mauimoods
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posted on October 17, 2000 07:36:35 PM new
Thinking of these books, and visualizing the thread starters eldest child, I think he would love the Hardy boys. Im thinking the youngest would like Tailchasers Song, because I believe that is just fantastical enough to appeal to him (from what I remember when I met them, anyway). They are good kids. And smart, too. So anything "baby-fied" (speaking in the eldest's terms as if I could acutally hear him) would be a turn off. And make him indignant, to boot
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jenado
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posted on October 17, 2000 08:00:18 PM new
Ah WOW am I reliving my childhood here! Thanks y'all YES I agree the entire Wizard of Oz books.. one of my favorites was the Patchwork Girl of Oz; all the horse books by Marguerite Henry.. Misty of Chincoteage et al; and was it Beverly Cleary who did ooooohhh.. Motorcycle Ralph was it, and that whole genre of well written funny books? Gee, rereading post and not sure if I've been much help or not 
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kiheicat
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posted on October 17, 2000 09:59:02 PM new
Maui LOL Tony can use the term 'humph' to an artform
p.s. good to talk to you again
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mauimoods
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posted on October 17, 2000 10:10:05 PM new
Im sure he does have it down to an art form...he learned from the queen of "humphs", dragon lady herself (Half of two, anyway)
Yes, it is good
edited to fix spellin'. THIS dragon lady is typo queen.
[ edited by mauimoods on Oct 17, 2000 10:11 PM ]
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MaLady
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posted on October 17, 2000 11:37:44 PM new
boysmommy3
My oldest son also didn't like to take the time to read. I found he enjoyed the small paper backs, "Choose your Own Endings". Whenever there is a decision to be made in the story (ie: it's raining, should you go into the barn or continue the bike race?) you went to a different part of the book with each different answer. The stories are short but he enjoyed re-reading each and trying the different plots.
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kiheicat
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posted on October 18, 2000 11:23:24 AM new
Ok, bragging time here
I had my parent-teacher conference with my 8 year old's teacher yesterday who showed me the results of one of those national tests that he took which I am proud to say place him in the top 15% of kids in his grade nationwide in reading skills! And he's the youngest in his class!
Beaming here...
Oh, one other thing that my kids and I have always done and still do, for those whose kids don't like to read, is we sit around and make up stories... in turn, kind of like the story threads here in RT, which we haven't seen in awhile (Meya hint hint, lol). So they've always had fun making up and continuing stories. My theory is that it engrosses them more in the books they read because as they read they are trying to think ahead to what happens next... makes it less of a chore. And we have some children's creative writing software that my older one likes to use to write with.
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snowyegret
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posted on October 18, 2000 12:09:07 PM new
Very Modern: Peter Pan! Can you tell I have girls?
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bunnicula
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posted on October 18, 2000 12:48:46 PM new
I am a bit puzzled as to why certain classic books are seen as "girls" stories. Peter Pan & The Wizard of Oz are *not* enjoyed only by girls. Boys like them, too.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 18, 2000 01:31:28 PM new
Just thought of a couple of exciting books--two boys get lost in the tundra and in the first book while they are lost they find an old Viking Grave---and in the second book --after they have been rescued--they go back to it to investigate.
Lost in the Barrens
Curse of the Viking Grave
both by Farley Mowat
He also wrote some other great children's books
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Never Cry Wolf (not just for kids--and very good)
The Black Joke
Owls in the Family
I just checked Half.com and there are some copies available there---most of his writings is adult non-fiction--but his kids books are great.
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tegan
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posted on October 18, 2000 02:04:18 PM new
Since I'm in the middle of my second childhood I ordered a copy of the first chapter book I ever read (also the first library book I ever checked out)
It is called "Blue Ribbons for Meg"
It is about a young girl during the days of westward expansion who was sent out west to live with her cousins on a cavalry post.
I remember how interested I was when I first read it. This girl was a city girl and afraid of just about everything she encountered.
I really related to this story.
Also she gets her own pony in the book. What 7 year old girl could resist that?
It's still a good read.
Did you ever think about searching out books you loved as a child to see if the held up to the test of time?
