When I Was Your Age, Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up Read Free Books and Download eBooks

                
              
When I Was Your Age, Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Perfect for literature classes and beginning writers of all ages!"Tell me a story of when you were little" is something children love to ask. Now ten award-winning writers: Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence Yep, James Howe, Katherine Paterson, Walter Dean Myers, Susan Cooper, Nicholasa Mohr, Reeve Lindbergh, Avi, and Francesca Lia Block tell young readers stories drawn from their own childhood memories. The authors have also contributed notes about why they chose particular memories to write about and what in their lives led them to be writers. In this way, the extraordinary stories in WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE bear witness to the origins of a writer’s art—and honor the courage, tenderness, and fragility of children.
Lexile Measure: 850L (What's this?)
Series: When I Was Your Age (Book 1)
Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (February 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763610348
ISBN-13: 978-0763610340
Product Dimensions:  5.9 x 0.4 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
The original tales presented in this book are actual memories of childhood penned by notable children's book authors. Although most of the stories have 8-10 year-olds as their protagnonists, they deal with emotions and predicaments more easily understood, I think, by slightly older children.Pre-teenage can be such an awkward time; these tales can be healing/instructive to those in this time of life. The authors all have written beautiful stories which really should not be missed. And, as an extra special "gift" to the reader, each story is followed by a one-page explanation/note written by the tale's author. It's a relief to realize that each author not only survived growing up, but also flourished. And I loved being allowed to share private memories of these marvelous authors.As a great fan of Katherine Paterson, I was especially touched by her story, which involved her older, prettier sister. Perhaps even more revealing, however, is the note she wrote to accompany this story. I am sure that the feelings here expressed were the souce of her poignantly beautiful novel "Jacob Have I Loved." (Great for girls age 12 and up.)This book also provided an introduction (at least for me) to several authors with whom I was not familiar; I look forward to reading more by them.I am a 40-something, well-educated mom. I bought this book for my own family, but I will be purchasing more copies to give as gifts. And I look forward to the sequel to this book, already in print!
When I was Your Age Volume 1, Original Stories about growing upBy: Mary Pope Osborn ~ Laurence Yep ~ James Howe ~ Kathrine Paterson ~Walter Dean Myers ~ Susan Cooper ~ Nicholasa Mohr ~ Reeve Lindbergh ~ Avi~ Francesca Lia Block ~ Edited by Amy EhrlichWhen I Was Your Age is a big bunch of true, short stories by differentauthors who write a lot of books. Each story has its own plot, beginning,middle and end, most of which are very exciting or sad in a weird kind ofway. In one story, there is little girl in the second World War who isbeing bullied by a big meanie. Then the girl finds a friend who is an oldlady who has a dog. The old lady is very nice and sticks up for her atschool but soon there is an air raid and the inexplicable happens. Inanother story, there is a boy whose father had been a pioneer in the late20's and 30's and currently owns a plane. The story really starts when theengine stops and the boy and his father plummet to the ground. The fathertells the boy to put his head between his legs as they come in for a crashlanding. Do they survive? It's up to you to read and find out. The book is for anybody(probably 3rd and up) and is really fun to read.It is historical short stories and I really like it because it tells alot about the lives people lived a long time ago and has a bigvarieties. I hope you read it because it's a really good book. If youlike it, you might like the second book in the series When I Was YourAge Volume2. by Dylan
I'm not sure how receptive my fifth graders will be to this text, but I thought it was boring and lacked a lot of excitement.
Using to teach biographies/autobiographies and personal narrative. The students enjoy hearing from the different authors and seeing the different writing styles.
The cover was a little worn, but still in good condition. It was well worth the money I paid for it. Thanks!!
I loved this book for my 5th grade memoir unit! Great condition and a quality text to help teach memoir!
I read this book for school. Some of the stories were highly interesting, but some of them were really sad. In one of them, a boy finds a kitten and in the end, it dies. Overall, it's worth checking out at the library, but not actually buying. The authors are all wonderful. If you can handle sadness and/or strangeness, this is the book for you.
great condition
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