Murphy has missed blogging and is glad to be back! He recommends reading A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz. Alan tells about his life as a child who stuttered. He could speak without stuttering when he talked to animals. When he got older, he had a chance to convince others to set aside a protected area for jaguars. This is a wonderful book about finding your voice and the beauty of wildlife.
Murphy's choice this week is a book called Don't Play with your Food, written by Bob Shea. Buddy is a very hungry monster who wants to swallow bunnies. The problem is, they are so much fun to play with! Will they be gobbled up? This week's book is called Princess Posey and the Perfect Present and it is written by Stephanie Green. Posey is a first grade student who loves her teacher and friends in her classroom. All is well until the girls bring Ms. Lee a birthday gift. What can Princess Posey do to save the day? Our own little princess, Sophie, gives her thoughts: Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub, is a little like Little Red Riding Hood…the characters are sort of the same and there is a forest and a granny. However, this story begins in pencil school. The plot is funny, creative, and may inspire you to do a little writing yourself! Sophie was amazed: Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!, written by Matthew McElligott and Larry Tuxbury, grabs your attention from its very first word--KRAK-A-KA-BOOM! This book is for anyone who loves science, creepy monsters, and Benjamin Franklin and his inventions. It's such a hit that the authors have written a sequel, Benjamin Franklinstein Meets the Fright Brothers! Murphy gives his review: Murphy and Sophie have decided to take a break from blogging over spring break. So this week we have two guest bloggers--Maggie May and Urlacher, Mrs. Stoner's cats. Even cats are welcome on our dog blog! Pierre the Penguin, A True Story by Jean Marzollo, is a true story of a zoo penguin that is losing his feathers. All the other penguins stay away from him and he stops eating. The people working at the zoo are worried about Pierre. One day, a zoo worker named Pam is out walking her dog when she gets an idea that may help. Find out what she did to solve Pierre's problem by checking out this book. Here's Urlacher with his review: In The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, we learn that Ginny has a problem. She sees things differently than the other students in her Kindergarten class. She bumps into chairs and other students make fun of her. She loves books but can't see the letters clearly. Will she be able to learn how to read? Here is Maggie May with her thoughts on this book: The winner of the Caldecott Award for this year is Locomotive by Brian Floca. As you turn the pages in this interesting book, you feel like you are a passenger on a steam engine. Murphy says, "All aboard!" |
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July 2015
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