Bambi by Felix Salten
Wow.....I'm not sure what to
say......”Bambi” surprised me. Granted, I had only ever seen the
Disney version, but when I decided to pre-read “Bambi for my oldest
son, I had no idea what I was getting into. It is very deep.......and
yet, so simple. There is SO much nature study wrapped into the story,
it was really quite astonishing. And sad....oh my, I cried at several
different parts of the book. The ending, wow...just, wow. I love this
book! Truly, deeply, love it! Before I read it, I was really
considering letting my son skip this book, because really....”Bambi”?
But now, I will tell everyone, DON'T skip it! It's a great read and
one of my favorite free read's for AO yr 4 so far.
That being said, let me just add that yr 4 has been a HUGE jump for us. Like, huge! We are definitely moving much slower in this year, just taking our time and really understanding what we are reading. Hopefully that doesn't mess us up too much time-wise. But the books....wow. Storybook of Science is amazing! Poor Richard is so much fun! I feel like we are going to really "know" Benjamin Franklin by the end of this year. I am missing Island Story! I so wish that we would have finished it all the way, but for now we are working our way through This Country of Ours and staying on board with the AO plan for this year. Although I have told my son that he should read all of Island Story in his own time.....yeah....I'm not sure that will happen but it's worth a shot. :)
