BOOKS THAT WILL MAKE BOYS WANT TO READ!
Parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians--we need a tool that guides us to the books that wil... read full description
Parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians--we need a tool that guides us to the books that wil... read full description
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Nov 09, 2008
Alice
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What Kathleen Odean means by the title of this book is that this is a selection of books that she thinks are great for boys. In other words, it doesn't include all books that boys might enjoy, for example, series fiction or books about Lego superheroes. In addition to containing books with "excellent prose, fully developed characters, and strong plots", the author chose to include books that help shape boys' values. For example, she chose books that model strong friendships between boy
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Feb 11, 2009
elissa
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This probably more like 3 1/2, but I'm being generous. I did use it, but not nearly as much as THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK. It was helpful when I was first starting to read chapter books with my sons, but since then, we haven't had any trouble finding good books to read together. I do like Odean's writing style, though, and agree with her on the majority of her choices.
Jun 02, 2009
Jennifer
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I guess I am not a total failure as a parent since my boys have read many of the books they had listed. There were some classics I thought were missing, like "Where the Red Fern Grows" & "Henry Huggins".
I think I am still going to stick to my plan of reading from the list of Newberry Award winners for next years curriculum.
I think I am still going to stick to my plan of reading from the list of Newberry Award winners for next years curriculum.
Aug 05, 2010
Amanda
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A good reference, although I didn't get too far into it. The information in the front about reluctant readers was interesting, although at the moment I don't have any problems with that (knock on wood that that continues).
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