jahnielle+reading+log

1.Title: marmaduke Author:Juliette Maclver/Sarah Davis. Genre:fiction

Plot: How a duck called marmaduke made some marmalade jam then soon comes a llama and eats it all.

My personal response:the part i iked in this story was the part when the llama ate all the marmalade jam.

Summary: When there was a time in animal world a duck called marmaduke makes some marmalade jam for himself. He starts walking with his marmalade jam until he reaches the stream. Because he is a duke he floats down the stream with his jam. Once he starts walking on land a whole bunch of animals start following marmaduke with his jam. Then comes an llama and shoves his head in the whole jar of jam and he eats it all up.So then the farmer decided to make a feast for all the animals.Read the book to find more information.

Rating: 5 / 5

2.Title: Poems from many cultures Author: Fiona Walters Genre: Fiction

Plot: In this book its all about poems from different cultures and countries.

My Personal response: I did not find this book inspiring to me. But if you likes poems it will cheer you up no matter what.

Summary: Poems poems poems they start off cool then get boring. What culture are you and then read a poem that suits you.

Rating: 0 / 5

3.Title: Sky scrapers Author: Chris Oxlade Genre: Fiction

Plot: This book is all about tall sky scrapers and when they where made when they were built and who built it.

My personal response: I found that sky scrapers aren't my thing. But i found a lot of information.

Summary: The Chrysler building will be a favourite tower. It is 927 ft tall. Towers are cool a lot of towers are interesting but to much get boring. Discovering new towers is fun and makes you know alot of things about sky scrapers.

Rating: 3 / 5

4.Title: The eggcellent egg fun book Author: Peter Eldin Genre:Non fiction Plot :This book is about eggs and what you can do with them. Like experiments, games and more.

Personal response: For me i hate eggs. They stink taste bad, and the yolk is weird in my mouth. That describes every way i hate eggs. But this book about eggs doesnt mind me at all. You really have to eat them just facts and experiments.

Summary: Which creature lays the biggest egg? was humpty tumpty an egg when he fell off the wall was yolk suppose to come out? Did the chicken or the egg come first? with all these questions in your head you may find these awnsers in this book.

Rating: 5 / 5

5.Title:Cinderella Author:Walt Disney Genre: Fiction

Plot: This story is about a girl who is treated like a slave at home but on one occasion she meets the prince in her lovely dress but she can only wear this till the clock strikes midnight. She gets to dance with the man of her dreams. Also marries him. All her dreams have come true.

Personal response:Girly books arent my thing but this walt disney book is cool. What i hate in the story is how the step mother is so mean.

Summary:Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. She had many dreams but, non of them have come true yet. Cinderella lives with her ugly step mother and two step sisters Anastasia and Drizella. They treat her like she is a slave to them. She belives she has animal friends. Cinderella has to do all the washing, cooking and cleaning in the house. Her step sisters never do anything around the house. One day a royal messanger came to the house. He had brought a letter from the king. The step mother read the letter and she told all the girls in her house. The king is giving a royal ball for all the girls in the kingdom it is for th prince. "That means i can go" says cinderella.The step sisters start talking bad about Cinderella. The step mother made a deal with Cinderella it was that she could go to the royal ball if she finishes all her jobs. So then Cinderella runs up stairs and goes into her room. She pulls out a dress that was her mothers. Her mice friends think the dress is beautiful. In fact it is. But Cinderella thiks it needs a decoration on it. She told the mice that she would need a slash and some beads. Just then her step mother calls her from the bottom of the stairs. step mother then says " clean these floors Cinderella". "But but i cleaned them yesterday" Cinderella had said. "I dont care clean them" replyed step mother. So Cinderella starts cleaning the floors. Her mice friends Jaq and Gus felt sorry for Cinderella so they searched the house for some eads and a slash. Once they had found them they went up stairs to make the decoration. And so they did they had finished it. Once Cinderella had finished cleaning the floors she went up stairs and into her room and when she opened the door she saw the dress and Jaq and Gus. She had a happy face for once. So she put the dress on and ran down stairs. When she reached the bottom of the stairs Anastasia and Drizella said to their mother " she cant go". The step mother relized that she made a deal so that meant that Cinderella could go. Just then Cinderellas step sisters relized the slash on her dress was theirs so they ripped it off then they also relized that the nclace that she was wearing was theirs because it had their beads on it. So Cinderellas dress looked hidious. But she thought that she knew she couldnt miss this night so she ran as fast as she could to get there. Then a lady with a magic wand tapped Cinderella on the shoulder. She said " You must belive in somthing or i couldnt be here........ ...and here i am! So dry your tears. Now did i put my wand?" She was Cinderellas fariy god mother! Everything she needed to help Cinderella was in the garden. The fariy god mother waved her wand. Bibbidi, bobbidi boo. The four mice became four white horses. Bibbidi, bobidi, boo a pumpkin turned into a coach. Then a horse became the coach man, and the dog became the foot man. The fariy god mother was pleased. Cinderella hopped in the coach. Cinderella said to her fariy god mother i cant go in this dress. So then fariy god mother waved her wand and a second later Cinderella had this beautiful blue and white dress. She had till midnight till everything will turn back to what its real thing is. She had arrived at the royal balland had her entrance. Then got to dance with prince. Before she had arrived all the girls had a chance to dance with him. But he had not fallen in love with any of them yet. When Cinderella dances with prince. Then he walked her to the garden. They were falling in love. Suddenly the clock striked 12 and so she ran and said i must go. As she fled her glass slipper had fallen off. Then the prince had gotten a hold of it. He made someone go to all the houses in the kigdom to find the girl that could fit the slipper. Before that someone had gotten to Cinderellas house Cinderellas step mother had locked her in her room and keeped the key in her pokect.

