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10/5/2014

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1. TITLE of the book you read
2. GENRE of the book you read: mystery, realistic, fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, biography, Information, Bluestem Award, Graphic, Summer Reading
3. For a Fiction Book, answer ONE of these questions:

Who was your favorite character and why? (Identify something they did or a personality trait you liked)
What is the problem in the story?
Tell about a favorite part, scene or event.

OR
For an Information Book or a Biography, answer ONE of these questions:

What is one thing you learned?
What is a text feature of the book that helped you read it?
What is one big idea the author wants you to understand?

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134 Comments

Hailey

10/6/2014 06:38:58 am

Harry Potter the Deathly Hollows
Summer Reading
Hermione is my favorite character because she is very smart and I feel like I am a lot like her,

Abriella

10/6/2014 12:09:37 pm

Judy Blume Friend or Fiend? with the Pain & the Great One
Realistic Fiction
In this book they have many problems. Judy Blume tells us many different adventures. One problem is a character named Jacob is called the Pain. That's what they think he is. Another problem is when they make fun of Jacob who spells friend wrong he spells it fiend. They aren't nice to him.

Ms. Melamed

10/6/2014 03:19:50 pm

Abriella - great post! I enjoy these books and love the nicknames of "Pain" and the "Great One"! There are more of these stories if you enjoy them, try the others out.

Annika

10/6/2014 02:26:53 pm

January Joker
Summer Reading
The problem is the kids think that there is an alien in their house and they try to catch it,

Trinity

10/6/2014 02:28:08 pm

Bella Sara
Summer Reading
Bella is my favorite because she is a horse and she tries to help the girl.

Olivia

10/6/2014 05:03:47 pm

Nancy Drew And The Clue Crew #30
This is a Realistic Fiction
This is about a girl named Nancy.
She is going on the stage with her friends.
She is doing to dance a hard dance.
She had something wrong she had to spy on some people.

Ms. Melamed

10/6/2014 05:05:29 pm

Olivia - I am very glad you are blogging about your reading. But be careful not to include your last name next time. I redid your comment with only your first name. I like your explanation of the story!

Hailey

10/6/2014 05:06:27 pm

The familiars palace of dreams
Fantasy
My favorite character is Aldwin because he is adventurous brave kind and can move things with his mind

Ms. Melamed

10/6/2014 05:09:37 pm

Hailey - I really like this series. I also liked Aldwin the best although I think Gilbert is very funny. I think this author has great imagination and made me feel like I knew these animals! But don't forget in your posts to use capitalization and punctuation.

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:29:46 am

Hailey - did you come get a FANTASY TAG?

Emily p

10/6/2014 11:34:58 pm

Ivy and Bean Take care of the Babysitter book 4
Summer Reading
Bean's older sister Nancy is the Babysitter of Ivy and Bean while her Mom and Dad are gone.Nancy is annoying as a Babysitter so they thought they would hide and sneak on Nancy.They don't like Nancy.

Abby

10/13/2014 07:40:43 am

Half-Pipe Prize
Realistic Fiction
Half-Pipe Prize is about a girl named Tess, who moves away from her two best friends and her home where she had snow board competitions. Her friends are named Ana and Sofie. Sofie is glad to see her but Ana is not so Tess has to figure out why Ana is upset or loose the competition and her best friend.

Annika

10/13/2014 10:18:18 pm

Little Dog,Lost
Realistic Fiction
Little Dog,Lost is about a boy named Mark and a dog named Buddy who need to be together because mark needs a dog and Buddy needs a boy. In the end they can be together

Ms. Melamed

10/15/2014 02:01:52 pm

Annika - I love the way this book tells the two stories from different viewpoints but then comes together! It seems very real although the author had write from a dog's point of view.

Lexi

10/22/2014 05:22:00 am

Thea Stiltton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure
Genre: fantasy
The problem in the story was a girl's dad got stolen by ninjas and the thea sisters have to get him back!! The problem was solved!! The Thea Sisters caught the ninjas and they got arrested!!

