Archive for June, 2007
To read or not to read …
Sometimes the classics just seem too hard to follow. How many times have you started a novel from another time, and found it difficult to understand the poetic language and the often very descriptive passages therein? Many 19th and 20th century authors, such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Henry James, may challenge our staying power with [...]
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The Rights of the Reader
This is a new release of a book, first published in French in 1992, but there is nothing outdated in what it says. It reminisces the fun times of reading to your children as they first discover the delights of books. Then it recognises the sometimes rushed finishes of nighttime reads… It ponders the busyness [...]
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Graphic Novels - not just cartoons!
According to (excuse me!) Wikipedia, a graphic novel is “a type of comic book, usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of novels, and often aimed at mature audiences”. So does that make them a good thing, or are they something to be avoided by schools?
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