I am putting together a library, a collection of books that I would want my children to read... classics that would help them learn, and dream and aspire to be better than their father. I'm a fairly religious man, so I would want the books to be uplifting and void of any filth or suggestive scenes and books that avoid vulgarities. Some of the books I have already added are "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Once And Future King" "A Wizard of Earthsea" "A Horse and His Boy" "Early Man and the Ocean" "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "The Alchemist"
2006-06-25 16:26:51 · 23 answers · asked by Mokikias 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Here is a really great site for the classics:Classic Book List
http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/sls/staff/fifth/bry/classic_book_list.htm
Book Title.......................Author
Charlott's Web..............................................................................E.B. White
Little House in the Big Woods ............................................................Laura Ingalls Wilder
(any book in this series written by this author)
The Secret Garden.........................................................................Burnett
The Hobbit...................................................................................Tolken
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Series).......................................C.S. Lewis
Heidi...........................................................................................Spyri
Mary Poppins..................................................................................Travers
The Borrowers.................................................................................Norton
Swiss Family Robinson.........................................................................Wyss
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood......................................................Pyle
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.............................................................Mark Twain
A Christmas Carol.............................................................................Charles Dickens
Adventures of Pinocchio........................................................................Collodi
The Jungle Book.................................................................................Kipling
Peter Pan........................................................................................Barrie
The Moffats....................................................................................Estes
Just So Stories.................................................................................Kipling
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland............................................................Carroll
The Wind in the Willow.........................................................................Grahame
Treasure Island.................................................................................Robert Lewis Stevenson
Johnny Tremain................................................................................. Forbes
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table............................................Pyle
Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow...........................................WashintonIrving
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea..................................................Jules Verne
Robinson Crusoe.................................................................................Daniel Defoe
Otto of the Silver Hand.......................................................................Pyle
Little Men.......................................................................................Louisa May Alcott
Little Women....................................................................................Louisa May Alcott
The Time Machine..............................................................................H.G. Wells
Black Beauty....................................................................................Anna Sewel
Oliver Twist.....................................................................................Charles Dickens
Huckleberry Finn................................................................................Mark Twain
Annie of Green Gables.........................................................................Montgomery
Annie of Avonlea..............................................................................Montgomery
Captains Courageous..........................................................................Kipling
Five Children and It..........................................................................Nesbit
The Birds' Christmas Carol..................................................................Wiggin
The Princess and the Goblin..................................................................MacDonald
The Wizard of Oz.............................................................................Baum
Around the World in Eighty Days............................................................Verne
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates...........................................................Dodge
Pollyanna.........................................................................................Porter
The Invisible Man..............................................................................H.G. Wells
Call It Courage..................................................................................Sperry
The Call of the Wild...........................................................................Jack London
Where the Red Fern Grows...................................................................Rawls
White Fang......................................................................................London
Island of the Blue Dolphins....................................................................Scott O'Dell
Sara Crewe......................................................................................Burnett
Old Yeller........................................................................................Fred Gipson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin......................................................................Browning
Daddy-Long-Legs...............................................................................Webster
The Railway Children............................................................................E. Nesbit
2006-06-25 16:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by dragonsarefree2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series
Maya Angelou's "I know why the caged bird sings"
Mark Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer
You might also want to get some poetry books, like the classics or America's Most Loved Poems.
And some short story anthologies - get a mix of authors in one book.
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Catherine Marshall's "Christy" and "Julia"
Also don't forget to include some biographies of people that are awe inspiring that you totally respect yourself or stories of everyday people that have accomplished wonderful things.
2006-06-25 23:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by neona807 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some books I've read with my 5th graders
"Bud Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis - Story of an African-american boy during the depression who is looking for his father - very uplifting story about the human spirit
"When Zachary Beaver Came To Town" - great story about friendship, family, and acceptance with a great ending
Hope you try these titles!
2006-06-26 02:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by mattysit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the books that have been listed are great.
I would recommend two books that could go along with all of those books and are a great resource for parents and educators. The author is Jim Trelease and the books are:
Hey! Listen to this: Stories to Read Aloud
&
The Read Aloud Handbook
2006-06-25 23:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T take out anything by C.S.Lewis. If you are religious you will get the symbolism to Christianity. My son and I read all 7 books when he was about 10 or 11 and thoroughly enjoyed them. I have never heard him described as a racist before! I don't remember seeing anything remotely racist.
How about: The Secret Garden
The Cay and Timothy of the Cay
Check out the book lists at Scholastic.com
2006-06-25 23:35:20 · answer #5 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catcher in the Rye
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Lord of the Flies
The Stranger
2006-06-26 00:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by nippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are books you should add to your list:
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibilities
The Little Women
Wurthering Heights
Great Expectations
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Moby ****
Black Beauty
Actually, there's a long list I have on top of my head but I just cannot remember some of them now. I will just add them on when I remember them already. :)
2006-06-25 23:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jo Ann 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
East of Eden... that book is all about the story of Abel and Cain but I would wait until they're older so they can read it some of it is kinda mature... The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe... and A Wrinkle in Time those are all excellent choices
2006-06-25 23:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a middle school teacher and my students love _The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1961 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - as suggested in prior posts may have elements of prejudice in them.
2006-06-26 00:00:28 · answer #9 · answered by Ambrosia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catcher in the Rye, and Fahrenheit 451
2006-06-25 23:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by railcar_exp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