FOAK: Books for (bright) 7-yr-old
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From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 01:28 stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com wrote: > 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. Much the same response from me from a very similar age viewpoint - I hated Ransome, hated Enid Blyton - little prigs the lot of them. I really like Treasure Island, but that may have had more to do with the cover. The only books I remember enjoying at that age (I can remember the house I read them in) are Roald Dahl. Although asking a bunch of sociopath misfits who live out an existence on the internet is probably not the best demographic to ask for children's reading material. Particularly going by the number of Pratchett recommendations. -- Simon
From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 01:30 wessie wrote: > My lad, now 19, was 7 when the 1st Harry Potter book came out and began > reading them straight away. By the time he was 12 he was more > interested in reading about sport but still read HP when a new one came > out. Much the same as my daughter - except it was ballet not sport - not sure if she bothered with the last few HP books but really liked them at the 7-11 age. -- Simon
From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 01:31 doetnietcomputeren wrote: > Harry Potter is that old already? Blimey... First one released 1997. -- Simon
From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 01:32 Ben wrote: > Famous Five > Swallows & Amazons > Secret Seven > etc I recall absolutely loathing all of them. -- Simon
From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 01:35
zymurgy wrote: > Roald Dahl : I really, really enjoyed his stuff - I still have a frayed copy of The Great Glass Elevator that escaped a trip to the jumble. Thinking about it, he's the only author I can readily recall from that age. -- Simon |