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books for year two boys - Marina? Roisin? Anyone?

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puddle · 07/11/2006 11:27

You've both given me some great ideas in the past for books for ds and it's now coming up to Christmas and I would like put some more on his christmas list.

He's reading pretty well on his own now (currently tackling Harry Potter, reading alternate chapters with me) and I'd like to encourage that further, so some books he can read alone but also some more comlicated ones for me to read to him.

We've just had the Cressida Cowell ones and he loved those. Greek myths went down well too and the Narnia books.

Any ideas/ recommendations?

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puddle · 07/11/2006 11:43

Don't know the roman mysteries poproise (have done the rest from your list).

Who by?

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Tinkerboo · 07/11/2006 11:43

Blimey puddle I thought the thread was for 2yr old boy so when you said he reads well on his own I nearly fell off my chair!
I was chatting last week to a lovely 16yr old lad currently doing history and classics A levels who LOVES reading. He told me that what got him started was a series of books called Red War set in a medievil abbey with knights etc. Apparently it's a series and he was hooked and read all of them lots of times. I can't remeber who wrote then but he reckoned they're in all book shops. he said he got into them at about 8yrs reading independently. My eldest DS is 6 but I mentioned these to him and he's keen for me to try and get them, he's into history and knights etc.

I am currently reading him Charlottes web (his independent reading is not up to this yet) and he is really enjoying that. we recently read Danny Champion of the World which he loved and now the stage on is on near us so it's really nice we're going to have a special outing to see it, just the 2 of us.

Sorry long reply.

Would welcome any recommendations back.

spykid · 07/11/2006 11:41

very funny

porpoise · 07/11/2006 11:41

Astrosaurs series?
The Roman Mysteries series?
Flat Stanley?
Danny Champion of the Word?

spykid · 07/11/2006 11:40

Sorry, 'on offer here ' should have been a link!

We had them from Redhouse a while back but can't see them now.

amazon have them though

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puddle · 07/11/2006 11:38

ooooh spy stuff sounds good spkkid!
We make up spy stories with ds as the hero - he loves all that.

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spykid · 07/11/2006 11:36

The Jack Stalwart books are a quick read, spy stuff. on offer here

Spiderwick Chronicals

Lemmony Snicket.

Ds1 loved 'You're a bad man Mr Gum'. GReat humour

Ds1 is currently reading Peter Pan in Scarlet and loving it.

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