Advantages: Offers a straigt forward view of the topic, any references are not unnecessary Disadvantages: Readers must have reached the correct age of maturity
...however once you are i feel that it is a positive insight into some of the questions you would be too ashamed to ask otherwise. Forever by July Blume is truely a teenage classic, and i would definitely read it again! A must have in any teen girls collection. ...
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Advantages: Goes well with the show Disadvantages: Not the same appeal for me as the old Noddy books
***Background***
Noddy was originally created by Enid Blyton, who also gave us classics like The Famous Five, The Secret Seven and all those Tales Before Bedtime. She created a variety of books for children of all ages and I must admit to being a bit of an addict of her books when I was growing up.
These days Noddy has become a bit more politically correct and certain characters have had a bit of a makeover and change of name. In the old days it ... ...it is the Goblins. I understand the need for the change in today's society, although I have to say that I didn't grow up associating this toy with people of a different ethnic background.
Make Way For Noddy has become a household name with his adventures being shown daily on Channel 5's Milkshake program for younger children. ***The Book***
This book has 5 stories in it. Each one has a moral in the tale and usually shows how Noddy learns the importance ...
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Advantages: Exciting story ,easy and compelling reading,first of a long series Disadvantages: A bit dated in its language
The famous 5 are 4 cousins, George 11 (really a tomboy named Georgina) and her 3 cousins , Julian 12, Dick 11 and Anne 10.
George has a dog she must keep in secret as he was a quite destructive puppy and is banned from her parents house , he is a brown mongrel dog and is called Timothy.
This is the first time George meets her cousins and she does not like them to begin with. She is quite happy the way her life is and doesn't want them interfering ... ...unlikely but never mind it is a story and I never q
