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| 976.1 | some suggestions | TLE::DECC::SEIGEL | | Fri Jun 30 1995 16:26 | 2 |
| The Shel Silverstein books are very good and also the books by
Jack(?) Pretulsky (sp?) are very good. And there is always Dr. Seuss.
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| 976.2 | | CSC32::M_EVANS | proud counter-culture McGovernik | Fri Jun 30 1995 16:37 | 5 |
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AA Milne and the "When We Were Very Young" and "pooh" stories and
poems.
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| 976.3 | | TLE::C_STOCKS | Cheryl Stocks | Fri Jun 30 1995 18:14 | 22 |
| I see that the books I'd have mentioned have already been covered by
previous replies.
re bookstores:
There's probably a Barnes and Noble within your 20-mile radius. They
have a substantial children's section.
Also our local Toys R Us has a surprisingly good book section (way in
the back - you have to go past all the hand-held video game things to
get to it :).
re correspondence:
Try sending Emily letters, with gentle suggestions that she write
back to you (including some questions for her to answer is a good tactic).
She might badger her mother into providing materials and mailing the
letters. My 5-year-old has been a letter-writing fiend for the past
few months (he wanted to make sure Grandma knew all of the things he
would like for his now-just-past birthday), without any particular
encouragement from us. Even if she doesn't write back, she's likely to
treasure the letters you send her.
cheryl
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| 976.4 | Borders | TOOK::L_JOHNSON | | Fri Jun 30 1995 22:17 | 6 |
| Borders Bookstore in Framingham is wonderful!
It's on Rt 9 next to Ken's Steakhouse, across the street
from Pier One Imports.
Linda
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| 976.5 | | CSC32::P_SO | Get those shoes off your head! | Wed Jul 05 1995 09:01 | 5 |
| also:
To get a response to your letters, enclose a self addressed
stamped envelope. This way the child does not need help from
her parent to get the letter off to you.
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| 976.6 | Thanks for your help | ASABET::MCCALLION | | Thu Jul 06 1995 10:52 | 2 |
| I went a discount bookstore last night and found 3 of the suggested
books.
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| 976.7 | Reading AND writing. | NPSS::CREEGAN | | Fri Jul 14 1995 10:22 | 3 |
| Reading is wonderful, writing is fun, too.
Give her a journal or a notebook, ANYTHING to write in.
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| 976.8 | More books references please | ASABET::MCCALLION | | Thu Sep 07 1995 16:16 | 5 |
| Well, something new. Miss Emily was tested. She has a third grade
level of reading skills (she just started 1st grade). So, what
books (not just poetry) might be appropriate for this level?
Marie
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| 976.9 | Step Into Reading Series.... | BROKE::WEIER | Patty, DTN 381-0877 | Thu Sep 07 1995 16:26 | 13 |
| What I've found is best to do in that situation (Chris tested out at
5th grade by the end of 1st grade), is to get with the school library -
which group their books by grade. THAT made it tons easier to figure
out what's what.
I think the "Step into Reading" series is quite wonderful too, and they
have progressive "Steps" and very interesting books in each step. I
know that K-Mart and Toys R Us carry them - not sure whoe else might.
They're ~$3.00/book. They're "Stepped" by grade, but I'd guess you
probably want the 2nd/3rd grade level. I think that's step 2.
Good Luck!
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| 976.10 | | PERFOM::WIBECAN | Acquire a choir | Thu Sep 07 1995 18:36 | 9 |
| The public library children's section may have suggestions (I know the one
in Acton does).
Also, certainly by the 3rd grade reading level a child should be quite capable
of selecting her own books. Set her loose in the library and see what she
comes out with. (My daughter's on a Boxcar Children / Nancy Drew kick these
days.)
Brian
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