mom31257 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Would you all help me finalize my book list for the book club I'm leading? The club is for 3rd-6th graders. The books need to have been made into a movie because the children read the book at home. We come together to discuss the book, then we watch the movie and discuss the differences. We begin this week with Charlotte's Web. I've already decided to do A Cricket in Times Square (30 minute cartoon from the '70s) as well as read a short version of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in class (it's on the same dvd). I need 4 more book/movie selections. Most of the families are very conservative Christians, so there needs to be no language or objectionable content in the books or movies. I'm going to email the families and ask them to give me their general guidelines in movie choices. Here are some I'm considering, but I need more choices. Peter Pan (Disney movie version?) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (old Willie Wonka version movie) The Secret Garden (1993 version) ***I had a small group last year (all participating this year) and we did these (Trumpet of the Swan, Because of Winn Dixie, The Borrowers, adapted version of Swiss Family Robinson).*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Alice in Wonderland James and the Giant Peach The Secret of NIHM ETA: A Christmas Carol Wind in the Willows Edited August 27, 2012 by Melissa B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 From a Google search "children's books adapted to movies, some other ideas are: The Wizard of Oz The Iron Giant The Jungle Book Pinocchio How the Grinch Stole Christmas (old version) Alice in Wonderland (Disney) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (did this as a read aloud last year and loved it) Freaky Friday Indian in the Cupboard James and the Giant Peach Bedknobs and Broomsticks Mary Poppins The Tale of Despereaux The Sword in the Stone The Invention of Hugo Cabret Great idea for a book club! Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai B. Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Ben and Me (older Disney cartoon) Mary Poppins? Wizard of Oz Chronicles of Narnia (any of them) The Incredible Jouney Just to note, I would probably not want my dd reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl revised the book, but the Oompa-Loompas still bug me. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ben and Me (older Disney cartoon)Mary Poppins? Wizard of Oz Chronicles of Narnia (any of them) The Incredible Jouney Just to note, I would probably not want my dd reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl revised the book, but the Oompa-Loompas still bug me. HTH I hate to sound ignorant but what did he revise about the Oompa-Loompas and why do they bug you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai B. Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I hate to sound ignorant but what did he revise about the Oompa-Loompas and why do they bug you? In the original edition, the Oompas-Loomas were black pygmies, whom Willy Wonka shipped from Africa (in crates), and he gave a speech about about how they were better off now. This was written in the 1960s (which is why Dahl doesn’t get a back-in-those-days pass from me.) Most people aren’t going to see anything bad in the current version, but I still find the book squicky. This paper has has some background and pictures. This is the debate that helped trigger the 1973 revision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yikes, I think some of the books listed might be no-nos if they are conservative. There is Language in Peter Pan & fairies doing um.. naughty adult things. Ben & Me maks fun of Ben Franklin.. my Ben Franklin loving child hated the book My very conservative Aunt hated James & The Giant Peach for so many more reason then I can bother to list Indian In The Cupboard movie has the children flipping through channels & stoping at p.rn It's SOOO hard to pick books in this setting. Sorry, I didn't mean to be negative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunriseiz Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Pollyanna Heidi Anne of Green Gables Sounds like a lot of fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Well, here is the final list. Thanks for you help! Charlotte's Web (We did this today and it went very well. We had 15 kids there and 4 out. They all brought a project or diorama of a book they read over the summer and gave reports, too. Then we had our discussion. I taught them about plot and climax, so we completed a story chart of the entire book. We also discussed different aspects of the book, such as friendship, farm realities, etc. I taught them about foreshadowing and discussed the foreshadowing in the book.) A Cricket in Times Square (will read a version of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the class because there is a video of it on the same dvd) Tale of Depsereaux The Railway Children The Incredible Journey The Secret Garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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