Vacation, and books for boys
Well, we've been on the road all month, so we haven't been reading much to the kids. Allison from Don't Let's Start asked over at Kulturblog for some recommendations for books for boys ages 5-10. Here's my reply:
You're in luck -- three years ago, while visiting relatives in Alaska, I made a list of books for my 11-year old nephew. I'm in Alaska now, and wondered out loud whether that list still existed -- Kristen's sister said, "Yes, it's taped to the refrigerator," and went next door and retrieved it. The list was specifically fantasy/sci-fi for 11-year old boys. Here it is (many of these titles have already been recommended)
Susan Cooper -- The Dark is Rising series
CS Lewis -- The Chronicles of Narnia
Isaac Asimov -- Foundation Trilogy (which has more than three books now)
+ short stories
Anne McCaffrey: Harper Hall Trilogy (Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums)
Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451
Lloyd Alexander: The Prydain Chronicles (The Book of Three,The Black Cauldron,The Castle of Llyr,Taran Wanderer,The High King
also The Westmark Trilogy (Westmark, The Kestrel, The Beggar Queen
Madeline L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time series
Ursula K. LeGuin: The Earthsea Trilogy (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore)
John Christopher: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, The Pool of Fire, plus the prequel When the Tripods Came
JRR Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Richard Adams: Watership Down
Ellen Rankin: The Westing Game
Norton Juster: The Phantom Tollbooth
Since you asked for ages 5-10, here are some further recommendations for books starring boy detectives/inventors/scientists:
the Danny Dunn series
the Alvin Fernald books by Clifford Hicks
the McGurk Detective Agency series by E. W. Hildick
the Matthew Looney books by Jerome Beatty Jr.
the Mushroom Planet books by Eleanor Cameron
the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series
Emil and the Detectives, by Erich Kastner
The Furious Flycycle by Jan Wahl
You're in luck -- three years ago, while visiting relatives in Alaska, I made a list of books for my 11-year old nephew. I'm in Alaska now, and wondered out loud whether that list still existed -- Kristen's sister said, "Yes, it's taped to the refrigerator," and went next door and retrieved it. The list was specifically fantasy/sci-fi for 11-year old boys. Here it is (many of these titles have already been recommended)
Susan Cooper -- The Dark is Rising series
CS Lewis -- The Chronicles of Narnia
Isaac Asimov -- Foundation Trilogy (which has more than three books now)
+ short stories
Anne McCaffrey: Harper Hall Trilogy (Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums)
Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451
Lloyd Alexander: The Prydain Chronicles (The Book of Three,The Black Cauldron,The Castle of Llyr,Taran Wanderer,The High King
also The Westmark Trilogy (Westmark, The Kestrel, The Beggar Queen
Madeline L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time series
Ursula K. LeGuin: The Earthsea Trilogy (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore)
John Christopher: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, The Pool of Fire, plus the prequel When the Tripods Came
JRR Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Richard Adams: Watership Down
Ellen Rankin: The Westing Game
Norton Juster: The Phantom Tollbooth
Since you asked for ages 5-10, here are some further recommendations for books starring boy detectives/inventors/scientists:
the Danny Dunn series
the Alvin Fernald books by Clifford Hicks
the McGurk Detective Agency series by E. W. Hildick
the Matthew Looney books by Jerome Beatty Jr.
the Mushroom Planet books by Eleanor Cameron
the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series
Emil and the Detectives, by Erich Kastner
The Furious Flycycle by Jan Wahl
posted by Bryce @ 8/18/2005 03:36:00 AM
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