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The Best Kids’ Books Ever
New York Times ^
| July 4, 2009
| Nicholas D. Kristof
Posted on 07/05/2009 5:12:41 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
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posted on
07/05/2009 5:46:35 AM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: reaganaut1
All great books.
The one series that turned me on to the path of a devout reader was the Great Brain series by John Dennis Fitzgerald.
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posted on
07/05/2009 5:57:32 AM PDT
by
deadrock
(Liberty is a bitch that needs to be bedded on a mattress of cadavers.)
To: mathluv
I notice on Amazon Trixie is still published, which is cool. I still have my original Trixie and Nancy Drew.
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posted on
07/05/2009 5:58:15 AM PDT
by
GnuHere
To: reaganaut1
“Captains Courageous” by Kipling for pre-teens.
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posted on
07/05/2009 5:58:18 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(The Capitol, the White House, the Court House...........America's Axis of Evil)
To: wintertime
Hugh Lofting Bump :)
And also a vote in proxy from my daughter, for Johnny Tremain. It was her favorite from her “younger days” ; P, and at the ripe old age of 21, I believe it just might STILL be in her top 3 today.
Tatt
OH! And a I cannot believe I almost forgot : o “The Lord of the Rings”, trilogy - “You shall not pass!” Fills me up EVERY time....
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posted on
07/05/2009 5:59:54 AM PDT
by
thesearethetimes...
("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
To: reaganaut1
The Black Stallion series by Walter Farley.
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White.
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:00:11 AM PDT
by
tuffydoodle
(Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
To: reaganaut1
Call of the Wild
The Phantom Tollbooth
A Wrinkle In Time
Nancy Drew series
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:07:13 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: reaganaut1
All the Albert Payson Terhune dog books.
My Friend Flicka and Thunderhead.
The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart (not a kids’ book, but written about a boy and in such clear language that teens and preteens can read it)
Kidnapped
The Man in the Iron Mask
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Sawyer’s favorite)
Tom Sawyer his own self
Sherlock Holmes stories (I devoured these as a kid)
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:07:39 AM PDT
by
ottbmare
(Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Obama! (If you're old enough, you'll understand the reference))
To: tuffydoodle
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:11:06 AM PDT
by
wintertime
(People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
To: Paladin2
Any of JANE's stuff and my favorite childhood author:
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:13:47 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre)
To: reaganaut1
C.S Lewis-The Chronicles of Narnia
and Prince Caspian
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:15:17 AM PDT
by
arbee4bush
(Palin!!!!)
To: reaganaut1
True adventure.
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:16:28 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: reaganaut1
Fantasy:
The Wizard of Oz series (L Frank Baum)
The Chronicles of Narnia (CS Lewis)
Sci-Fi:
The White Mountains series (John Christopher)(and any other books by J Christopher)
Adventure:
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series (Robert Arthur Jr.)(beats the heck out of the Hardy Boys)
The Hardy Boys series (Franklin Dixon)
The Nancy Drew series (Carolyn Keene)
The Danny Dunn series (Raymond Abrashkin)
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:23:42 AM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: bert
I never said I read those.
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:25:39 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: bert
"..war in Detriot..."
Where's Detriot?
Is that Ebonics for "that riot"?
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:27:56 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: Paladin2
......I never said I read those......
Well, it’s never too late.
First off, Hitch Hiker’s Guide. Then Starship Troopers.
Sound scary? Don’t Panic
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:31:49 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . The boy's war in Detriot has already cost more then the war in Iraq.)
To: reaganaut1
The Bible.
Robinson Crusoe.
Pilgrim’s Progress.
Where the Red Fern Grows.
The Hobbit.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Any biographies of great Americans or accurate histories of the US.
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posted on
07/05/2009 6:49:05 AM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
("The fiat of the Almighty, "Let there be Light," has not yet spent its force." - Frederick Douglass)
To: reaganaut1
Any list without the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe was written by a liberal.
The Wizard of Oz books are great.
The Hobbit.
And I remember bawling as a 6th grader reading, “Where the Red Fern Grows”. *sniffle*. Charlotte’s Web on the other hand did nothing for me.
But I love dogs, so there you go.
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:28:24 AM PDT
by
rom
(Obama '12 slogan: Let's keep on hopin'!)
To: reaganaut1
Any/all of the books written by Sam Campbell, in the 40s and 50s. They are about living with and raising animals in the wild, but the vocabulary of children back then was so advanced, you’ll either have to read these to your younger (older elem) children, or older kids read them to themselves. EXCELLENT.
Once your kids experience Campbell’s books, they will be hooked, although I must say, a diet of video games and other electronics can ruin any of our children’s appetites for greater pursuits and entertainment.
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posted on
07/05/2009 9:27:30 AM PDT
by
Shimmer1
(Navy blue)
To: reaganaut1
many people would disagree but the Harry Potter books are what finally got my son to start reading. he did not like to read until those books grabbed his attention and refused to let go. he now reads a variety of books. until HP he would not touch them.
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posted on
07/05/2009 9:48:35 AM PDT
by
madamemayhem
(there are only two places in the world: over here and over there.)
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