Rating:5 / 6

6.Title:through the magic mirror Author: Anthony browne Genre:Fiction

Plot: This book is about a boy who goes in a magical land that's through a mirror. He sees a zoo thats on the wall but actually

Personal response:I found this book nteresting because a boy looks in a mirror and something looks weird.

Summary:Toby sat on a chair, he went to the living room nothing was happening there. He went up stairs and looked at the mirror but, something looked strange. He put his through the mirror. He entered it. He then found himself in a magical land. There was an invisible man. There was a painting of a painting of a painting. Then he comes along a wall of zoo animals but, then it wasn't just zoo animals on the wall it became real so Toby ran until he saw the mirror and ran back through and now he is fine.

Rating:5 / 7

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7.Title: My mum Author: Anthony Browne Genre: Ficton

Personal response: I like this story because it has humor in the pictures and some in Anthony Brownes writing. I do like the illustrations in this book.

Summary: Shes nice, my mum. My mum can be anything like a famous painter, an astronaut, a dancer, a film star or even the big boss. I love my mum the way she is and she loves me the way i am.

Rating:4 / 5

8.Title: The Rabbits Author: John Marsden Genre: Fiction

Personal response: With this book i didn't understand the authors purpose, but, i had it been explained to me and could understand the meanings between the words and illustrations. I liked the illustrations and the colour scheme. I learnt a bit about history and what certain animals have done to our environment.

Summary: This book is about years and years ago when people settled in other countries that wasn't their home. They (rabbits) took things without asking and built new homes. They (rabbits) brought new animals that affected the local area and brought food that was foreign to the people in the book. They went to war to get more power over the people in the book.

Rating: 5 / 5

9.Title:The curse of the chesse prymaid Author:Geronimo Stilton Genre: Fiction

Summary:A dream come true. Geronimo was off on an interview as a famous archaeologist. But it tuned out weird

Personal response: I liked the illutsrations and the fonts of the text. Next time i will take my time to read the book Rating: 5 / 5

10.Title:Karting Author: Graham Smith Genre: Non - Fiction

Personal response: I found this book interesting for all its pictures and interesting facts. Summary: Find out how to uild a go kart, drive a go kart and when the first go kart was built.

Rating: 1 / 5

11.Title: Billy a lolly leapod Author: Kate de Goldi Genre: Fiction

Personal Response:I liked this book because it had understandable text and cool illustrations and i like the end where billy gets the award

Summary: A little boy is always naughty and doesnt relise he is the teachers choice in just about everything.

Rating: 4 / 5

11.Title:Our Puppies holiday Author: Ruth Brown Genre:Fiction

Plot summary: Its a second holiday for the puppy and everything is different to the first time he had his holiday.

Personal Response: I liked the Illustrations and the understandable text.

Rating: 4 / 5

12. Title:Weather Author: Simon adams Genre: Non - fiction

Personal response:I like this book because it has cool pictures and lables that that show me what things are. I learn't a lot. I can now watch T.V 3 news at weather time i can sort of understand what the weather person is saying. But this isnt my type of book

Summary:Weather effects us in lots of ways and when you see t.v 3 news at weather time the signals are hard to understand well this book will teach you.

Rating:2 / 5

13.Title:The two Bullies Author: Junko Morimoto Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: like this book because i enjoyed learning about Ni-ou he is a a strong man but when he relises that someone is bigger and may be stronger he gets angry and worried.

Summary: Ni-ou is the strongest man in Japan. But when he hears about Dokkoi from China he gets angry and upset. So he then goes looking for him.

Rating:5 / 5

14.Title:James and the Giant Peach Author:Roald Dahl Genre:Fiction

Personal Response: My Favorite part in this story was when James took a big bite while his aunties were asleep. I liked and understood the story and i would read this over and over again

Plot:This book is about how a boy. Which his parents died and he then hat to live with his mean and ugly aunties. His aunties namaes were Aunt Spike and Aunt Sponge. He sees a big peach tree with one large peach.

Rating: 5 / 5

1 5. Title: Judy moody was in a bad mood. A bad mood Author: Megan Mc donald Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: I like this story because it has funny parts in the story. My favorite part was when i discovered that judy never actually changed her t- shirrt.

Summary: Judy moody has one of her moods but its a bad mood many moods get changed in this story. Her very first one is how she doent have a t - shirt that has words on it to go to school with.

Rating: 5 / 5

16. Title:Holly Author: Ruth Brown Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: I like this book because it has many cool pictures and its simple and short. My favorite part was reading the bit in the front of the book where i found out that part of the story is true.

Summary: Holly is the cat actually the main character in the book. She gets found and gets many names because she changes.

Rating: 5 / 5