What was that book called? I remember it very clearly now that you mention it
I'm sure it was just a giant compendium of Hans christian Anderson? Did the mermaid die in yours - mine did, but just before she could go to suffer in the sea forever a cloud swept her away - or something.
that's how they LEARN!
God yes. I never was the encyclopedia type ( apart from the gory one mentioned above!), but I used to read read read and across most genres and most age groups - often a book a day. And I looked up, asked (or sometimes just worked out*) when I wasn't sure what things meant. I learnt, not just the meanings of words that way, but concepts and ideas.
I learnt loads from Sherlock Holmes, and adventure books, and war books, and my god, everything I read taught me something!
I'd rather a child read an adult book than watched a horror movie or played grand theft auto.
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Date: 2007-01-25 07:30 pm (UTC)I'm sure it was just a giant compendium of Hans christian Anderson? Did the mermaid die in yours - mine did, but just before she could go to suffer in the sea forever a cloud swept her away - or something.
that's how they LEARN!
God yes. I never was the encyclopedia type ( apart from the gory one mentioned above!), but I used to read read read and across most genres and most age groups - often a book a day. And I looked up, asked (or sometimes just worked out*) when I wasn't sure what things meant. I learnt, not just the meanings of words that way, but concepts and ideas.
I learnt loads from Sherlock Holmes, and adventure books, and war books, and my god, everything I read taught me something!
I'd rather a child read an adult book than watched a horror movie or played grand theft auto.