books for boys
The White's
>I have 3 sons - 10 and 7 years old and 18 months. Iwas wondering
if
> anyone had suggestions of books they found thattheir sons enjoyed.<<<
I know, I'm late as usual, but wanted to offer some suggestions for reading
material for boys. Depending on what level they are reading for themselves,
some of the following are things my son loved to read himself:
Billy and Blaze books by C.W. Anderson
The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon and other Otto and Uncle Tooth Adventures by
Geoffrey Hayes (these are step into reading books for grades 2-3)
He liked other Step Into Reading books like The True Story of Balto
(Standiford) and Ice Mummy (Dubowski) but once he got the hang of reading we
moved into "real" books. He still prefers picture books to chapter books
(he's 8 1/2 and reading aprx 5th grade level on his own). When he was
younger he liked the Henry and Mudge books and Mr Putter and Tabby books.
If your sons likes King Arthur, as mine does, try Robert D. SanSouci's 4
picture books: Young Arthur, Young Lancelot, Young Guinivere and Young
Merlin. I can give you LOTS of suggestions on medieval/Celtic books if
that's what they like.
If they are nature buffs, try Jim Arnosky...he's got real easy books to
moderate books. Jane Yolen has some good picture books and chapter books.
Bruce Coville is very funny, my ds really liked Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
Hatcher. If they've not read Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey they should,
boys especially like these funny books. And don't forget James Howe
(Bunnicula, Howl-aday Inn, et al).
My son also loves books on tape and is able to "read" books intended for
older kids this way. We always have a book aloud going at home (right now
it's Lord of the Rings) but we spend ALOT of time in the car so he listens
to lots of good stuff on books on tape. Many of the books mentioned above
can be found in the books on tape section in your local library.
Please feel free to post off list if you'd like more ideas.
Cindy
A. Yates
Cindy!!!
Thanks!! Wow, there are some wonderful ideas here....
I'll be making lists and lists, and lists!!
I'm so glad you shared.
Ann
Thanks!! Wow, there are some wonderful ideas here....
I'll be making lists and lists, and lists!!
I'm so glad you shared.
Ann
Johanna
Robert Sansouci also has several books on variations of the Cinderella story
from different cultures, The Talking Eggs, a Creole version, Sootface, an
Ojibwa version, Cendrillion, a carribean version and Little Gold Star,
Spanish American.
Johanna
from different cultures, The Talking Eggs, a Creole version, Sootface, an
Ojibwa version, Cendrillion, a carribean version and Little Gold Star,
Spanish American.
Johanna
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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] books for boys
> >I have 3 sons - 10 and 7 years old and 18 months. I
> was wondering
> if
> > anyone had suggestions of books they found that
> their sons enjoyed.<<<
>
> I know, I'm late as usual, but wanted to offer some suggestions for
reading
> material for boys. Depending on what level they are reading for
themselves,
> some of the following are things my son loved to read himself:
> Billy and Blaze books by C.W. Anderson
> The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon and other Otto and Uncle Tooth Adventures
by
> Geoffrey Hayes (these are step into reading books for grades 2-3)
>
> He liked other Step Into Reading books like The True Story of Balto
> (Standiford) and Ice Mummy (Dubowski) but once he got the hang of reading
we
> moved into "real" books. He still prefers picture books to chapter books
> (he's 8 1/2 and reading aprx 5th grade level on his own). When he was
> younger he liked the Henry and Mudge books and Mr Putter and Tabby books.
>
> If your sons likes King Arthur, as mine does, try Robert D. SanSouci's 4
> picture books: Young Arthur, Young Lancelot, Young Guinivere and Young
> Merlin. I can give you LOTS of suggestions on medieval/Celtic books if
> that's what they like.
>
> If they are nature buffs, try Jim Arnosky...he's got real easy books to
> moderate books. Jane Yolen has some good picture books and chapter books.
> Bruce Coville is very funny, my ds really liked Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
> Hatcher. If they've not read Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey they
should,
> boys especially like these funny books. And don't forget James Howe
> (Bunnicula, Howl-aday Inn, et al).
>
> My son also loves books on tape and is able to "read" books intended for
> older kids this way. We always have a book aloud going at home (right now
> it's Lord of the Rings) but we spend ALOT of time in the car so he listens
> to lots of good stuff on books on tape. Many of the books mentioned above
> can be found in the books on tape section in your local library.
