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Posted: Nov 03 2007 at 12:22pm | IP Logged Quote margot helene
cathhomeschool wrote:
Another possibility if he likes horses is the Billy and Blaze series. I have not personally seen them,


Well, I have seen them!! And I heartily recommend them. My boys (3 in a row) all loved them. We pretty much wore the books out with rereading them. They have lovely simple charcoal-looking or pen and ink drawings and fed that desire in my boys for adventures on their own (this is pre Amazons and Swallows).

It also set off a rash of story telling/writing with our boys having part in the story, but with names changed. First it was Bob and Jim, "the best of brothers, the best of friends." Then when boy #3 came along he was named Rex in the story; when little sister came along, she was Beatrice and was not often allowed to come out on the cattle ride (or whatever adventure), but cooked a great meal for their return (LOL). You can be sure that she wrote herself in from time to time!!Then little brother came along and was Sam. They still sometimes tell stories with these characters.

There are a limited number in the series, though.
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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 8:49am | IP Logged Quote Carmie
We love all the Jim Arnosky books especially the Crinkleroot series, but these seem hard to find. I guess they might be out of print, but they are worth collecting.

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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 4:45pm | IP Logged Quote pipandpuddy
The Tim series (Tim and Ginger, Tim in Danger, etc.) is a fantastic series for boys. All the books have come back into print recently. Also, Anglund's series about the Brave Cowboy is very cute and is back in print. Karen
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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 9:30pm | IP Logged Quote Stephanie_Q
I'm going to second "Ox-Cart Man". It is my 2yo son (and my husband's) current favorite picture book.
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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 10:51pm | IP Logged Quote Rebecca
I must mention the Little Tim Books by Edward Ardizzone. They are such great "boy books"!
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Another good series is the Otto series by William Pene du Bois. Karen
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Posted: Nov 14 2007 at 7:30am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Karen -- thanks for the suggestion about the Otto books ... those seem to be OOP but I'll try and get them from the library.

The Edward Ardizzone books never seem to attract the kids ... I'll try those again with the boys .... and Arnosky is definitely a hit around here too. A couple of years ago we did a unit just on his books and had the best (and most nature-filled) study!

Thanks for all the great suggestions guys -- I knew I could count on you!

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Unit Study for Boys

This unit study has some great books for boys. It is set up as a year long "Year of the Boy" study- each month a different topic/virtue.

It is a great resource

Here is another great resource with a lot of books for boys- geared toward older ones, though: Unit Study for Young Men

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