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doxdogy
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posted on October 18, 2000 04:01:03 PM new
I loved the Trixie Belden mysteries when I was a kid. It is great that your kids love to read. My husband's parents weren't readers and he hates to read. Me, my favorite activity on a Saturday is to curl up with a good book.
Theresa
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kiheicat
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posted on October 18, 2000 04:41:42 PM new
bunnicula, while I'm certain that some boys may like Peter Pan and Wizard of Oz, my boys give them the 'you gotto be kidding' look
But I'm just speaking for my boys, not all boys.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 18, 2000 07:43:02 PM new
The movie 'The Wizard of Oz' basically defined the whole series of books for everyone. Now everyone assumes that all the stories are about Dorothy whining her way through OZ.
The OZ books were as eagerly waited for by readers then as the Potter books are waited for now. It is a real treat to see someone start reading that series with skeptism and find out they have found a treasure.
Kiheicat---make sure you look into the Farley Mowat books--especially the first 2. The 2 boys in the adventure --one is white and one is First Nation
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kiheicat
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posted on October 18, 2000 08:07:44 PM new
Thanks Zazzie, I'll do that... going to get the Golden Compass too. I saw it on eBay and if I could just get IN to eBay I can do some more surfing.
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carat01
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posted on October 23, 2000 06:39:49 PM new
My now 13 yr old son used to take the encylopedia to be at night when he was in the first grade. Loved to read - some of the books he really got into were (some of repeats)
Boxcar series
Happy Hollisters
The Adventures of ... (Thornton Burgess)
any books that went into detail - castles, knights, etc.
Blanking on series - scary stories for kids (pretty tame good for 7-10 yo)
any of the classics - Captain Kid; etc - you can find nice hardcover reprints in the bargin book stores.
The upside down sideways series of books he also really enjoyed - anybody remember the author's name?
Grimms Fairy Tales
Folklore of different countries
I am blanking...
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kiheicat
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posted on October 24, 2000 10:30:31 AM new
Hey Zazzie, I just won 2 Farley Mowat books on eBay! The Never Cry Wolf one and A Whale for the Killing.
I have another bid on a set of 3 books that includes Philip Pullman's Golden Compass.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 24, 2000 03:54:24 PM new
A Whale for the Killing might be a tough one for kids to read--not in words but in content. It was originally written in the 70's and takes place in Newfoundland and is a true story.
from Amazon---"A PLEA TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER NOW...
When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a Newfoundland lagoon, conservationist Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was the
first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise.
They blasted the whale with rifle fire and hacked open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to
the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Ravaged by an infection resulting from her
massive wounds, the whale died."
And 'Never Cry Wolf' is true story too---Farley Mowat wrote it 30 years ago--so some of the attitudes of the book regarding wolves are not the same as now
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kiheicat
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posted on October 24, 2000 05:54:49 PM new
Ewww, well maybe I'll save the whale one until they're older...well it was a 2 book set anyway so I didn't lose any $
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xardon
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posted on October 24, 2000 06:24:52 PM new
My 7 yr old son recently discovered my old Tom Swift Jr. books. I only had a few but he read them all with enthusiasm. I've found the others on eBay and they're not too expensive.
They seem a bit dated to me, atomic robots and such, but he does seem to relish them. I don't suppose the bad science will prove too damaging.
I enjoyed most of all the questions and conversation after he had read them.
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shellsputer
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posted on October 24, 2000 07:27:44 PM new
OOOOOOOOOOH - OOOOOOOOOOOH !!!!!!! (raising hand and getting antsy in my chair)
Piers Anthony's XANTH series!!!!!!
A couple of weeks ago I won a lot of 18 of them on eBay, and have to get the rest soon. I read these before I had my 1st son, and now he's 11. I figured now is a good time to read them again, they are SSOOOOOOOOOOO much fun!!
When they get here, we are going to do a "reading hour" every night. Me and the boys with our cups of tea and pillows and blankets, reading about the land of XANTH.
I CAN"T WAIT!!
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kiheicat
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posted on October 24, 2000 08:49:45 PM new
LOL shellsputer.. and I also love spending a nice quiet evening with the kids with all three of us propped up on a stack of pillows with a good book. Gotto have my cappuccino in lieu of the tea tho (the kids get milk)
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