>
> Please feel free to post off list if you'd like more ideas.
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
>
>
>
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We just finished "Lady Daisy". A 9 year old boy finds a Victorian era
doll in his Grandmother's attic. She lets him keep it, but he has to
deal with his Dad and a boy at school giving him a hard time about it.
(The parts about school are only very small parts of the story.) The
doll talks, but of course, grownups can't hear it. An absolutely
wonderful story, that had me with tears in my eyes at the end.
Mary Ellen
March is National Nutrition Month
Did you eat your 5 today?
(fruits and vegetables, that is!)
doll in his Grandmother's attic. She lets him keep it, but he has to
deal with his Dad and a boy at school giving him a hard time about it.
(The parts about school are only very small parts of the story.) The
doll talks, but of course, grownups can't hear it. An absolutely
wonderful story, that had me with tears in my eyes at the end.
Mary Ellen
March is National Nutrition Month
Did you eat your 5 today?
(fruits and vegetables, that is!)
CraKar
Thanks Cindy,
These sound really GREAT! I'm impressed that your son is reading at a
5th grade level at 81/2! My son really struggles with reading. He has incredible
comprehension and enjoy a story when I read it to him but when he reads it
himself the mechanics of reading just make it not fun for him. He is definitely
a 3-d visual thinker and learner (right brain). We now have earphones and a
cassette player that he can listen to books on tape. I like the idea of playing
the books out loud. My biggest challenge is not to worry so much about the
reading stuff and just keep giving him the story (which he loves) by my reading
aloud or by books on tape. Anyway - thanks again Karen p.s- I think both my
sons will like captain underpants -just a hunch :)
The White's wrote:
These sound really GREAT! I'm impressed that your son is reading at a
5th grade level at 81/2! My son really struggles with reading. He has incredible
comprehension and enjoy a story when I read it to him but when he reads it
himself the mechanics of reading just make it not fun for him. He is definitely
a 3-d visual thinker and learner (right brain). We now have earphones and a
cassette player that he can listen to books on tape. I like the idea of playing
the books out loud. My biggest challenge is not to worry so much about the
reading stuff and just keep giving him the story (which he loves) by my reading
aloud or by books on tape. Anyway - thanks again Karen p.s- I think both my
sons will like captain underpants -just a hunch :)
The White's wrote:
> I know, I'm late as usual, but wanted to offer some suggestions for reading
> material for boys. Depending on what level they are reading for themselves,
> some of the following are things my son loved to read himself:
> Billy and Blaze books by C.W. Anderson
> The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon and other Otto and Uncle Tooth Adventures by
> Geoffrey Hayes (these are step into reading books for grades 2-3)
>
> He liked other Step Into Reading books like The True Story of Balto
> (Standiford) and Ice Mummy (Dubowski) but once he got the hang of reading we
> moved into "real" books. He still prefers picture books to chapter books
> (he's 8 1/2 and reading aprx 5th grade level on his own). When he was
> younger he liked the Henry and Mudge books and Mr Putter and Tabby books.
>
> If your sons likes King Arthur, as mine does, try Robert D. SanSouci's 4
> picture books: Young Arthur, Young Lancelot, Young Guinivere and Young
> Merlin. I can give you LOTS of suggestions on medieval/Celtic books if
> that's what they like.
>
> If they are nature buffs, try Jim Arnosky...he's got real easy books to
> moderate books. Jane Yolen has some good picture books and chapter books.
> Bruce Coville is very funny, my ds really liked Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
> Hatcher. If they've not read Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey they should,
> boys especially like these funny books. And don't forget James Howe
> (Bunnicula, Howl-aday Inn, et al).
>
> My son also loves books on tape and is able to "read" books intended for
> older kids this way. We always have a book aloud going at home (right now
> it's Lord of the Rings) but we spend ALOT of time in the car so he listens
> to lots of good stuff on books on tape. Many of the books mentioned above
> can be found in the books on tape section in your local library.
>
> Please feel free to post off list if you'd like more ideas.
>
> Cindy
>
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Thanks Mary Ellen, I'm excited about the book list I typed up as I was
receiving the book suggestions. I really am glad I found this list.
