Archive for the ‘Fairy tales’ Category
Monday, March 13th, 2006
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| Author: | Zilpha Keatly Snyder |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 8 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1991 |
Working class fairy tale |
Boy in trouble meets gifted gargoyle and together they quest to find the boy's heritage, father, and place in the world.
As with other books by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, it's hard to differentiate between magic and reality here.
This book contrasts interestingly with Adam of the Road, in which the quest is just as desperate, but the boy must make his way on his own.
-- Emily Berk |
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Posted in Conceptual: 8 and up, Dragons and/or mythological beasts, Fairy tales, Fiction, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
Monday, March 13th, 2006
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| Author: | T.H. White |
| Illustrator: | Dennis Nolan |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | fiction, King Arthur |
| Year of publication: | 1938 |
Lovely anachronism-rich story of the childhood of King Arthur. |
My daughter recommends this version because of the gorgeous illustrations by Dennis Nolan
After the first appearance of an anachronism -- is it the mention of "Red Indians" near page 5?, my daughter leapt upon other chronological inconsistencies. And, well, those last words -- daughter just roared with amusement. Any version of this book is recommended, but if you can, try to find this one and take a look at page 96, "'I could be a hawk in Hob's mews,' said the Wart stoutly." Soooo cute |
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Posted in Conceptual: 8 and up, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Dragons and/or mythological beasts, Fairy tales, Fiction, History, Homeschool, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
Saturday, September 28th, 2002
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| Author: | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Sophisticated readers |
| Genre: | fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1970 |
Magical realism
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Posted in Conceptual: highly sophisticated, Culture, Dealing with bullies, Death is a central theme, Fairy tales, Fiction, History, Reading level: Sophisticated reader | Comments Closed
Monday, May 18th, 1998
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Full review by Miriam Devlin, age 11
Posted in Conceptual: 8 and up, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Conceptual: age 5 and under, Conceptual: age 5 and up, Conceptual: for grown ups, Dragons and/or mythological beasts, Fairy tales, Fiction, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
