tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post616909535468564429..comments2023-11-23T08:14:20.747-05:00Comments on Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia: mara, daughter of the nileCeceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-31909552047898355162020-06-03T14:12:24.818-04:002020-06-03T14:12:24.818-04:00@Unknown Thanks for your question! I loved this bo...@Unknown Thanks for your question! I loved this book as a kid, and I still remember it fondly as an adult, but I think there are things about it that would need careful supervision and unpacking before/while teaching it as a text (the way it handles and portrays slavery, for instance). As an English teacher now myself, I think there are better books that you could use, whether the audience is primarily boys or girls. And of course, there's no such thing as a "boy" book or a "girl" book -- kids benefit from reading all kinds of stories with all kinds of protagonists!Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-14935375955584750632020-06-02T15:15:17.697-04:002020-06-02T15:15:17.697-04:00I have a question. Would boys enjoy this book as ...I have a question. Would boys enjoy this book as much as girls? I'm teaching a homeschool coop and the kids complain about The Golden Goblet. I'm trying to find a book that goes along with their study of ancient Egypt and this looks like an option. I'm just not sure if the boys will enjoy it. Thanks for any help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823378913934212849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-7052548352862882512011-09-21T12:21:03.061-04:002011-09-21T12:21:03.061-04:00"i care not what color eyes i close forever &..."i care not what color eyes i close forever " is my favorite quote by sheftu <3Sophynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-39286762306375584672010-03-20T14:13:50.583-04:002010-03-20T14:13:50.583-04:00I read this book back in the 60's (68?) and ch...I read this book back in the 60's (68?) and checked it out of the library so many times that my mom bought me a copy, which was hard because it was out of print and we didn't have the internet. It is a hard back with a blue and orange dustcover. When I first read it the focus was on Mara and Sheftu. As I have gotten older I am intrigued by Inanni and Nekonkh without losing any of my fondness for the first two.<br />It is one of those stories that stays with you.joanieponytailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047087627568566187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-27854742120926697272010-02-01T15:51:59.370-05:002010-02-01T15:51:59.370-05:00My best memory of your home-schooling experience w...My best memory of your home-schooling experience was when we were all on an airplane headed to NY to visit Grandma and Grandpa. <br /><br />I was across the aisle and you had the window seat and they struck up a conversation with you. You held those two college students (a guy and a gal) "spell-bound" as you related your various homeschooling experiences. <br /><br />I was eavesdropping as you described myriad creatures and plant life under the ocean and described the game board you and your siblings had constructed for learning fun.<br /><br />Those college students were very quiet and occasionally looked at each other in disbelief. They couldn't even ask an intelligent question because you quickly filled in their ignorance of the subject of oceans and their denizens.<br /><br />It was a proud papa moment for me.<br /><br />My LEAST favorable moment was when I tried to teach you kids something about electricity and electronics. I couldn't get it to a "low" enough level that you could understand it (sigh). That's when I realized that teaching is truly a "gift." I realize today that relating knowledge can take many paths: visual, auditory, sensual, etc.Really Old Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-1548834381051898042010-01-26T22:24:20.468-05:002010-01-26T22:24:20.468-05:00Intriguing, it definitely sounds like what I would...Intriguing, it definitely sounds like what I would have loved as a pret-teen/teen. Though, fesity redheads were always my favorite. :)Rebecca, A Clothes Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224914134360638396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-82376485731488865022010-01-24T08:55:00.460-05:002010-01-24T08:55:00.460-05:00Hey I couldn't find your email, so I'll le...Hey I couldn't find your email, so I'll let you know here! I took your post about your small TBR bookshelf and highlighted it on the Sunday Shelves. I have everyone head over to that post. :)<br /><br />Here's the link<br /><br />http://owlforya.blogspot.com/2010/01/sunday-shelves-jan-24.htmlJill of The O.W.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648624834255015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-73184757864653559002010-01-23T21:01:09.816-05:002010-01-23T21:01:09.816-05:00Looks like you have pick #1 for your unsung YA lis...Looks like you have pick #1 for your unsung YA list. :-D<br /><br />There's still time to post your list to be included in the Monday wrap-up! Just post by Sunday night & you're in. :)Kellyhttp://yannabe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-63359179354318977152010-01-23T12:25:38.000-05:002010-01-23T12:25:38.000-05:00What a great review. I'm not sure I've rea...What a great review. I'm not sure I've read this book, so I shall have to add it to my list.Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495796538020025891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-22943344795836808832010-01-22T10:40:28.046-05:002010-01-22T10:40:28.046-05:00Velvet - this isn't a Newbery book itself, jus...Velvet - this isn't a Newbery book itself, just one by a 3-time Newbery-winning author. I'd suggest <i>The Golden Goblet</i> or <i>Moccasin Trail</i> for your challenge. *grin*<br /><br />Jenny - I <i>haven't</i> read <i>Greensleeves</i>! Another one to add to the pile!Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-57192413071023213702010-01-22T10:16:27.133-05:002010-01-22T10:16:27.133-05:00Sounds lovely. I've never heard of it.Sounds lovely. I've never heard of it.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-57685895037195968162010-01-22T09:58:19.649-05:002010-01-22T09:58:19.649-05:00This feature is so hard on my TBR list. I think th...This feature is so hard on my TBR list. I think the only time I don't add your favourite read to my list is when I've already read it! I haven't read this one. Yet.<br /><br />Love your hat, btw, if I haven't already said that. It is so cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-5354594773537138532010-01-22T09:34:12.747-05:002010-01-22T09:34:12.747-05:00this was one of my favorite books too! yeah for ho...this was one of my favorite books too! yeah for homeschoolers! ;-)Emily Krepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373525258917685692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-2460387333641905642010-01-22T08:38:53.168-05:002010-01-22T08:38:53.168-05:00I absolutely loved this book when I was a kid! I ...I absolutely loved this book when I was a kid! I think I read it around the same time you did, and I just thought it was the most exciting book ever. I liked it when the silly little Babylonian princess helped Mara out. :)<br /><br />If you like Eloise Jarvis McGraw, have you ever read Greensleeves by her? It's by far my favorite of her books (it's even better than Mara), but nobody ever seems to have read it. :\Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-59681785116611475482010-01-22T01:06:24.359-05:002010-01-22T01:06:24.359-05:00i LOVED that book. i remember that i had a scarab ...i LOVED that book. i remember that i had a scarab necklace (do you remember--blue beetle thing?) and it reminded me of the book.<br /><br />the best part about salt dough maps was eating little pieces :DGinny Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014217433804430611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-21151225627373136732010-01-21T21:57:39.979-05:002010-01-21T21:57:39.979-05:00Well, how cool is all that! Sounds like a great r...Well, how cool is all that! Sounds like a great read, too. It takes a certain parent-child relationship to take on home-schooling. Sounds like you had a wonderful mother -- lucky you!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870662298657958483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-19014189866525975232010-01-21T21:10:51.073-05:002010-01-21T21:10:51.073-05:00whoa. that's neat-o about your homeschooling. ...whoa. that's neat-o about your homeschooling. definitely a good way to go if possible. thanks for the tip on mara. it sounds like a perfect one to add to the newbery award challenge i'm working on ;-Dvvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-40596421659065782412010-01-21T19:11:52.096-05:002010-01-21T19:11:52.096-05:00I so heart that cover. YAY Egypt!I so heart that cover. YAY Egypt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-10855066673823502732010-01-21T19:03:22.130-05:002010-01-21T19:03:22.130-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334016706182776266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-8076821124375686322010-01-21T19:03:19.172-05:002010-01-21T19:03:19.172-05:00I can't believe I missed this as a kid; it loo...I can't believe I missed this as a kid; it looks like something I would have loved!Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334016706182776266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-25586244766683088062010-01-21T18:35:45.028-05:002010-01-21T18:35:45.028-05:00That is amazing of your mom to home school you. I ...That is amazing of your mom to home school you. I have twin toddlers and I'm in awe of people that homeschool their children, as I couldn't imagine how hard and challenging it must be. Although I imagine it is rewarding too.<br /><br />That sounds like a great book, and one I should check out.The Cozy Mystery Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083503866826492108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-5364024838514996002010-01-21T18:33:11.885-05:002010-01-21T18:33:11.885-05:00This book looks like it would be a great read!
I...This book looks like it would be a great read! <br /><br />It's nice that you had such a positive homeschooling experience. I had some friends in high school who didn't have a great experience with it, but my sister is homeschooling and her kids love it.<br /><br />I can't even imagine what it would have been like for me. (My mom dropped out of high school and later got her GED. She never really liked school, plus she and I were at odds a lot when I was growing up, so I don't think homeschool would have worked either way for me.) <br /><br />Anyway, I will have to see if our local library has this book for a time when I need a good escapism read.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.com