tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post8975588822888496073..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: No to Age Bandingbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-90405441672721223812008-06-10T18:56:00.000+08:002008-06-10T18:56:00.000+08:00I'm very glad to do my bit in guiding people to th...I'm very glad to do my bit in guiding people to the site, Sharon, but it wasn't me that set it up. (And if I don't point this out, I'm sure somebody else will!)<BR/><BR/>In fact I'm rather a latecomer to the fray, having been given the heads up some weeks ago by Vanessa Robertson over at Fidra Blog, but I'm now linking where I can, and the response has been very encouraging. Interesting to discover that not all authors are against the idea of labelling, by any means. Meg Rosoff and Philip Reeve are two notables who see nothing wrong in it.<BR/><BR/>It would have been helpful if authors had been notified in the first place, and the subject properly debated before any decisions were taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-87933664315898542602008-06-10T16:32:00.000+08:002008-06-10T16:32:00.000+08:00i read rich man poor man when i was ten.(it was th...i read rich man poor man when i was ten.(it was the tittle that got me interested)<BR/>at the same time i read enchanted wood.<BR/>i was free to chose what i want to read and i am really really thankful for that!enar arshadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268658824807108992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-45595088704811382262008-06-10T07:40:00.000+08:002008-06-10T07:40:00.000+08:00hi Lobo! it's really lovely to hear from you and ...hi Lobo! it's really lovely to hear from you and i'm glad you tracked me down. congrats on the marriage, the son and the job. an ELT teacher-trainer too - that's great! yes, we must get together sometime. my email is sharonbakar at yahoo dot com and i am also (like the rest of the world) on facebook so you can throw a sheep at me some time!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-76047044568476523192008-06-10T00:09:00.000+08:002008-06-10T00:09:00.000+08:00Sharon!!!At last, I've found you here! I've been s...Sharon!!!<BR/><BR/>At last, I've found you here! I've been searching for years! Will be a regular visitor here from now on.<BR/><BR/>Who is this? hehehehe..<BR/><BR/>Remember the bloke (your ex-student) who used to go by the name of Lobo, and had a bona-fide London accent (though I don't sport that anymore)... Well, he grew up, got married, had a son, and is now a lecturer in UTM, training ELT teachers too! :)<BR/><BR/>Hope we can get together sometime!Abdullah Mohd Nawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091982323233587044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-56162942087376549582008-06-09T19:58:00.000+08:002008-06-09T19:58:00.000+08:00i was a depraved child (not a deprived one) ...i was a depraved child (not a deprived one) ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-8047923922070972192008-06-09T18:20:00.000+08:002008-06-09T18:20:00.000+08:00I'm being very KPC here, poking my nose into this ...I'm being very KPC here, poking my nose into this discussion when I don't even have kids, but to Animah and others who do: don't you think the content, like the reading-level, depends on the individual child? From my limited experience with kids (and from my own childhood), I've found that different kids are "ready" for different things in the books they read and the movies they see. And yes, I think (others may disagree) that this applies to sex and violence, but also death, madness, political complexity, and all sorts of depravity. There's no fixed, universally applicable age at which a child becomes ready to face those things -- is there? So perhaps no one can judge what each child is ready to read better than an involved parent?<BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-90209532067165159432008-06-09T17:55:00.000+08:002008-06-09T17:55:00.000+08:00you can unwrap 'em!you can unwrap 'em!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-88035832739339203512008-06-09T17:20:00.000+08:002008-06-09T17:20:00.000+08:00If age bands are lifted, then books can't be wrapp...If age bands are lifted, then books can't be wrapped!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-91006452763716375632008-06-09T17:19:00.000+08:002008-06-09T17:19:00.000+08:00For preschoolers, it's pretty easy. You can figure...For preschoolers, it's pretty easy. You can figure the book out in 2 seconds flat.<BR/><BR/>But it may be tougher for books for older age groups. Yes, I can pick up a book and decide whether the words can be understood by a nine year old, but what if the content is unsuitable for a nine year old? I'm not sure if I could work that out just browsing in a book store. I would need some help, and an age band would do that. <BR/><BR/>To me it's not about the intelligence or the level of the child. It's about content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com