Karen
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We just finished "Lady Daisy". A 9 year old boy finds a Victorian era
doll in his Grandmother's attic. She lets him keep it, but he has to
deal with his Dad and a boy at school giving him a hard time about it.
(The parts about school are only very small parts of the story.) The
doll talks, but of course, grownups can't hear it. An absolutely
wonderful story, that had me with tears in my eyes at the end.Mary Ellen
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> aloud or by books on tape. Anyway - thanks again Karen p.s- I think both mymy son LOVED Captain Underpants, for 3 books. Then reading really clicked
> sons will like captain underpants -just a hunch :)
> The White's wrote:
>
for him and he took offon other things. When I saw that the 4th book was
in the library and asked him if he wanted it, he said, "Scatological humor
gets old after a while, Mom." ::snort:: He sounds SO much like his
father.
dhs
Bobbie
ok, I have to ask, cuz this sounds like a great story
for ds, cuz he loves dolls, but he can only handle so
much emotional-ness in his stories and movies. (he
cried in the movie "We're Back, A dinosaur story") Why
did it leave you with tears? Of joy? Or of the "the
gramma dies and he learns this huge lesson of love and
acceptance and has the doll to remember her by..."
sort of thing? Not that there's anything wrong with
the latter, but I know I can't start a book that ends
like that cuz my kids just lost their grampa who they
were very close to a year ago, but they still get sad
over it. You can email me privately to answer, so it
doesn't ruin the ending for the rest of the list. :)
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for ds, cuz he loves dolls, but he can only handle so
much emotional-ness in his stories and movies. (he
cried in the movie "We're Back, A dinosaur story") Why
did it leave you with tears? Of joy? Or of the "the
gramma dies and he learns this huge lesson of love and
acceptance and has the doll to remember her by..."
sort of thing? Not that there's anything wrong with
the latter, but I know I can't start a book that ends
like that cuz my kids just lost their grampa who they
were very close to a year ago, but they still get sad
over it. You can email me privately to answer, so it
doesn't ruin the ending for the rest of the list. :)
-Bobbie
--- megates@... wrote:
> We just finished "Lady Daisy". A 9 year old boy__________________________________________________
> finds a Victorian era
> doll in his Grandmother's attic. She lets him keep
> it, but he has to
> deal with his Dad and a boy at school giving him a
> hard time about it.
> (The parts about school are only very small parts of
> the story.) The
> doll talks, but of course, grownups can't hear it.
> An absolutely
> wonderful story, that had me with tears in my eyes
> at the end.
>
> Mary Ellen
> March is National Nutrition Month
> Did you eat your 5 today?
> (fruits and vegetables, that is!)
>
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Hi Bobbie,
I don't want to ruin it for you either! It was just such a sweet
sentimental twist at the end. My girls didn't cry. They just asked me
why I was crying.
Several times during the story the grandma said things about "when I'm in
my box", referring to after she died, and the boy, Ned, would ask her not
to talk about it. The doll didn't actually belong to the grandmother.
It was a house that had been in the family for generations, and the doll
had belonged to the grandma's husband's aunt, who had died at the age of
5 from scarlet fever or something. (Ned's great-aunt) Ned found the
doll while helping his grandma clean the attic and she said he could keep
it.
If you still want to know exactly what happened, let me know and I will
e-mail you off list about it.
Mary Ellen
I don't want to ruin it for you either! It was just such a sweet
sentimental twist at the end. My girls didn't cry. They just asked me
why I was crying.
Several times during the story the grandma said things about "when I'm in
my box", referring to after she died, and the boy, Ned, would ask her not
to talk about it. The doll didn't actually belong to the grandmother.
It was a house that had been in the family for generations, and the doll
had belonged to the grandma's husband's aunt, who had died at the age of
5 from scarlet fever or something. (Ned's great-aunt) Ned found the
doll while helping his grandma clean the attic and she said he could keep
it.
If you still want to know exactly what happened, let me know and I will
e-mail you off list about it.
Mary Ellen
Bobbie
Heeh, well, as for ruining it, don't worry, I'm just
not like that usually. I make my best friend tell me
all the movies and book word for word and scene by
scene, even if I haven't seen it. But I'm also one of
those people that watches movie repeatedly over and
over so maybe that has something to do with it.
Anyway, I can tell this isn't a book me and my kids
could handle right now. We're just barely adjusting to
my dad being gone and once I open those floodgates
they just don't stop, if you know what I mean. I will
keep it on my list of future books though, cuz I think
it would be a good one a little later down the line.
