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Subject:	Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:43:11 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ben Ellermann writes: > I would leave children's books: > > "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" by Howard Pyle > "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions" by Howard Pyle > "The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur" by Howard Pyle I think the affected old-style verbiage employed by Pyle is a turn-off for many kids. My son won't read him even though he's interested in the subjects. > reading is extremely important for developing young minds How so? Chris

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		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) they are wayyy...yyy beter than those computer games Jeremy (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) they are wayyy...yyy beter than those computer games Jeremy (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I agree with you. I remember struggling with it in the beginning as a ten year old. However, the accomplishment of figuring out how to read the stories was great. The stories themselves were excellent. (...) I believe that reading is important (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Ah, I smite you'th thou dragon! And thy flame be blight of thouest dark knight, as I raiseth my wrods and plunge it'th... Man, I can't even go through these books without a dictionary (just kidding) Those books aren't that bad, though. After (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Chris.... you're joking. Right? I would extend this statement to say that reading is not only important for developing minds, but for all minds regardless of age. I personally find that people who don't enjoy reading (and therefore don't do it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.general)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
Absolutely the best castle book ever, for kids or grown-ups: Castle, David MacAulay (URL) Croke Proprietor, Lugged Mountain Outfitters (URL) Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:Gt2ozz.6tv@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		The value of reading (was: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...)
Hi all, First, thanks Suz for the great thread idea and sorry for pointing it away from the main point. Second, I'm replying to myself because I thought it would be the lowest-impact way to respond to a bunch of comments. Third, I'm leaving .general (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I would leave children's books: "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" by Howard Pyle "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions" by Howard Pyle "The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur" by Howard Pyle "Treasure Island" by (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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