Nemo. Bambie. Tarzan. These are just a few of the characters whose parents come to a violent end in top animated children’s films. A study published in the British Medical Journal’s special Christmas issue this week found that two-thirds of children’s animated films involve on-screen death of … [Read more...]
He May Not Be Wimpy, But He’s Funny
Diary of a Wimpy Kid? You've heard of this? Your kid prattles on about it all the time? Here's the next read:Big Nate: In a Class By Himselfby Lincoln PierceHarper ISBN: 978 0 06 194434 5Audience: grades 3-6I've mentioned Nate a couple of times in the Scholastic Decoder posts, but reading his newer … [Read more...]