White Fang
April 16th, 2008 by MarkI’ve been glossing the Penguin Reader version of White Fang for my students tomorrow. It’s the story of a 3/4 breed wolf/dog who lived around the Mackenzie River. The book’s a bit harder than what my kids have been reading, but it seems pretty accessible to them since it has so many animals in it. After having read Pocahontas last semester, some of the kids like the idea of reading another book with Indians in it, too.
I kind of wish I’d had a chance to see some of the natural beauty in that part of Canada myself. Unfortunately, I fell into the same trap everyone else does during my last visit. I made a beeline for Vancouver and stayed there the whole time.
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April 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am
My students like Heidi the best of all the readers I use.
April 19th, 2008 at 3:09 am
I haven’t used that one before. So far, my kids are pretty sharply divided about what they like, but the OUP Bookworms Aladdin and Pocahontas are at the top of the heap for the low level readers.
For Dr. Seuss, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is the clear favorite. I’m sure some of that is just my own preference rubbing off on them, though. Geez, the yink is a cool-looking animal.
April 19th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Dr. Seuss is great. 1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish has my kids changing “My Ying can sing like anything” to “Ma Yingjiu can sing like anything.” They think it’s hilarious.
For lowest levels Go Dog Go, and Hop on Pop are good readers.
Green Eggs and Ham is great, just because the kids like to practice their “underwater English” on page 50! Mr. Brown can moo, can you? is also good, as is The Best Nest.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
White Fang is a great book! London had some great short stories as well, even if most are depressing. “To Build a Fire” and “A Piece of Steak” are my personal favorites. Most people have read the former but not the latter:
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/PieSte.shtml
April 30th, 2008 at 6:30 am
My students hated that book, mind you they were in grade 7 and far too cool for school.