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From: DDPattison at aol.com <DDPattison>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:20:09 EST
In a message dated 2/1/2004 1:23:45 AM Central Standard Time, ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu writes: Gerstein's book can be read as a fabulous feat by an unusual individual
On a dissenting note: I didn't see this as a "fabulous feat," but a foolhardy, dare?vil, illegal act, that is glorified and held up as a dubious model for children. Shrug.
The art work is certainly breathtaking in its perspectives and I shiver when I see Petit lying on that wire and I'm told he stayed out there for an hour
(Incredible! Foolhardy! One slip and it would have been a very different story.). But it's not something that I would want children to imitate, admire, or emulate.
Yes, it mentions that Petit was arrested and had to do community service, but the text remains neutral, or slightly approving (maybe just by the default of writing the story), rather than censuring his actions. I object to the story itself, and question its suitablility for kids.
Darcy
-Darcy Pattison www.darcypattison.com THE JOURNEY OF OLIVER K. WOODMAN (Harcourt, 2003) 2003 BCCB Blue Ribbon Books 2003 Kirkus Editor's Choice 2003 Child Magazine Best Books of the Year 2003 Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year 2003 Autumn Children's Booksense 76 THE WAYFINDER (Greenwillow, 2000) 2003-4 reading lists for Georgia Children's Book Award and South Carolina Junior Book Award
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:20:09 EST
In a message dated 2/1/2004 1:23:45 AM Central Standard Time, ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu writes: Gerstein's book can be read as a fabulous feat by an unusual individual
On a dissenting note: I didn't see this as a "fabulous feat," but a foolhardy, dare?vil, illegal act, that is glorified and held up as a dubious model for children. Shrug.
The art work is certainly breathtaking in its perspectives and I shiver when I see Petit lying on that wire and I'm told he stayed out there for an hour
(Incredible! Foolhardy! One slip and it would have been a very different story.). But it's not something that I would want children to imitate, admire, or emulate.
Yes, it mentions that Petit was arrested and had to do community service, but the text remains neutral, or slightly approving (maybe just by the default of writing the story), rather than censuring his actions. I object to the story itself, and question its suitablility for kids.
Darcy
-Darcy Pattison www.darcypattison.com THE JOURNEY OF OLIVER K. WOODMAN (Harcourt, 2003) 2003 BCCB Blue Ribbon Books 2003 Kirkus Editor's Choice 2003 Child Magazine Best Books of the Year 2003 Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year 2003 Autumn Children's Booksense 76 THE WAYFINDER (Greenwillow, 2000) 2003-4 reading lists for Georgia Children's Book Award and South Carolina Junior Book Award
Received on Sun 01 Feb 2004 03:20:09 PM CST
