Re: LM_NET Digest - 21 Jul 1999 to 22 Jul 1999

[Paula Neale <PLNeale@AOL.COM>]

How about My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George.

I always thought that if I had a daughter I would read her Hitty.  I can't
imagine any modern kid really it alone, but it's a great book to give you a
unique perspective on the past.

Others that come to mind
Kind of the Wind and others by Marguerite Henry
Out of the Dust  Hesse
I cannot remember the name but there is a series of nature books called One
Day at... I remember reading One Day at Teton Marsh in my Children's Lit
course and thinking it was very lyrical and beautiful.

I think every parent should read the Wind and the Willows with their kids.

How wonderful that your friend is doing this.  I had boys not girls and
didn't have the stricture about violence but we used to alternate the
classics with the more modern ones.  We read Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, Treasure
Island and even (although it took a long time) A History of Mankind.  Our
all-time favorite was Alexander's Pyrdain Chronicles.

Paula Neale, LMS
Ingels Elementary School
Kansas City, MO  64134
816-761-4343
plneale@aol.com

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