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Originally Posted by HarryT
And yet the very start of the first book mentions "Guy Fawkes' Night" (which coincidentally is tomorrow). Will that be familiar to American children?
I find the idea that children will be put off a book by the introduction of things unfamiliar to them to be a slightly condescending one, I must admit.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I agree. A read a lot at a young age precisely because I wanted to be introduced to as many new and unfamiliar things as possible. That included words, ideas and cultures.
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Originally Posted by Apache
Me too.
Apache
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If all you ever read is something dumbed down to ensure that it doesn't actually challenge you to LEARN something, what's the point. And the idea that children can't handle new words or concepts? That's just WRONG. In so many ways it's hard to even start!