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[Marcilla]

yo d00ds, sorry to keep asking so many questions on here without giving anything back to the community

here I'll give you guys the gift of my photo: (top of my blog here)
http://xanga.com/marujira/

haha

Anyway, is there anything I should know about finding children's books suitable for use in my hagwon? I think I could probably just go to the bookstore with my boss and pick out a bunch at random without too much trouble

I kinda hate reading books to classes, though, since I can't explain anything to them in Korean

[Yu_Bum_suk]

How old are the kids? There's a farily simple Korean publisher I know of that does simplified versions of classics with a lot of hanguel explanations. I got Anne of Green Gables but I've loaned it out to a student at the moment - I'll try to get the bibliographic info the next time I see her. Oxford Bookworms Begginers is a great series as they have books from very basic to advanced intermediate level. Kyobo carries them.

[kermo]

I love love love the following book:

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar.
There are about 40 little stories about this strange little school-- very wry and quite surreal. I've always heard great feedback from the kids I use it with. The stories about about 5 pages each, so you're looking at kids with Intermediate language skills. Great for practising listening (you can read them aloud) or reading comprehension.

[schwa]

Dont worry about explaining everything in a storybook. If you consider the kids classics your parents read to you when you were young, theres lots of weird vocabulary & turns of phrase -- it adds to the mystery & fun of reading. Repetition is key, & compelling illustrations help too.

I assume youre talking supplemental storybooks for younger kids? Man, I miss my story times with small groups of young beginners. I used to start every class with a reading.

The stories they most clamored after & never tired of hearing, over & over, were the simpler Dr Seuss books, anything by Maurice Sendak, & Curious George.

[blunder1983]

I've been hunting high and low for Where's Wally (UK version) or Where's Waldo (US) but it appears u gotta order them in. I think they'd be tonnes of fun for kids to read as there is a nice break between reading as they look for him.

[Marcilla]

Aw rite, thanks for the tips fellers

I'll see if I can bust out some Curious George/Dr. Seuss/other books my parents read to me when I was super young

There are widely varying levels among the different classes, so maybe I"ll get that sideways stories book too, I remember enjoying that when I was in grade school

I think I might try and find a copy of "Call of the Wild" for one of my more advanced students too..

[tomato]

Hello, Marcilla!

Here is a list of my favorite picture books in English:

http://eslideas.hypermart.net/picturebooks.html

and here is a list of my favorite picture books in Korean:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=38947&highlight=Mister+Fox+Mister+Fox

Don't say that your Korean isn't good enough to translate an easy picture book.
When I got here, I couldn't even say "hello" or "thank you" in Korean, and I soon started translating picture books.

PS There is no need to apologize for asking more than you can give in return. This message board could use a few more members who admit that they don't already know everything.

[laogaiguk]

Well, the teachers at my elementary school and I were going over the banned book list, and aparently "5 minutes to orgasm" isn't considered good for children. I will try ot find the list. It is full of books that can be somewhat hard to figure out if they are ok or not. (this is true)

Seriously though, I always loved the little prince.

[tomato]