Yes, that was why I made the umbrellabird craft with Sophie the other day. In fact, I have never heard of an umbrellabird until I read Sophie the "U" book from Alphatales some time ago. I think reading a good variety of literature (different genres) can expand children's vocabulary and build their general knowledge. Papa asked me once why I bought Sophie books on trains and trucks and I told him I prefer not to indulge her in ONLY what interesrs her. Everything should be done in moderation, I think.
I remember Faith (Pei Ee's daughter) was uttering "umbrella" during Sophie's birthday bash and I was so impressed. She was around Sophie's age now yet Sophie is still not ready to say words with more than one syllable... although she did say "no more" when we ran out of her favourite crackers.
In Now I'm Reading!: All About the ABCs by Nora Gaydos, "U" for umpire, uniform and unicorn, none of which are easy words for Sophie to understand. She thinks a unicorn is a horse drawn wrongly and the other two are words that contain connotations and a body of information. For instance, to understand "uniform", you need to know the concept of "clothes" and an "institution" or "team".
In the "U" book of Sunshine Phonics, "U" is for "up" and "under" among other words like "umbrella" and "underwear". Again, I have a bit of problem with teaching Sophie prepositions... although I could act out and direct her to the meaning of those words. Still, very tough to understand for her... How unfortunate!
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