tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post7074801806965858659..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: It is surprising how much researchcatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-57436370165018510772009-10-14T10:35:24.315+10:302009-10-14T10:35:24.315+10:30The first one was set in the
1950's and was i...The first one was set in the <br />1950's and was intended for a ten yr old. I have given a copy to Vanessa Robertson at Fidra Books but she has been too busy with other things to read it - she keeps telling me she will but...<br />The second one includes the same children but also involves a photograph taken, most likely, in about 1916 (but that is part of the mystery!) Not sure it is of Sponge Monkey interest but let me know!<br />Rachel, try and find The Woolpack by Cynthia Harnett and read it with her - it is one of the great classics of historical literature for children...about the wool trade in the Cotswolds.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-41111446801570696972009-10-14T09:42:53.983+10:302009-10-14T09:42:53.983+10:30My daughter (8) is pestering me to write more stor...My daughter (8) is pestering me to write more stories for her, she's even provided me with a list of essential elements it must contain! Not sure I'm up to the brief though!<br /><br />She really likes historical fiction, by the way, she's read about lots of stuff in the 1800s, pioneer stuff, all memoirs type things of children living in the periods, but obviously written now by someone adding other facts/information. One she liked the most was a diary of a slave girl. Butkids are surprisingly keen on history; it's only when they get to secondary school and it's called HISTORY by some dusty stuffed shirt that they dislike it.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-88408454277658091662009-10-13T23:02:16.274+10:302009-10-13T23:02:16.274+10:30I think Ms Whirlwind might surprise you. She might...I think Ms Whirlwind might surprise you. She might be intrigued by the thought of helping to shape the next book. <br /><br />The author that I have found to be most true to the WWI era in fiction is Anne Perry (especially her WWI mystery series). <br /><br />Now, are you willing to let the Sponge Monkeys record the first one so that it is available to more than Ms Whirlwind?<br /><br />There is a real lack of good fiction for the under 21 set that is contains neither dragons or vampires.....Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032454459129277383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-28501581869976773762009-10-13T09:54:52.221+10:302009-10-13T09:54:52.221+10:30Oh! In our house it is just assumed that, if you a...Oh! In our house it is just assumed that, if you ask, you want to know and there is no need to know about it. Mind you I do sometimes wonder why my father wants to know something! He has a very inquiring mind for someone of 86, very inquiring indeed.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-16686579984562130012009-10-13T09:40:16.859+10:302009-10-13T09:40:16.859+10:30It is surprising how much research is met with - &...It is surprising how much research is met with - 'but why do you need to know that?' in our house!<br /><br />I sometimes think people would be easier to understand now, let alone in the past, if they were at arms length - on the internet. What with all this communication technology, nobody seems to be able to just speak anymore.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com