![]() Plot and humour drive the stories rather than character development. The Discworld series is not an emotional landscape. How to get more out of it for deepening connection Share reading will help reluctant readers get a foothold in the story and hearing someone else transform into Glaswegian accents when they read the Nac Mac Feegles dialogue is guaranteed to raise a chortle. There are definite challenges in The Wee Free Men - the dialect of the picties is best understood when heard and Pratchett’s sentence structure can be convoluted. How to get more out of it for reluctant readers Discworld writing is colourful but the deeper meaning leans towards satire rather than emotional resonance it’s almost Dickensian. I found girls would pick up on the phrasing of the Nac Mac Feegles in the classroom and catch phrases would hang around for a few weeks. This story is a gift for anyone who enjoys over the top characters anyone inclined to performance will love to read aloud. How to get more out of it for social readers Your girl may also like to explore the idea of other girls who thirst for education in very different settings such as Anne in Anne of Green Gables or Ada Lovelace. Depending on her age, she will begin to perceive the gap between the situation of the individual and what ‘witch’ is often used to mean. ![]() For a keen reader, there is a wealth of comparison with other literary witches such as Mildred Hubble, Sybil Trelawney, the Grand High Witch, Professor McGonagall, Jadis and the Witch of the West. ![]() ![]() Tiffany Aching is part of a collection of characters Pratchett uses to rehabilitate the status of witches and women. How to get more out of it for keen readers Themes- child as rescuer, magical realism, status of a witch, Tudor and Scottish folk law traditions ![]()
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