My fifth graders are reading the Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. When I first started reading it I was once again surprised at how much children at this age know about the world. Some of the things that this book says really surprised me. For example the main character Jesse has a crush on his music teacher. This crush is describe in great detail. Also at one point in the story the author talks about one of the characters being pushed around by her father and how the whole school is talking about it. I know that children deal with these things in real life but it still surprises me that the author talks about it in the novel.
The other thing I wanted to talk about was the movie. I watched it after I finished the book today. I hope that children do not only watch the movie and not read the book because they are missing out on so much if this happens. I love the fact that children's books are becoming movies but I am afraid that children will stray away from reading because they think they can get the same things from books. I worry about this in our digital technological world.
Overall I like the book and the movie but as two separate things. Each had different things happen in them even though the story was the same in each. I would strongly suggest that students read the book before they see the movie but if they don't then they will at least enjoy a good story.
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Yes, they are making many wonderful books into movies...most of the movies are great, but of course not the same as reading the book. Usually a lot is left out in the movie...like in the Harry Potter series, the movies are good, leave a lot out..and just not quite the same as reading the books. The good thing about the Harry Potter series is that JK Rowling helped a lot with the movies, which made them more similiar to the books.
I agree with you. I feel that students should read the books first, then watch the movies. Unfortunately, some parents don't feel the same. And they may not even know that some movies are based on books.
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