Clare

10/22/2014 05:27:07 am

Happy Birthday, Samantha!
Historical Fiction
My favorite characters are Agnes and Agatha because they are creative and out going. Also they have the great ideas except sometimes they aren't smart.

maddie

10/22/2014 06:15:07 am

Judy moody the first problem was Judy's brother Stink took Judy's mood ring
summer reading

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:27:47 am

Maddie - Judy Moody is a terrific series, with a lot of fun books. Which one was this post about? - don't forget to to write in the title of the book and what is the genre (realistic fiction, science fiction, mystery, information etc.)

Lexi

10/22/2014 06:15:26 am

Thea Stillton and the Secrete City
Fantasy
Someones son ran away to look for the secrete city and it's up to the Thea Sisters to find him!! They find him in the trace of the secrete city!!!
They do find the secrete city and find a secrete tunnel slide!!

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:26:04 am

Lexi - Thea Stilton is great fantasy. A mouse who has incredible adventures with secret cities!

Clare

10/22/2014 06:17:35 am

The Earth, the Sun, and the Moon
Informational
I learned that Earth has different layers of atmosphere not just one layer. Also I learn that there are solar storms in space.

Anna

10/22/2014 07:31:04 am

Judy Moody Get's Famous
Realistic Fiction
Jessica went to a spelling bee and she got a word write. Jessica told Judy that she won a spelling bee. Judy moody follows along and wants to get famous.

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:18:54 am

Anna - I hope you like the Judy Moody series and will read on. She has many stories, all fun to read.

Clare

10/22/2014 12:47:29 pm

Changes for Julie
Historical Fiction
My favorite character is Joy because even though shes deaf she still can talk and stand up for herself. The problem in the story was that Julie was running for president against the most popular kid in school but Julies V.P is Joy who is deaf so people don't want to vote Julie because of Joy. Also people make fun of Joy and they get in trouble and have to go to detention but Julie is going against detention so she take them out to learn sign language so they under stand that Joy is not different from them because Joy speaks sign language.

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:17:45 am

Clare - this is a good story that could be told at any time in history because its lessons are so important. But what time period in history is this story set in?

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:28:46 am

Also - you should get your historical fiction TAG!

Sky

10/23/2014 06:20:10 am

The world according to Humphrey
I like Humphrey because he is a smart hamster.the book is about classmates taking Humphrey home when evry thing goes rong.

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:16:07 am

Sky - I hope you enjoyed this book. I also thought Humphrey was smart especially smart about people. He really understood the students after going home with them. Do you think your class should have a hamster?

Sky

10/23/2014 06:29:14 am

Miss Nelson is missing!
My favorite thing of it is the kids try to get he and find her to come back.

Clare

10/24/2014 11:28:47 pm

Níntendog Do you know your dog?
Information
I learned that Toy Poodles come from Germany not France , Toy Poodles need a trip to a groomer every 6 to 8 weeks, and they love to swim. Also the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel real love sitting on people laps and shouldn't get their coat trim .

Ms. Melamed

10/25/2014 05:14:19 am

Clare - great information. It would be good to read before you decide what kind of dog to have in your home too!

Max

10/26/2014 01:49:36 am

My realistic fiction book was I survived the Shark Attack of 1916. My favorite character was Chet because he got bit and survived. My favorite part was when he pulled good pranks. He had a positive attitude about trying to survived and worked hard with his friends. The problem was a shark in the creek and no one believed him he had to get them to believe him.

Max

10/29/2014 09:28:33 am

The author was Lauren Tarshish.

Danny

10/26/2014 11:57:46 am

Geronimo Stilton The Amazing Voyage
Fantasy
My favorite character was Geronimo Stilton because he is both funny and cool. He has a party while he is on the trip to the Kingdom of Fantasy and then he comes home and takes a bath with his rubber ducky.

Howard

10/26/2014 01:25:48 pm

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Declan

10/27/2014 02:44:11 am

Dr. Dolittle
Realistic Fiction
One of the problems is Dr. Dolittle is running out of money so he travels to an island to try and find unique animals and his boat gets destroyed. He has to find a way to get back to the United States.

angelina

10/27/2014 06:21:03 am

I'm reading a book called the midwest that gives me information about
the midwest

Abriella

10/27/2014 06:24:27 am

Lets explore Midwest
Information
I learned that the capital of Kansas is Topeka and also that the great lakes are Lake Michigan Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Superior Lake Ontario.

