[LM_NET] HIT: Young Reader's Editions

[Michelle Marino <mmarino@HUTCHISONSCHOOL.ORG>]

Sorry it took me so long to post this HIT.  Below is my original question then all 
the responses I received. 

Thanks again to all those who contributed their recommendations and opinions.  I 
can use a lot of the suggested titles. I recommend looking up each book - then read 
the reviews and the recommended age range.  Some seem more appropriate for MS and 
HS but
some will still work for elementary.

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Original question:
 
I have a request from a teacher for a list of adult books that also have a 
children's version.  She just got through reading the Young Reader's Edition of 
Three cups of tea and asked if there were any more adult/children books out there 
for a
parent/child book club.  We have a copy of Marley: A Dog like no other here but 
can't think of any titles.
 
The Mortenson book's suggested age level is YA.  I would prefer titles in the 9-12 
age range like the Grogan book. Our children's library here goes up to 4th grade.
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Responses: 


What about the series "Great Illustrated Classics"? They are abridged versions that 
the child can read and understand, while the adult reads the unabridged version.
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There is the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye. *I looked this up and it's called 
Left Behind: The Kids - this comes in three Collections
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I'd recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma, either in the adult or the Young Reader's 
version.  I'm in a middle school (7-8th grades), but I think it'd be OK for the 
older end of 9-12...
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Here a few I can think of off-hand:
 
Chew on This by Erich Schlosser & Charles Wilson (similar to Fast Food Nation by 
the same authors)
 
The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat Young Readers Edition by 
Michael Pollan
 
We are the Weather Makers: The History of Climate Change by Tim Flannery (adapted 
by Sally Walker)
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Mortenson's Listen to the Wind is a third version, a "picture book" version most 
appropriate for the age you are targeting.
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Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron and Bret 
Witter (adult) and Dewey:There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter, 
and Steve James
 
Eats Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss 
(adult) and Eats Shoots and Leaves:Why Commas Really Do Make a Difference by Lynne 
Truss and Bonnie Timmons
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Dewey : there's a cat in the library and Dewey : the small town cat who touched the 
world by Vicki Myron. Have fun!
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There is one from Al Gore's book on the energy crisis - can't think of the name of 
either one right now! But the adult one came out about 3 years ago and the kid's 
version about 18 months later. *I looked this up the title is: Our Choice -  How we 
can
solve the climate crisis (Young Reader's Edition)
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I prefer the kids titles to the adults as there is no or very little language 
issues, my little sensitive ears can't handle the potty mouths. No I don't read 
everything out loud, but you know the saying, garbage in, garbage out? I live by 
that! Some kid
thought I cursed earlier during class, everyone else just looked cross-eyed at him 
and said she doesn't cuss! I say sugar, sweet and won't hurt you one bit! I need to 
change it to chocolate, my favorite thing!
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Michelle Marino
Children's Librarian
Hutchison School
1740 Ridgeway Road
Memphis, TN 38119
mmarino@hutchisonschool.org



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