All About Grooming & Encouraging Good Reading Habits

[jedamum]

EN,

my P1 likes the local version of Wimpy Kid; The Diary of Amos Lee. We borrowed it from the library. It has local flavour, but storyline a bit cheesy though...like local sitcom. :politebleah:

[baong]

sleepy:

i3mum:

The Roald Dahl box set was selling for about $159 in popular. With 20% off it's still $127.20. if we get it from overseas, its about $60-$70 in all. So much worth it.

Already bought from popular :stupid:

I can't believe my eyes when I saw the http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140926526?ie=UTF8&tag=23080507-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0140926526 set's price in Amazon. And when I see the price in https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=85190#, hey the products have the same ISBN... Why the huge price diff?!

[tamarind]

EN:

I have the final book of Harry Potter. The book contains 600 hundreds pages.

You should start from the first book, it is very much shorter, I think about 200 pages.

apple:

9 year old reading Lord of the Rings??

Yes I remember someone writing in this thread.

baong:

I can't believe my eyes when I saw the Roald Dahl Box set's price in Amazon.

That price is in USD. You need to add another USD 9.98 direct shipping to Singapore. Many books, especially hardcover books, are cheaper in http://www.amazon.com, or http://www.amazon.co.uk.

Local bookshops really mark up the price.

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[quote]EN wrote:


I have the final book of Harry Potter. The book contains 600 hundreds pages.



You should start from the first book, it is very much shorter, I think about 200 pages. [/quote]Thanks! I will check the very first book out.

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[quote]EN,

my P1 likes the local version of Wimpy Kid; The Diary of Amos Lee. We borrowed it from the library. It has local flavour, but storyline a bit cheesy though...like local sitcom. [/quote]I'll get him to check it out in the library. Thanks.

[Busymom]

EN


Yes, for Harry Potter, the first 2 books are very thin and should be easier to read than the next 5 (the 3rd one starts to get thicker).

How about also trying the Chronicles of Narnia? Each of the 7 books aren’t very thick and a little mysterious, I would say.

[Busymom]

I would also recommend Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams. My DD loves it. You could check out Amazon.com for a review of the book. It is suitable for children age 4-8.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Little-Wooden-Kingfisher-Classics/dp/0753405946/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260235660&sr=1-1

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Thanks Busymom


I now have array of authors for ds to check out. These will help to balance the number of fictional versus non-fictional books that he likes better.

[The Alternative Story]

Hi everyone,


I am an educator at The Alternative Story and I am not a parent. However, as a teacher, I have found these books rather good. I hope it helps.

1) Magic Treehouse series

This series follows a brother and sister as they travel through time to events such as man's first landing on the moon, the destruction of Pompeii etc. The vocabulary used is quite good and it helps the child to pick out words that describe action. It is appropriate for children aged 7 - 9.

2) Tremors (only available at Borders)

The stories are rather exciting and although the books are thin (aboout 15-25 pages), the sentence structures used are varied and the vocabulary is also rich. This is especially useful for reluctant readers who are aged 10- 12.

3) Books by Anthony Horowitz

He has a series that is based on a character, Alex Rider, who is a 14 year old spy. This book is action packed and has extremely rich vocabulary that can be used to aid in writing. He uses a lot of personification in the stories that help make the stories come alive. The books are suitable for children aged 10 - 13.

I would update you if I find anything else that is good.

[Chengg]

Hi The Alternative Story,


What books are good for non-fiction for a primary 6 level, books to inspire them to want to read more?

Chengg