Kidnapped, R.L. Stevenson

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  • August 9, 2016 at 1:51 pm
    Melissa
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    I have here the complete and unabridged version and my 12yo is having fits…we have looked up “manse,” “redd,” “soople,” and “behove.” Lots of beautiful words in this book but it may be a bit much for him to read on his own.
    Does anyone know of a good version that is updated but holds true to the original?

    Thanks

    August 9, 2016 at 3:03 pm
    Karen
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    Maybe listening to the book would be better? I find that I can listen to hard books and get the gist better because I’m not distracted by the sounding out of the word, then the wondering what it means, then the irritation of having to get up and get the dictionary.

    Also, how about reading it on a kindle? I love the long-tap and it brings up the dictionary.

    I’m interested to see what versions are recommended, as I was planning to either have my 12yo read this or to read it aloud as a family.

    August 9, 2016 at 3:22 pm
    Melissa
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    Karen,

    Thanks for the ideas. I am the opposite–I tend to get distracted when listening to a book but maybe that would work well for my son. The Kindle sounds like a good idea.

    I want him to see the words. Since I do a lot of reading aloud to the kids I really want to make sure that they wrestle through some quality books on their own. For instance, he came to the word “conscience,” and read it (you guessed it) con science. He knows the word and what it means but hadn’t actually seen it enough to recognize it.

    August 16, 2016 at 12:42 am
    cdm2kk
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    I did this book last year with my 9 & 10 year olds and they loved it as did I.

    I found a great audio at our local library and we listened to it in the car while we commuted to town and ran errands etc. I think this helped to keep them focused on the story. (the free one at Librivox was super hard to understand due to the heavy Scottish accent)

    I have found that I am able to cover about 3 novels in a years time by doing audios just in the car. Kids loved The Penderwicks too. This year we will be doing Little Women off of Librivox.org, which is free and is a dramatical reading which is easier to keep who is who straight. We are also doing Journey to the interior of the Earth by Jules Verne, also on Librivox.

    Hope this helps and Best of Luck!

     

    August 16, 2016 at 5:57 am
    Karen
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    Oh, we did that dramatic reading from LibriVox this past year! My girls really enjoyed it. The chapters were long, but they would beg to listen to one more!

    August 16, 2016 at 2:27 pm
    Melissa
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    Great idea to listen in the car! I’m inspired by you–thanks. 🙂

    Also, I have been having my 12yo read the book for 20 minutes/day and then come tell me about it. I’m pleased that he’s learning to push through the difficult words and he seems to be getting the gist of it.

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