Island Schooled
We took advantage of 50 cent day at the "dollar movie" this week to see Nim's Island. For $2, the kids and I enjoyed a fantastic summer delight. I think I liked the movie more than they did.
And it had me from the opening scene narrated by Nim (Abigail Breslin soon to star as Kit Kittredge later this summer).
She said something like this when describing her amazing life on a private island with her marine biologist father:
"I am home schooled ... or island schooled ... I love to read books."
Then it shows her pouring through the trove of books that are her friends, and you see her imagination fired up as the pictures in those books, such as World Book encyclopedia, come to life.
She was educating for life!
Awesome.
The girl is super smart. Very creative, industrious, independent and adventurous.
Her best friends are a seal, a pelican, a sea turtle and a lizard. Yay for girls who love lizards!
When the power goes out in their "hut" ... she fixes it herself, enabling her to get back on the family MAC! When the Jodie Foster character needs some information about volcanoes, Nim dons her climbing gear and expertly climbs one to take a look around.
Definitely a fantasy adventure that pays tribute to our imagination!
And educating for life.
Posted in: on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at at 4:42 PM
thanks for the recommendation, it got a higher than High School Muscial in our house! IMPRESSIVE!