On 7/25/05, Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is amazing that the filmmakers were able to tie together and > > contract such a great cast for the movies. There aren't as many > > great, classically trained actors in work outside of Shakespearean > > performances, and here they are doing "kid's movies". > > > > Of course, I still find it amazing that the books have pushed kids to > > read several thousand pages of text. > > I suspect it's the fact of the latter graf that's influenced the events > you described in the former. The books have done a lot for youth > literacy and have raised the bar regarding what's acceptable children's > lit.
They are fun books and encouraging children to read is always a good thing but in what possible sense have they raised any bar? Martin _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
