This is a very simple book but very educational.
Rainbow Fish
Author: Pfister, Marcus
Setting: Sea and present
Date: 2004
Genre: Picturebook
Awards: N/A
Age: 2-5
Pages: 18
Publisher: North-South Books
Main Character:
I like this book for the fact that it is very educational
for a younger child. It is a very simple picture book and
it gives examples of all the words. The student does
not have to picture the words in their mind because it
gives a visual picture that relates to the text. The book
teaches children colors, names of sea animals, and
gives them bright and colorful illustrations to go along
with them.
Harry Potter wanted acceptance but his aunt and uncle
did not want him to be a part of their family; so he
went to wizard school.
Harry Potter and the
Socerer’s Stone
Author: Rowling, J.K.
Illustrator: Grandpre, Mary
Setting: Hogwarts and modern
Date: 1997
Genre: Chapter Book
Awards: N/A
Age: 10-12
Pages: 309
Publisher: Scholastic
Main Character: Harry Potter, Ron, and
Hermione
I thought it was an excellent book. The author had a
wonderful imagination and was very original.
Everyone wants to be accepted for who they are but
not everyone's acceptance comes as easy as the next
person. No matter what you might go through you
have to keep pushing forward and not giving up on
yourself because one day your time will come and you
will know you did the right thing just like Harry did.
The book kept my attention and I could not wait to
find out what took place next.
Wolf needed a cup of sugar but he did not have any; so
he went to his three neighbors houses to try to get
some sugar.
The True Story of the 3
Little Pigs
Author: Scieszka, Jon
Illustrator: Smith, Lane
Setting: Little town, modern day
Date: 1989
Genre: Traditional Literature
Awards: N/A
Age:7-9
Pages: 32
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Main Character: Big Bad Wolf and the 3
little pigs
I, of course, love this book. I like it because it reminds
me of when I was little and my grandparents told me
the story of the three little pigs over and over. After
you read the original story, this book shows a different
view of what happened. The pictures in this book
seemed very dark and not very colorful. They did have
color in them but they were not very bright. Reading
this book gave me a whole new perspective of the
wolf. I enjoyed how the book seemed to be repetitive
so it gives the students a chance to think ahead to
what might happen next.
Penguins want to multiply but first they have to find
their mate; so they have to go to their nesting ground.
March of the Penguins
Author: Roberts, Jordan
Illustrator: Maison, Jerome
Setting: Antarctica, present
Date: 2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Awards: N/A
Age: 7-10
Pages: 30
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Main Character: Penguins
This book is filled with information about penguins! It
is so interesting and I wish the book had been longer
so I could read more about the animals. I learned how
smart the animals were while reading this book. So
much just came naturally to the animals and they did
not have to be taught. I loved the pictures because
they were actually real photographs of the animals in
Antarctica. It shows how they really look and what
they went through in their everyday life. I know one
thing and that is I could not be a penguin because they
do not eat for over 100 days and I love to eat!
Mouse wanted something to eat but he could not
decide what he wanted; so he just ate everything.
Lunch
Author: Fleming, Denise
Setting: Inside house, modern
Date: 1992
Genre: Picturebook
Awards: N/A
Age: 2-5
Pages: 28
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Main Character: Mouse
This book grabbed my attention just from the
colorfulness of the cover and the title. Who does not
love to eat and with a title like “Lunch” how can you
not want to look at it. This book is very good to get the
kids thinking cap going. On one page, it describes
something that mouse is about to eat and when you
turn the page it tells you. The colors in this book are
bright and fun to look at. I liked the illustrations for the
fact they almost look like a little child drew them and it
also gives the reader something to relate to while
reading “Lunch.”
Nathans wants to be able to do more things but he has
cerebral palsy; so he finds a different way to do things
that ordinary people do as well.
Nathan’s Wish
Author: Lears, Laurie
Illustrator: Schuett, Stacey
Setting:
Date: 2005
Genre: Nonfiction
Awards: N/A
Age: 8-10
Pages: 32
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Main Character: Nathan, Miss Sandy, and
Fire
This book almost made me want to cry! I loved, loved,
loved this book! It just gave me reassurance that
anyone can do anything no matter their disability. It
made me think about this man that I wait on at the
restaurant I work at who has cerebral palsy. Nathan in
this story has it and he gets the same things done as
anyone else just in a different way. The man that I wait
on does not let his health condition stop him from
doing things. Even though someone might have a
disability, it does not mean that they are any less of a
person or not capable of doing something.
Paul Revere wanted to keep everyone safe but he was
not sure when they would have to fight; so he made
sure that everyone in the villages were ready.
Paul Revere’s Ride
Author: Longfellow, Henry
Illustrator: Galdone, Paul
Setting: Middlesex village, past
Date: 1963
Genre: Poetry
Awards: N/A
Age: 7-9
Pages: 36
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Main Character: Paul Revere
This was a good poetry book. Throughout the book it
flowed very nicely and was easy to read. I liked it
because it tells history in a way that is not just lecture
or straight reading out of a textbook. Reading about
this story in poetry made it more interesting and gave
it a new twist. The illustrations are nicely done and are
very well drawn. All of them seem to be dark and
gloomy but I like this because it went with the dark
night in which Paul Revere rode.