FOAK: Books for (bright) 7-yr-old
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From: Derek Turner on 20 Jun 2010 14:43 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
From: doetnietcomputeren on 20 Jun 2010 14:44 On 2010-06-20 20:43:50 +0200, Derek Turner <frderek(a)cesmail.net> said: > 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? IANASTNYOB, but try the Cherub series by Robert Muchamore. Maybe Elly will pop up and confirm if it's the right age group or not.... -- Dnc
From: Andy Bonwick on 20 Jun 2010 14:48 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 :) > Any of the Biggles books. They taught me that it's cool to be invincible and that Germans are the enemy. They also made me think that killing animals was perfectly acceptable as long as you did it with a clean shot and that black people are here to serve.
From: antonye on 20 Jun 2010 15:03 Andy Bonwick wrote: > > Any of the Biggles books. They taught me that it's cool to be > invincible and that Germans are the enemy. They also made me think > that killing animals was perfectly acceptable as long as you did it > with a clean shot and that black people are here to serve. Ken, is that you? -- Antony
From: wessie on 20 Jun 2010 15:04
Derek Turner <frderek(a)cesmail.net> wrote in news:8875r5Fn1uU1(a)mid.individual.net: > 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 :) > At that age I was given a relatively free hand with a library card. I read some fiction but I was more interested in non-fiction. I suggest your friend takes both children to the library frequently as the one that is less interested in books at the moment may be able to discover their niche. 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. Reading is a very personal thing. Both children need to be encouraged to read but to develop their own interests. |