All About Grooming & Encouraging Good Reading Habits

[tamarind]

kaitlynangelica:

Parents,


My dd in p1 this year can read quite well. Unfortunately, she has no interest in reading. For eg, she was given several Enid Blyton books for her birthday. But once she sees no pictures or that the book is terribly wordy, she just chucks it aside.

Any ideas how to encourage her to read more?

kaitlynangelica,
Have you tried the Rainbow Fairy series ? Available from all local bookshops. My girl likes the books very much. Lots of words, and lots of pictures too.

I recently bought these 2 books by Chris Riddell :
Ottoline Goes to School
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat

Many interesting pictures, and enough words to tell an interesting plot. These books are also available in the library.

I feel that for kids at around 7 to 8 years old who are reading well, we should still let them read books with lots of nice pictures to get them interested in the story.

I also highly recommend this book, especially for girls starting in P1 :
Friends: Making Them & Keeping Them
http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Making-Them-Keeping-American/dp/1593691548/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265507895&sr=1-1

The pictures are lovely, my girl loves the book, and even I enjoy reading the book very much.

[tamarind]

I highly recommend Weslandia ! Lots of pictures, but the words are challenging for 7 to 8 year old kids. The story is about a boy who invented a whole new civilization in his own backyard.

My girl took one look at the cover and said she did not like the book at first, but when I asked her to start reading out loud, she could not stop until she finished the whole book, and then she said \"Very interesting !\"
So I advise parents to take the time to read good books with your kids, or better still, ask them to read out loud to you. Kids don't know which books are good for them, until they have finished reading the book !

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http://www.amazon.com/Weslandia-Paul-Fleischman/dp/0763610526/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Weslandia
Paul Fleischman (Author)
Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)

What do the children you know usually do when school is out for the summer? Go crazy with boredom? Head poolside with friends? Plan a self-sufficient civilization with its own staple food crop? That is precisely how Wesley decides to spend his summer vacation. Wesley is not an ordinary boy: \"He alone in his town disliked pizza and soda, alarming his mother and the school nurse. He found professional football stupid. He'd refused to shave half his head, the hairstyle worn by all the other boys, despite his father's bribe of five dollars.\" It all starts (the civilization, that is) when Wesley overturns a plot of ground in his yard to see what new and unknown seeds might blow into it. Curiously, just one kind of plant grows--an unusual, flowering, fruit-bearing plant that tastes of \"peach, strawberry, pumpkin pie, and flavors he had no name for.\" Soon, Wesley is literally reaping the fruits of his labors--using the fruit rind to make a cup for the juice he squeezes, barbecuing the root tubers, and weaving the bark into a hat to keep off the sun.

In Wesley's new world, he no longer needs a watch because he uses a flower stalk as a sundial, dividing the day into 8 segments, one for each of the flower's petals. A new language (based on an 80-letter alphabet) and counting system (based on the number soon follow. Ah, Weslandia. Slowly but surely his once-tormenting classmates become curious. And soon enough, Wesley allows them to help him crush seeds for oil, which \"had a tangy scent and served him both as suntan lotion and mosquito repellent.\" He also invents sports that are less distasteful to him than football--\"games rich with strategy and complex scoring systems,\" and watches patiently as his classmates blunder. Wesley's parents say that he looks happy for the first time in years. And when he returns to school in September? \"He had no shortage of friends.\" Newbery Medal winner and onetime alternate-world creator Paul Fleischman shines in this deadpan-but-hilarious picture book, and illustrator Kevin Hawkes's splendid paintings will delight young readers with the explosion of colorful, comical details. Kids young and old will love the once-outcast hero Wesley and his Robinson Crusoe-style triumphs. (Ages 8 to 11, or for reading aloud to younger children) --Karin Snelson --

[i3mum]

Hi all,


Anyone knows what are the good/reference books which we should/can get from UK?

[tamarind]

i3mum:

Hi all,


Anyone knows what are the good/reference books which we should/can get from UK?

My boy loves this book :
DK Animals
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_144182_100_48113__category_

He loves reading the book on his own.

It is excellent value at £6.99 only. But the book is very heavy, so shipping alone could be SGD20 to 30 if you use vpost.

[i3mum]

tamarind:

My boy loves this book :
DK Animals
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_144182_100_48113__category_

He loves reading the book on his own.

It is excellent value at £6.99 only. But the book is very heavy, so shipping alone could be SGD20 to 30 if you use vpost.

Thank you for your info, tamarind! I will have a look, just to check, do you have any ideas which encyclopedia is recommended for children? Have you heard or seen this: http://www.amazon.com/Britannica-Student-Encyclopaedia-Encyclopedia-Editorial/dp/1615353216/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_6?

[Happybirdks]

Does anyone know where to get the hardcover version of The Magic Faraway Tree series and The Wishing Tree series by Enid Blyton?


I’ve tried those 2nd hand bookstores and Popular at United Square, but can’t find them.

[Busymom]

To any Winnie-the-Pooh fans out there, you could get the latest hardcover edition of A.A. Milne’s original Winnie-the-Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner at Prologue (ION). I realise that the retail price of these books are selling at a much higher price at another nearby bookstore. With the 25% storewide today for Popular members, each book is like $21.70. A steal considering that it is retailing at £12.99 in UK.

[autumnbronze]

Happybirdks:

Does anyone know where to get the hardcover version of The Magic Faraway Tree series and The Wishing Tree series by Enid Blyton?


I've tried those 2nd hand bookstores and Popular at United Square, but can't find them.

happybirdks,

I am pretty sure I saw The Wishing Tree at the 2nd hand book fair at Thomson Plaza today. They have a number of Enid Blyton series. Maybe if you live ard the area, you can drop by and have a look??

[Happybirdks]

Hi autumnbronze


I go to thomson plaza twice a week, and yes have checked out the book fair there these few times but did not see the Wishing Chair series. Perhaps it has been sold.

I am actually looking for the hard cover type, but realised that those are out of print. Seems that the only way to get them is through ebay.

I know kinokuniya and popular have the paperback new edition, but some online reviews point out that the new edition has changed and deleted some scenes, not as good as old version.

[pokemon]

Happybirdks:

Does anyone know where to get the hardcover version of The Magic Faraway Tree series and The Wishing Tree series by Enid Blyton?


I've tried those 2nd hand bookstores and Popular at United Square, but can't find them.

i luv the magic faraway tree series when i was in pri sch and now my ds1 likes them too, hv yet to introduced to my ds2. I hv the 3 series all in hardcover, i have seen also all 3 series bounded in a thick hardcover book. U may want to try the big bookshop, at clementi centre (same buildg as yamaha), they have another outlet in the east, not sure of the location. U can also try bras basah complex, the 2nd hand bookstore at Thomson plaza has a main office there (shd be on 3rd flr), the girl incharge told me they hv more books there, i was at thomson plaza last week, also din see any magic faraway tree series.

btw, i ever browse thru internet sm times ago and found actually theres a fourth magic faraway tree book selling either UK or US. Anyone knows abt it or know where to get a copy? i cant find it locally.