Thanks.
-Bobbie
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not like that usually. I make my best friend tell me
all the movies and book word for word and scene by
scene, even if I haven't seen it. But I'm also one of
those people that watches movie repeatedly over and
over so maybe that has something to do with it.
Anyway, I can tell this isn't a book me and my kids
could handle right now. We're just barely adjusting to
my dad being gone and once I open those floodgates
they just don't stop, if you know what I mean. I will
keep it on my list of future books though, cuz I think
it would be a good one a little later down the line.
Thanks.
-Bobbie
--- megates@... wrote:
> Hi Bobbie,__________________________________________________
>
> I don't want to ruin it for you either! It was just
> such a sweet
> sentimental twist at the end. My girls didn't cry.
> They just asked me
> why I was crying.
>
> Several times during the story the grandma said
> things about "when I'm in
> my box", referring to after she died, and the boy,
> Ned, would ask her not
> to talk about it. The doll didn't actually belong
> to the grandmother.
> It was a house that had been in the family for
> generations, and the doll
> had belonged to the grandma's husband's aunt, who
> had died at the age of
> 5 from scarlet fever or something. (Ned's
> great-aunt) Ned found the
> doll while helping his grandma clean the attic and
> she said he could keep
> it.
>
> If you still want to know exactly what happened, let
> me know and I will
> e-mail you off list about it.
>
> Mary Ellen
>
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Heeh, well, as for ruining it, don't worry, I'm just
not like that usually. I make my best friend tell me
all the movies and book word for word and scene by
scene, even if I haven't seen it. But I'm also one of
those people that watches movie repeatedly over and
over so maybe that has something to do with it.
Anyway, I can tell this isn't a book me and my kids
could handle right now. We're just barely adjusting to
my dad being gone and once I open those floodgates
they just don't stop, if you know what I mean. I will
keep it on my list of future books though, cuz I think
it would be a good one a little later down the line.
Thanks.
-Bobbie
It's me here, being 'devil's advocate' again *grin*
Sounds to me like it would be cathartic to 'open the
floodgates.' But that's JMO, of course...
Tracy
who would frogmarch her little'un to the nearest school
right now if it wasn't 2am... Small child + piece of
crystal + 19" 'puter monitor = bloody cross mother!!!
not like that usually. I make my best friend tell me
all the movies and book word for word and scene by
scene, even if I haven't seen it. But I'm also one of
those people that watches movie repeatedly over and
over so maybe that has something to do with it.
Anyway, I can tell this isn't a book me and my kids
could handle right now. We're just barely adjusting to
my dad being gone and once I open those floodgates
they just don't stop, if you know what I mean. I will
keep it on my list of future books though, cuz I think
it would be a good one a little later down the line.
Thanks.
-Bobbie
It's me here, being 'devil's advocate' again *grin*
Sounds to me like it would be cathartic to 'open the
floodgates.' But that's JMO, of course...
Tracy
who would frogmarch her little'un to the nearest school
right now if it wasn't 2am... Small child + piece of
crystal + 19" 'puter monitor = bloody cross mother!!!
Bobbie
As a total sidepoint, I really enjoy your posts.
Their...quirky. :)
-Bobbie
--who has her own language in which quirky is a good
thing.
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-Bobbie
--who has her own language in which quirky is a good
thing.
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> Heeh, well, as for ruining it, don't worry, I'm__________________________________________________
> just
> not like that usually. I make my best friend tell
> me
> all the movies and book word for word and scene by
> scene, even if I haven't seen it. But I'm also one
> of
> those people that watches movie repeatedly over and
> over so maybe that has something to do with it.
> Anyway, I can tell this isn't a book me and my kids
> could handle right now. We're just barely adjusting
> to
> my dad being gone and once I open those floodgates
> they just don't stop, if you know what I mean. I
> will
> keep it on my list of future books though, cuz I
> think
> it would be a good one a little later down the
> line.
> Thanks.
> -Bobbie
>
> It's me here, being 'devil's advocate' again *grin*
>
> Sounds to me like it would be cathartic to 'open the
>
> floodgates.' But that's JMO, of course...
