tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post7676732735131683097..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of ReadingHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-39441001864630794992008-12-21T18:00:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:00:00.000-08:00Dear Heidi: I am very happy to read the article a...Dear Heidi:<BR/> I am very happy to read the article about your favorite book.I can feel what a great book it is from your recommentations.That is pity it isn't easy for me to get the book you recommended,since I am from china.But still very appreciate your blog so much.I will come to be here often.Thanks:)<BR/>lovely JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-76807240223999341752008-11-02T03:55:00.000-08:002008-11-02T03:55:00.000-08:00Thanks! I just put it on hold at the library!Thanks! I just put it on hold at the library!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-9042491678333881682008-10-20T15:04:00.000-07:002008-10-20T15:04:00.000-07:00oh yum yum... I will have to sit down with this on...oh yum yum... I will have to sit down with this one here soon! thanks lovey, ajaAja Jenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924272987750372679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-37765783292894973792008-10-18T05:16:00.000-07:002008-10-18T05:16:00.000-07:00This looks like a great book. I will definitely ha...This looks like a great book. I will definitely have to check it out.<BR/><BR/>As a former English teacher, I think one of the reasons we don't think to use character, plot, setting, etc, etc when we actually talk and think about literature is because its often just taught to us as a rote thing: name the protagonist. Name the antagonist. Describe the setting. Find two themes. Etc. But so many teachers fail to go beyond that and discuss how the setting was chosen by the authour for the story, and ask questions like why did they choose that setting? How does it add to the story / novel? What would change about the story if it was placed in a different setting? These are the sorts of questions that actually get you thinking and talking about the elements of fiction rather than just listing them off in rote fashion.<BR/><BR/>Okay, rant over. I read animal farm when I was a kid -- around 9 or 10 -- and I loved it. I didn't get all the political and historical overtones, but I did understand what it meant about human nature and power structures.<BR/><BR/>I've also found that reading "serious" literature as a child gives you a framework of images and stories that help you make sense of the world in a way that Captain Underpants never would.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293324718529774171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-47655653838959098802008-10-17T15:51:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:51:00.000-07:00Heidi, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your...Heidi, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your book recommendations. You truly are a "kindred" spirit in the literature department. Check out the post I just posted moments before reading this for one of those treasured "bonding" moments. I always say a beloved book in beloved company is better than chocolate. Or comparable at least =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587382812669823711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-28997231367456213972008-10-17T15:50:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:50:00.000-07:00No, Honey for a Child's Heart is more about instil...No, Honey for a Child's Heart is more about instilling a love for reading in a child and choosing good books that will enrich a child's life. It includes an extensive book list. This book is more about dissecting a book in a book club setting, and finding out what a book *means* or the author's intentions. Book lists are included, but only a few recommendations for only a few grades. <BR/><BR/>Both are great, though!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-68678017928082294532008-10-17T15:41:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:41:00.000-07:00I will check this out!!!-Sandy Toesp.s. is it like...I will check this out!!!<BR/>-Sandy Toes<BR/>p.s. is it like that Honey Book that talks about books??Shell in your Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942896369222883929noreply@blogger.com