FOAK: Books for (bright) 7-yr-old
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From: steve auvache on 20 Jun 2010 18:58 On 20 Jun 2010 18:43:50 GMT, Derek Turner <frderek(a)cesmail.net> wrote: >Someone on here will know. > >A friend of mine is in the process of adopting two children, one of whom >is seven and at the top of his class in reading. He loves to read but has >come from foster-parents with no books at all. Said friend has given him >Asterix the Gaul from his own childhood (which he loves) but he's getting >through them very quickly. What says the FOAK? is he too young yet for >Harry Potter? Narnia? What suggestions do those with 7-9 yr-old boys have? > >Being childless I'm at a loss :) The local lending library after a chat with the teachers.
From: Ofnuts on 20 Jun 2010 19:42 On 20/06/2010 22:58, Snowleopard wrote: > These were what I was reading, and The Hobbit, but it really is very > personal to the child - if he likes Asterix has he tried Tintin, for > example? What else has he enjoyed reading? > Asterix, and the Tintin: are you trying to morph him into a French, or worse, a french-spekaing Belgian? -- Bd. o.f.n.u.t.s(a)la.poste.net (drop dots except last) TDM900/UKRMMA#2
From: stephen.packer on 20 Jun 2010 19:46 <crn(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com> wrote: > Derek Turner <frderek(a)cesmail.net> wrote: > > Someone on here will know. > > > > A friend of mine is in the process of adopting two children, one of whom > > is seven and at the top of his class in reading. He loves to read but has > > come from foster-parents with no books at all. Said friend has given him > > Asterix the Gaul from his own childhood (which he loves) but he's getting > > through them very quickly. What says the FOAK? is he too young yet for > > Harry Potter? Narnia? What suggestions do those with 7-9 yr-old boys have? > > Arthur Ransome. If he's not ready yet he should be soon and they are a > cracking good read. I'm really not sure that Swallows and Amazons works now. It seemed a little dated (in retrospect) when I read it close to 40 years ago; and to be honest I don't think that 70-80 year old books will encourage a voracious reader.
From: Fr Jack on 20 Jun 2010 19:56 Snowleopard <wintersnowfox(a)gmail.lair.com> banged this out on the bongos: >These were what I was reading, and The Hobbit, but it really is very >personal to the child - if he likes Asterix has he tried Tintin, for >example? What else has he enjoyed reading? Could try Joe Bar... -- Fr. Jack K1100RS I hear you talking, but the words are kinda strange.
From: Kevin Gleeson on 20 Jun 2010 23:08
On 20 Jun 2010 18:43:50 GMT, Derek Turner <frderek(a)cesmail.net> wrote: >Someone on here will know. > >A friend of mine is in the process of adopting two children, one of whom >is seven and at the top of his class in reading. He loves to read but has >come from foster-parents with no books at all. Said friend has given him >Asterix the Gaul from his own childhood (which he loves) but he's getting >through them very quickly. What says the FOAK? is he too young yet for >Harry Potter? Narnia? What suggestions do those with 7-9 yr-old boys have? > >Being childless I'm at a loss :) > >tia > >Derek Search for Sue Hines. An award winning Australian author and good friend of mine. Plus a motorbike rider. Her books cross generations and while they are aimed at kids, they are still a damn fine read. -- Kev |