BE PREPARED! The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything - Book Review and Giveaway

Book Overview:

For kids the world can be a confusing and frightening place and finding a hero to trust is often a daunting task. Perhaps nobody knows that better than Frankie MacDonald.

Frankie is an autistic man who’s spent his life learning everything there is to know about his #1 love: the weather. With the unique set of skills that autism has blessed him with, a digital camera, and YouTube, Frankie has become the world's most beloved amateur weatherman with 99% accuracy in his predictions. He's become so popular and loved that his videos have received more than 10 million views on YouTube to date and he's racked up hundreds of thousands of subscribers who eagerly await each new video.

His book is BE PREPARED! The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything and it's packed with delightful lessons and imagery for inquisitive young ones eager to learn about the weather. It is also part autobiography, part field-guide: peppered throughout are the heroic lessons Frankie has learned about how to rise above the challenges of bullies, skeptics, and the everyday world around us. In reading through this captivating new book, children and parents will quickly discover that everybody – no matter what their shape or size or unique life challenge – can rise above and “be prepared!”

My Review:

It wasn't until receiving this book that I discovered who Frankie MacDonald is.  Since then, I've checked out a few of his YouTube videos.  An autistic adult with a passion for weather, Frankie has quite the following.  He may lack development in some parts of life, but that doesn't stop him from being expressive and using his God-given talents.  Frankie taught himself to read weather models and patterns, and can accurately predict the weather a lot of times.  

In his book, BE PREPARED!  readers learn the story of Frankie MacDonald and his life living with autism.  Pictures of him growing up are included.  Lots of information is given not only on him, but also how the autistic brain works.  I found it to be very informative and interesting.  That's just part of the book.

Another part of the book talks about weather.  For instance, readers learn why there's seasons and which places in the world have the coldest weather.  As if that wasn't enough, readers also learn about bullies and gaming.  I know it sounds like this book jumps from one place to another, but that's not the case.  Everything ties together nicely.  I love how this book reflects on the life of someone with autism, discusses bullying, talks about the weather, and so much more.  Frankie MacDonald is quite the guy!

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