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Book suggestions for 5-6 yo

mrshappymum View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 07:16 PM Post #1
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I'm wanting to get some books for my DS 6th birthday coming up. He likes reading books about things ie the moon, animals, facts of life etc. He seems interested in learning about things at the moment. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestion as to age appropriate books like this? Or any other books that this age group may enjoy?

tomson View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 07:24 PM Post #2
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Both my kids enjoyed the Magic Treehouse at that age.. it is a series that has a fact based storyline. This post has been edited by tomson: 15/01/2013, 07:27 PM

Ianthe View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 07:38 PM Post #3
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The DK range of books are great for factual stuff The eyewitness series includes computers, scientists, Arctic and Antarctic just to name a few. http://www.penguin.com.au/DK/DEFAULT.htm

Elemenopee View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 07:47 PM Post #4
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My 7yr old dd also really loves the Magic School Bus chapter books.Book Depository has them for only 4.53 ea, I bought all 17 for my dd for xmas. edited to add link http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/search?sea...ool+bus+chapter This post has been edited by Elemenopee: 15/01/2013, 07:48 PM

ljay View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 07:49 PM Post #5
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have you considered the kids national geographic magazines, they seem exciting

Xena View Member Profile	15/01/2013, 08:55 PM Post #6
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When my son was in Kinder we bought him a book to receive from Santa called 'The General Book of Knowledge' He loved it then and he loves it still- 4 years later.

mrshappymum View Member Profile	17/01/2013, 03:29 PM Post #7
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Thanks girls. Love the general knowlege type books. Might go and do a Book Depository order now

mad madam mim View Member Profile	17/01/2013, 05:40 PM Post #8
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I'm currently reading Charlie And The Chocolate Factory to DS1, we do a chapter a night (sometimes more if it's a small chapter), he is loving it and has asked to read the Glass Elevator next

belinda1976 View Member Profile	18/01/2013, 11:51 AM Post #9
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I've just bought DD1 a Billy B Brown book for Christmas. They are very basic books only about 4 chapters with rather large writing and basic words. DD can read most of it herself, with a little help from me.

Guest_CaptainOblivious_*	18/01/2013, 08:21 PM Post #10


Baa Baa Smart Sheep. It cracks us all up. It's about a clever sheep who tricks a turkey into eating poo. Our 6 and 3 year olds nearly choked laughing the first time we read it and walk around quoting it.

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