>
> Tracy
> who would frogmarch her little'un to the nearest
> school
> right now if it wasn't 2am... Small child + piece
> of
> crystal + 19" 'puter monitor = bloody cross
> mother!!!
>
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I guess you'll know when you are ready, Bobbie! After our yellow lab
died, we listened to Old Yeller on tape, and then got the video too.
That's not quite the same as losing a human family member though. I am
sorry to hear about your Dad. Even though we expect our parents to go
before us, it is still such a loss. More so once we have kids and sense
their loss of a grandparent as well.
That reminds me of a scene at my mil's funeral. Caitlyn, (whose
grandmother is mil's sister who is still alive) told her cousin that she
would share her grandma with her. They were about 5 or 6 and she was so
sincere.
Mary Ellen
The other day, she caught herself about to tell someone
her hair looked nice on the phone.
died, we listened to Old Yeller on tape, and then got the video too.
That's not quite the same as losing a human family member though. I am
sorry to hear about your Dad. Even though we expect our parents to go
before us, it is still such a loss. More so once we have kids and sense
their loss of a grandparent as well.
That reminds me of a scene at my mil's funeral. Caitlyn, (whose
grandmother is mil's sister who is still alive) told her cousin that she
would share her grandma with her. They were about 5 or 6 and she was so
sincere.
Mary Ellen
The other day, she caught herself about to tell someone
her hair looked nice on the phone.
Bobbie
:)
that reallymakes me smile. When my dad died, we were
all there at the hospital afterwards(I'm the 5th of 6
kids) and all of our cousins (dad's bro's kids...7 of
them) and their wives and my uncledave (prounounced as
one word, mind you) ...who everyone calls uncledave,
even my friends...we're one of those families that
just adopts people into it all the time...was there
and someone, I don't remember who turned to him and
said "well, you've inherited 6 more kids, plus
grankids and a second wife. hope you can handle it"
and we all laughed (we're that kind of family too) and
he honestly is shared with us now. :) It wouldn't be
odd for him to give me away at my wedding. :)
thanks for sharing that. Kids are wonderful. Such
clear pictures of love and innocence.
-Bobbie
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that reallymakes me smile. When my dad died, we were
all there at the hospital afterwards(I'm the 5th of 6
kids) and all of our cousins (dad's bro's kids...7 of
them) and their wives and my uncledave (prounounced as
one word, mind you) ...who everyone calls uncledave,
even my friends...we're one of those families that
just adopts people into it all the time...was there
and someone, I don't remember who turned to him and
said "well, you've inherited 6 more kids, plus
grankids and a second wife. hope you can handle it"
and we all laughed (we're that kind of family too) and
he honestly is shared with us now. :) It wouldn't be
odd for him to give me away at my wedding. :)
thanks for sharing that. Kids are wonderful. Such
clear pictures of love and innocence.
-Bobbie
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> Caitlyn, (whose__________________________________________________
> grandmother is mil's sister who is still alive) told
> her cousin that she
> would share her grandma with her. They were about 5
> or 6 and she was so
> sincere.
>
> Mary Ellen
> The other day, she caught herself about to tell
> someone
> her hair looked nice on the phone.
>
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As a total sidepoint, I really enjoy your posts.
Their...quirky. :)
-Bobbie
--who has her own language in which quirky is a good
thing.
Good to know I'm appreciated somewhere :-) Probably my
being an English Notherner... we're all a bit barmy in
Yorkshire...
Tracy
Their...quirky. :)
-Bobbie
--who has her own language in which quirky is a good
thing.
Good to know I'm appreciated somewhere :-) Probably my
being an English Notherner... we're all a bit barmy in
Yorkshire...
Tracy
Bobbie
*barmy*! what a great word! I'll be using it now,
thankyouverymuch.
-Bobbie the word stealer
My dd, Aspen (3) is very into words now that end in
"ated"...."I'm so very fusterated, mommy"..."It's just
so conscrated, mommy"..."I think it's just
cooperating, you know?"..."can you just be
concentrated for a second, please?"
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-Bobbie the word stealer
My dd, Aspen (3) is very into words now that end in
"ated"...."I'm so very fusterated, mommy"..."It's just
so conscrated, mommy"..."I think it's just
cooperating, you know?"..."can you just be
concentrated for a second, please?"
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> we're all a bit barmy__________________________________________________
> in
> Yorkshire...
>
> Tracy
>
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