Willard price books -DS (nearly 8) engrossed!

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betweenmarchandmay · 31/01/2015 10:10

My DS is 8 next month and he is engrossed in Willard price books.

I remember them from my own childhood - so much information about animals! Anyone else's kids love them? They're so old but classics never die I suppose!

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PandasRock · 31/01/2015 10:28

I'm with Sunny on this. I read these avidly as a child, and loved them (for the animal content, obviously!) but I would struggle to let dd2 (also 8) read them without a huge lecture each time which would make the reading a bit of a chore! But then dd2 struggles with interpretation, and accepts things as very much black and white (she has AS). I'm not sure I would be as cautious if she were NT, as we could talk it through more easily, I suppose. Although I would still be reading alongside and talkingn through each comment, which would stall the pace somewhat.

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betweenmarchandmay · 31/01/2015 10:28

I don't think he's going to turn into a sexist, racist animal capturer because of a few books, Sunny!

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SunnyBaudelaire · 31/01/2015 10:23

hmmm yes I suppose so.....although the attitudes and values reflected by WP are a bit more than oh yes that was how it was in the past/ IMO./

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betweenmarchandmay · 31/01/2015 10:21

Oh yes but it's all contextual isn't it? DS is nearly 8; he knows attitudes and values in the past are not the same as they are now.

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SunnyBaudelaire · 31/01/2015 10:20

oh I loved Willard Price too but looking back are they not a bit....
I dunno, colonialist maybe, with v negative stereotyping of non americans and 'baddies'?
Not sure I would be encouraging WP although of course any reading is good I suppose.
Also women are bit 'other' in WP are they not?

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