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It's no secret that I like to read, or that i hope to encourage my boy to be a reader, to that end we search out books that my son likes and sometimes he reads them himself and other times I read with him. Let me share some of the books that we have either read or that we are currently reading.
There are so many good options out there and I haven't included the ones we are listening to on audio with dad as we travel about. |
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The Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter
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What a huge series of books. But my son is totally hooked on them. Mostly good writing, some blips in spelling throughout the entire series, but captivating to get involved in the lives of these cats from the past through to the future. We have read most of the books, but I hear there is a new series in the works and I'm wondering if we're going to get into that series as well.... |
The Dragonets of Prophecy by Tui Sutherland
We have just finished the first of eight books in this series about some young dragonets, who against all odds, need to put an end to a war that is causing the countless deaths of thousands of dragons and all the anger and hurt and danger that is involved.
Some of the dragons are downright nasty, but hope and love shine through and changes seen are amazing at times.
Some of the dragons are downright nasty, but hope and love shine through and changes seen are amazing at times.
Fish Finelli - seagulls don't eat pickles by ES Farber
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I have to admit, we haven't completed this book yet, but it's part of a series. My son is enjoying it and occasionally borrows it to "get ahead" in the book rather than read one chapter at a time during breakfast. Fish and his friends (including little sisters at times) gets into different adventures. Filled with a variety of facts to intrigue fact minded children... it is also a good story.
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Getting to Know Nature's Children
There are a whole whack of books in this series, I am not sure if we own them all but we went to a sale one day and a lady let us take the whole box for $5... we've at least 30 books in the box I think. We read a page or two every night, taking turns in the reading. We've learned about tigers, giraffes, Canada geese, lions, opossum and so much more.
The series is laid out so you learn what they eat, how they mate, have young, travel etc. Just good books, they've been around for ages.
The series is laid out so you learn what they eat, how they mate, have young, travel etc. Just good books, they've been around for ages.
Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda
Fantasy books filled with puzzles to see if the reader can figure it out before they read how the characters themselves figured it out. My son had a slow start to enjoying these books but now he reads beyond his required 1/2 hour daily reading time. He wants to know what happens and is so pleased that he has caught up to me in reading them (and surpassed me). Can Jasmine, Leif and Bart solve the problems, can they retrieve the gems and defeat the Shadowlands?
Rip and Red: It's a whole new ballgame - Phil Bildner
We met these two this year. Red with his autism, Rip with his love of basketball, and the whole class. Changes made, growth accomplished, and laughter achieved. They are fun reads with lots of stuff going on and older elementary children showing who they are becoming. The lad's quick response to them "I LIKE THEM!" Also a book he stole from me once in a while to get ahead in...
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What books would you recommend for older elementary children to read?
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