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(group member since Jul 15, 2012)
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from the UEL Primary PGCE 2012-13 group.
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And here are three more:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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And one from a while back:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Is this what you mean?
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Thank you!
So, primarily new reviews then? I'll have to get searching for interesting books...
Here's a review of a book I read on Saturday morning, when I should probably have been studying!http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Re: Alison's message.All of them or just the new ones?
Alison wrote: "Matt wrote: "Here's a review of a book I borrowed from an eleven year old:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."
I really like The Hunger Games. I'd recomment The Declaration as a great..."
Interesting, I'll have to try and find a copy. Have you read Uglies? It was suggested on the same page and I've read some of the authors adult books.
Here's a review of a book I borrowed from an eleven year old:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Michael wrote: "Slightly InvisibleHi i read this book but found it very strange to be honest i didn’t really understand the story and the text was difficult to read with words scattered all over the page. I don’t..."
I was very confused by your review until I followed the link and the penny dropped: Charlie and Lola! I haven't read that particular one, but I've read others and my friends five year old is a huge fan of the television series. The one's I've read were pretty clear, but I've heard that the typography is a bit 'radical' in some of them, which might make them less than ideal for children learning to read.
Hmm, not a big fan of how the quoting works here...Anyway, I thought some more about depictions of mischievous children sitting on a plane for three hours and two things occurred to me.
Being 'naughty' is an important part of growing up; children have to test boundaries and try out different kinds of behaviour and ways of being to be able to develop any kind of ethical or 'moral' sense. So, children's literature could be a way for them to explore these avenues vicariously. On the other hand gender identities are socially constructed, so perhaps we should be thinking more carefully about the role of various media, either consciously or otherwise, in creating and reinforcing those identities.
I apologize for my lengthy and rambling tangent. I will try to get back to book reviewing as soon as I get some Diana Wynne Jones and Joan Aiken off my parents.
Alison wrote: "Matt, have you read other books about mischievous chi..."I wouldn't for a moment deny the vicarious pleasure aspect of it, and I haven't read any of the books you mention. With the Horrid Henry book that I read I felt more uncomfortable with how unpleasant the adults were. Also people like the 'hero' weren't particularly nice to me when I was in school, which doesn't help me identify with the protagonist.
Well, I borrowed some books from a friends eight year old son yesterday, so here are some reviews of books for a slightly older age range than my previous reviews:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Some more reviews:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Alison wrote: "Wow, you've been busy, Matt! We're Going On A Bear-Hunt is a traditional rhyme. It can be effective in Foundation Stage classrooms for drama and music (instruments or shakers making the noises) and..."I think Each, Peach would work better for geographical features as it's based around a coherent map. However I realise I'm in a minority when it comes to Bear Hunt.
