Kids Books - Teaching

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Ash

I am reading this as we speak it is a wonderful book and was very well written I had just purchased at the library this morning but I will say because Stevenson is from the united kingdom it was a bit hard to understand with hints of an Irish vocabulary

The Summer of the Swans

The Summer of the Swans

By Betsy Byars

I didn't really like this book. It is about a girl named Sara who hates her life. Her brother ran away and she learns lessons while taking the "journey of life". Will she find what shes been looking for or lose her brother and fail "life's big long journey. :/

Oliver Twist: Large Print

Oliver Twist: Large Print

By Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist got mistreated and starved as a workhouse orphan. One day he ran away wishing for a better life style. On his way he meets thieves and villains. He also meets kind people. Now he is getting to know the truth of who he is.

The Berenstain Bears and the Forgiving Tree (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights)

The Berenstain Bears and the Forgiving Tree (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights)

By Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain

the best book ever because it teaches how to forgive

George's Marvelous Medicine

George's Marvelous Medicine

By Roald Dahl

This book is about a boy called George who had a grumpy and grizzly old grandma.He wanted to teach her a lesson.So when it was time for her medicine ,George made a disgusting mixture,which was guaranteed to explode and send her through the roof.Which things did George put into the Medicine?What happened to grandma?If you want to discover it, read it. I enjoyed this book because I like experiments. I liked the part of the story when George went to the toilet and got things for the medicine.My favorite part was when Grandma got small until you could’nt see her. I recommend this book for boys and girls that like doing experiments.It is for boys and girls who are between 7 and 13 years old.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

Warning!! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The jungle book is an amazing book! If you are an animal lover, love action, fighting, and suspense then the jungle book is for you. I loved how the author keeps you at the edge of your seat the whole book. In my opinion my favorite part about the jungle book is when Mowgli kills Shere Khan and proves him self. There are 5 different stories in the book itself. My favorite out of all is Rikki-Tikki- Tavi, it is about a mongoose who is trying to protect his family from combra and is amazing. All in all and awesome book!!! Highly suggest reading the Jungle Book.

Taking Sides

Taking Sides

By Gary Soto

Gary Soto, the author of the Taking Slides, takes his reader to meet the boy, that go to new school, and face the challenge.The main character in Taking Slides is Lincoln talent guy: Ms. Mendoza, Tony the boy with jealous guy, Flaco dog that hyper. The setting of Taking Slide take place in San Francisco. When the story starts, the reader is in Mission District of San Francisco, an urban barrio, to Sycamore, pleasant suburban town with tree-lined streets. Taking sides is realistic because Taking sides can be real to the world like people who go to new school and facing new thing kind of school. “ The trash cans were buckled, but no candy wrappers or potato-chip bags scuttled across the campus… Lincoln opted to live. His bologna sandwich, along with an apple and some chips, sat in his backpack, crushed between his geography and math books”. Taking Side made me have confidence of myself because Lincoln is very talented people. Taking sides can help people to have confidential.

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Boys' & Girls' Library)

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Boys' & Girls' Library)

By Mark Twain

Ok, so I have read more of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.So it gets more exciting when you go into later chapters.Im going to start by telling you about the part where at school,he's crushing on Becky Thatcher and his mission is to get her attention.They end up meeting and getting "engaged"But then Tom tells her that he was engaged to this other girl,Amy Lawrence first.They get all mad at each other and all that.Then a couple chapters later,he decides that his Aunt Polly doesn't love him anymore and Joe decides the same thing since his mother whipped him earlier thinking he stole the cream when she had actually thrown it out herself.They decide to become pirates and they also invite "Huck" or Huckleberry Finn to come with them.At first the boys think this is great fun to pretend to be pirates when they catch their own food and make camp without their parent(s).But then on Saturday they see a ferry sort of boat coming with a party of people searching for them and they feel really homesick.Then when the night comes Tom gets so homesick that he sneakes back to his Aunt Polly's house when the boys fall asleep.He then waits till she's asleep and kisses her goodnight.The next morning the boys want to go back home because they don't like being pirates anymoreWhen he sees they aren't kidding he calls for them and tells them his secret.They then get caught in a terrible storm and then go on a log to the church and hide in an unused gallery to attend their own funeral.They then show themselves and everyone is relived and happy to see them especially Aunt Polly.

The Bronze Bow

The Bronze Bow

By Elizabeth George Speare

Is revenge ever a good thing? Sometimes in school you want to get back at people for making fun of you, leaving you out of things, not inviting you to a birthday party or simply just being mean to you. This book is a great way to learn love is more powerful than revenge. When you are hurting and feeling angry and sad, it is hard to not seek revenge. Daniel, the protagonist had it worst in this book. It is written during biblical times during Jesus' ministry. He loses his father to the Roman army and runs away to join an outlaw group of Jews fighting against the Romans. He later sees the group stealing from Jews to help their cause and becomes friends with others. He begins to see that maybe this isn't the best way to seek his revenge. Later he meets Jesus.Wow, what an amazing moment that is for Daniel and other characters in the book. This book is great and I couldn't put it down. It is filled with love and compassion and fight scenes. Daniel later learns there is another way to handle the pain of vengeance. A great story.

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