Our Marvelous Memory
Reviewed By Grasshopper2 December 19, 2025
Author Helena Harastova, illustrated by Dita Vopradova
Distributor: New South Books
ISBN: 9788000074511
Publisher: Albatros Press
Release Date: 1 December 2025
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The format of Our Marvellous Memory makes it easy to access for children of all ages. The large size and sturdy pages mean it can be read many times.
Memory is “An inner store of information about who you are.” This includes all that you know and have learned and experienced and even things you have forgotten. This means that your memory will affect your thinking and behaviour. The interesting facts that follow are accompanied by illustrations to clarify each point.
We learn that dogs, plants and jellyfish all have memories. Stored in the brain, when recalled, memories can have pieces missing. The author mentions how memories are encoded, processed conserved and evoked. There are different kinds of memories, short term, long term, visual memory, and echoic memory.
The brain remembers best, repetition, unusual things and things that relate to powerful emotions. The brain is still largely unexplored, and the author suggests that children reading this book may wish to learn more. She gives suggestions for books to read.
There is a table of contents at the back and information about the author. Words such as Amygdala are explained.
Our Marvellous Memory is a marvellous, informative book, set out in such a way that children will be encouraged to browse and reread the pages.