I have relied so much on Martin's reading lists over the years! I have some voracious readers in my home, and these lists have helped me find them quality books that they have loved, many that I had never heard of.
Some picks that don't seem to me to be quite in the same category as the majority of classic lit works are Mr. Popper's Penguins, Paddington, Moffats, My Side of the Mountain, Adam of the Road, and Door in the Wall. These are all nice books, fun for the students, and would be great on a free reading book list for students. But, there are other books that seem like true classics that get pushed out for these. For example, I would include Angus and the Ducks, Pelle's New Suit, Old Mother West Wind, Aesop's Fables (I know there are several included in Fable), Black Beauty, Bambi, Swiss Family Robinson, and selected Arabian Nights tales. I know... too many books, too little time! But, still, Mr. Popper's Penguins instead of Black Beauty or Swiss Family Robinson?! ETA: I love Mr. Popper's Penguins and Paddington and My Side of the Mountain! I read them all aloud to my children and to the little group of children I'm teaching from church! But I wouldn't consider them a part of the canon of classic children's lit.
Love Betsy Tacy. Read Heaven to Betsy over Christmas and now waiting for my 13 yo to read it, so we can discuss. It was a glimpse into higj school life in 1916. Spoiler, they studied Latin and ancient history.
I was wondering if the winnie the pooh study guide will be available to the public. I have a reprint of the original stories in one book Also, the Pooh Book of Quotations and The Pooh Dictionary. Thank you
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I have relied so much on Martin's reading lists over the years! I have some voracious readers in my home, and these lists have helped me find them quality books that they have loved, many that I had never heard of.
Please sell the MP mugs!
As always, great conversation. Off subject, thank you for keeping ads at bay 😅.
Some picks that don't seem to me to be quite in the same category as the majority of classic lit works are Mr. Popper's Penguins, Paddington, Moffats, My Side of the Mountain, Adam of the Road, and Door in the Wall. These are all nice books, fun for the students, and would be great on a free reading book list for students. But, there are other books that seem like true classics that get pushed out for these. For example, I would include Angus and the Ducks, Pelle's New Suit, Old Mother West Wind, Aesop's Fables (I know there are several included in Fable), Black Beauty, Bambi, Swiss Family Robinson, and selected Arabian Nights tales.
I know... too many books, too little time! But, still, Mr. Popper's Penguins instead of Black Beauty or Swiss Family Robinson?!
ETA: I love Mr. Popper's Penguins and Paddington and My Side of the Mountain! I read them all aloud to my children and to the little group of children I'm teaching from church! But I wouldn't consider them a part of the canon of classic children's lit.
Last summer we organized our bookshelves by chronological order! We had so much fun.
Love Betsy Tacy. Read Heaven to Betsy over Christmas and now waiting for my 13 yo to read it, so we can discuss. It was a glimpse into higj school life in 1916. Spoiler, they studied Latin and ancient history.
I absolutely loved Eleanor Estes, Carolyn Haywood and Lois Lenski books as a child and still occasionally pick them up. This was a great episode!
Dont feel bad Tonya; Its taken me almost a year to get through half of Heroditus Histories
I was wondering if the winnie the pooh study guide will be available to the public. I have a reprint of the original stories in one book
Also, the Pooh Book of Quotations and The Pooh Dictionary. Thank you
I enjoyed the off topic chat!
What is the full name of the author that Martin was referring to? It sounds like, “Barzon”.
Jacques Barzun
I had the same question: Thank you @SylarWhitmire
What grade level is getting Winnie the Pooh?
Winnie the Pooh will be for 4th or 5th grade.
I'm 13 minutes in and they haven't begun the topic yet...
15 minutes, they're talking about their woodstoves now...
At 17:50 they begin the topic.
Memoria Press, where's your quality control? Pull this turkey, edit, and repost