One of my joys as a homeschool parent is discovering new literature alongside my children. This year our read aloud curriculum is off to a roaring start for my 4th grader with Kenneth Graeme's The Reluctant Dragon and JRR Tolkein's Farmer Giles of Ham. Humor is thick on the ground with both reads, but much of it is decidedly over the head of a 10 year old. Farmer Giles in particular requires a thorough understanding of history and British culture to truly appreciate it. The comic relief of the dog Garm saved the day in this particular book.
Kidnapped has been on my read aloud list for a while, but The Black Arrow sounds like it may be a worthy addition to the To Be Read (Aloud) list.
Amanda, I’m not actually familiar with Farmer Giles. Thanks for the tips! It has been many, many years since I looked at Kidnapped, but that is probably the place to start.
One of my joys as a homeschool parent is discovering new literature alongside my children. This year our read aloud curriculum is off to a roaring start for my 4th grader with Kenneth Graeme's The Reluctant Dragon and JRR Tolkein's Farmer Giles of Ham. Humor is thick on the ground with both reads, but much of it is decidedly over the head of a 10 year old. Farmer Giles in particular requires a thorough understanding of history and British culture to truly appreciate it. The comic relief of the dog Garm saved the day in this particular book.
Kidnapped has been on my read aloud list for a while, but The Black Arrow sounds like it may be a worthy addition to the To Be Read (Aloud) list.
Amanda, I’m not actually familiar with Farmer Giles. Thanks for the tips! It has been many, many years since I looked at Kidnapped, but that is probably the place to start.
If people are looking for more read-aloud suggestions, you should check out @Miller's Book Review this morning. Lots of stuff there in the comments.