![]() ![]() And does it work? Well, put it this way.my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. ![]() So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. Many a childhood vision of the Alps was founded on the nineteeth-century Swiss classic Guardian Like Huck Finn and Harry Potter, Heidi is an orphan in a strange, foreign world who overcomes obstacles, remains strong and good-humoured and evokes emotions and sympathies that children can relate to Independent on Sunday ![]()
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