Re: Book suggestion for 11 year old

Sea Wasp wrote:
> Graham Woodland wrote:
>> Sea Wasp wrote:

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>>>
>>>     On that note, everything I've published I've read to Chris, so 
>>> anything by "Ryk E. Spoor" (which includes a grand total at the 
>>> moment of three books) is in my view acceptable for 11 year olds to 
>>> read.
>>>
>>
>> By an amazing coincidence, I came to a similar conclusion last week 
>> with reference to the library at the high school where I work.  
>> Initially I'm going to boost for _Digital Knight_, because it most 
>> closely resembles the observed preferences of our pupils.  The 
>> librarian is a happily F&SF-friendly sort of cove, and can very 
>> possibly be persuaded to take a punt on it.
>>
>> The immediate occasion, by the way, is the imminent launch of one of 
>> my side-projects -- a large and colourful series of wall-posters 
>> providing a phylum-by-phylum guide to the animal kingdom.  Cultural 
>> sidebars abound, and unless you object I propose to sneak a plug for 
>> your works into the Cubozoan section...
>>
>>
> 
>     [MrBurns]Eeeexcellent. Of course, corrupting the youth first, 
> spreading my influence from below. A charming plan![/MrBurns]
> 
>     Do you have a good pic of a Sea Wasp? I have some, of course. I've 
> noticed, though, that a number of other sources have emerged that offer 
> excellent images these days. Up through the early 90s there wasn't much 
> available on Chironex Fleckeri, though.

I have a nice spooky one that looks like the cold wrath of some 
abysmal god.  References are stuck at work, alas.  I'm always 
interested in expanding the Great Zoötrope, though -- so thanks 
for the offer, and I'll gladly take you up on it at your 
convenience.  Stage Two will eventually feature full-on displays 
for all the *classes* I can whip up interest in, and all the 
cnidarian groups more than qualify: I doubt I'll be able to have 
too many seawaspish pictures at that point.
> 
>     You'll have to order DK from used books, though. I could donate one,

> if necessary, but even I've been reduced to locating used copies. 

Boo, hiss!  But Tony shouldn't have any problems ordering those 
from Amazon or suchlike, though thanks again.  He certainly isn't 
getting mine...

> "Diamonds Are Forever" is fine for kids, but there are some aspects to 
> the Old Nathan stories in _Mountain Magic_ (of which Diamonds is a part)

> which might not pass the kid-friendly inspection. _Boundary_ and its 
> forthcoming sequel should be fine. _Grand Central Arena_, assuming it 
> gets published, is definitely good for SF-interested kids; I was trying 
> to do what Doc Smith might have written if he'd been born in this era. 
> Not that I think I'm nearly good enough to match him in the sensawunda 
> area, but I'm doing my best.
> 

Curiously, the school has _Subspace Explorers_ and _Spacehounds 
of IPC_, but no Lensman stuff.   I can't even begin to guess.

I suspect our kids will find the technogeekery in 
_Boundary/Threshold_ of a more challenging flavour than its 
counterpart in DK, so I'm trying to get the hook in first.

Still looking forward to _Grand Central Arena_; digits are muchly 
crossed.

-- 
Cheers,

Gray

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