run of Doctor Who from 1963-1989 was 95% brilliant, an almost constant flow of imagination from some incredibly talents writers. From the more you educational episodes of the first two series to the somewhat difficult days of the late 80s, fun was always there, but at the same time teaching morality and kindness. The show also created some of the most notorious villains in science fiction history, with such enemies as the Daleks, the Cybermen and not forgetting one of the greatest nemesis of all time, The Master! The older stories, family fun for all!

Then in 2005 after a 16 year hiatus it returned to a new audience and its original audience. With shorter stories and fewer episodes, the show continues to attract fans worldwide and keep (most of) the original fans happy.

The only real downsides I can think of are some poor writing in Season 22 and 24 of the original run, and 8 and 11 of the new run, and a few poor casting choices, mainly being Bonnie Langford in the original run, and Tosin Cole in the most recent series, but plenty of other perfect casting choices to make up for it!
  
Affirmative Murder
Affirmative Murder
News & Politics, Society & Culture, TV & Film
10
6.8 (5 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Little known true crime (4 more)
Good vibes
Funny bants
Minority allies
Taking on difficult topics
F***ed Up S**t
Long-time friends Alvin and Fran talk about the true crime you probably haven't heard of, because most podcasts cover the white male serial killers and not the minority serial killers covered in Affirmative Murder. Sprinkled with adult language, mood lightening occasional humour, and conversations about difficult topics, these two manage to be irreverent, informative, intelligent, and enlightening.
They don't mind if you look sideways at them when you pass them on the street, as long as you look at everyone else with suspicion too.
Welcome to the most educational fact-free zone you ever entered. ♥️
  
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Andrea D (21 KP) rated Sex Education in TV

Jan 31, 2019  
Sex Education
Sex Education
2019 | Comedy, Drama
Excellent educational but still entertaining watch.
I really enjoyed Netflixes new offering of Sex Education it's something I can see appealing to a wide variety of ages, it gets across the issues in relationships and sex without making teenagers cringe and without making {this 30 year old) roll their eyes too. I laughed, I cried, I learnt new things and I would highly recommend it to young teenagers as it does come across very sensible with the world of sex without sort of turning them away as it puts it across in a very entertaining manner.

The only reason it got 9 out of 10 and not 10 is because the series finale upset and I'm stubborn.
  
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Charley (64 KP) Jan 31, 2019

My and my other half struggled with that too. It's very confusing. It's as if they couldn't make their mind up so just did a bit of everything haha.

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Andrea D (21 KP) Jan 31, 2019

Apparently the director was hugely influenced by John Hughes films like the breakfast club and wanted to get that feeling across hence the 80's feel. It was also designed to have appeal both here and in the USA but was set in the UK.

Pretty confusing though I do agree!

The Signalman
The Signalman
Charles Dickens | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I've never read a Dicken's novel before, I always felt like I would come out of them dumbfounded... his writing seems too intellectual and educational for my little brain. But, this is just a ghost story, so it was easy enough to get on with!

Yes, I enjoyed this, but it wasn't my favourite short story. A classic old school ghost story, but it could have been so much creepier than it was, so that let me down. There is a slight pang of shock at the tail end of this short, but it's nothing to write home about.

What's most interesting, to me, about this book, is the fact that it's been pulled out of a personal tragedy of Dicken's.
  
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree
Ray Bradbury | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
7
6.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
I grew up on the movie and I always loved it so much so when I finally got around to reading the book my hopes were really high and while the two are pretty much the exact same except certain characters changing and the group not being as big the changes were minimal but I still just loved the movie more. Shocking trust me I know. The movie which is animated is just so full of color and life and wad always just so much fun to watch that it kind of hid the fact that the story is actually incredibly educational. But for me the book just didn't get to that level and did feel a little more along the lines like a history lesson.