Danny

10/27/2014 11:44:36 am

The Million Dollar Kick
Fantasy
My favorite character was Whisper Nelson because before she shot the ball she had a positive attitude the whole time and she never gave up. She kept practicing until the shot.

Lexi

10/27/2014 11:02:56 pm

Like Bug Juice On a Burger
Realistic Fiction
Eleanor's Grandma Sadie called her and asked if she wanted to go to camp, and Eleanor said yes and when Eleanor and her parents got there, Eleanor insisted on her parents drive her there, but they said it's a a rule that you have to ride on the bus.

Ranulfo

10/28/2014 01:24:17 am

chocolate fever realistic fiction

The problem was Henry got chocolate fever.

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10/28/2014 01:39:26 am

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Abriella

10/28/2014 06:13:08 am

Space
Information
I learned that Neptunes orbit is the farthest from the sun

Danny

10/28/2014 06:20:34 am

Saturn
Realistic Fiction
I learned that in 2004 that a spacecraft called Cassini flew by titan and close to Saturn's rings to explore saturn.Titan is also Saturn's biggest moon.

Ms. Melamed

10/29/2014 01:46:48 pm

Danny - Good facts but I think this is an information book (nonfiction) and not realistic fiction so we will put this in that category. One more information book and you get that TAG!

Clare

10/28/2014 07:01:12 am

Smile
Graphic Novel
My favorite character is Raina because even though she lost her teeth she still keep going.

Angelina

10/28/2014 11:08:47 am

Title: White Fur Flying
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This book is about a girl named Zoe who rescues dogs who need a new home. She meets a boy named Phillip. Zoe and Phillip both love does. At the beginning of the story, Phillip doesn't talk. Zoe helps Phillips and teaches him how to talk and they become good friends.

Angelina

10/28/2014 12:33:32 pm

Title: You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This book is about a girl named Amber Brown whose mom and dad are divorced. She goes on vacation with her Aunt Pam to London and gets chicken pox. Her dad is working in France and comes to visit her in London. Amber is very sad that her parents are divorced. She talks to her mom and dad about it and they tell her they both love her so she feels better. Amber tries to get her mom and dad back together but it doesn't happen. Amber spends a lot of her vacation sick in the flat in London but gets to visit museums and parks with her Aunt Pam when she gets better. She writes lots of letters to her mom, friend, and teacher about her visit to London.

Ms. Melamed

10/29/2014 01:45:01 pm

Angelina - great description of the story and the problems in it. I think this is a very real story and makes it easy to see why this is "realistic fiction".

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10/29/2014 01:18:55 am

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Max

10/29/2014 09:37:04 am

My realistic fiction book was I Survived the Japanese Tsunami.
The author was Lauren Tarshis.
My favorite character was Ben because he's the mane character and because his dad was in the air force.

Ms. Melamed

10/29/2014 01:42:47 pm

Max - these books are a combination of fiction and true facts. I hope you learned about the tsunami while reading this adventure?

EMILY H.

10/29/2014 11:43:03 am

Are you my mother?
Fiction
The story was about a mama bird and baby bird. The baby bird was lost and looking for his mother.
My favorite part was when the baby was born. The mama bird was on the egg then fly off.

Julia

10/29/2014 12:06:01 pm

Title: Clementine Author: Sara Pennypacker
Genre: Realistic Fiction
The problem in the story is that Clementine and Margaret cut their hair. Magaret did that because she got glue on her hair and Clementine did the same thing because her friend was bald and very sad of that. Clementine wanted to make her stop crying and show her friendship.

Ms. Melamed

10/29/2014 01:40:48 pm

Julia - nice post. This is terrific description of the problem in the story as well as why it happened. I hope your read more of the Clementine stories.

Julia

10/30/2014 10:25:51 am

Title: Mia
Author: Laurence Yep
Genre: Realistic Fiction
My favorite event of this book was when Mia has an Ice Show at the end of this story. That was her first show in her life. She was wearing a pretty, green dress and bun on her hair. She was amazing, everybody clapped and admire her talent.

EMILY hammer

10/30/2014 10:35:55 am

I didn't do my homework because
Fiction

It was about a boy who made up stories, because he didn't do his homework. My favorite part was when he blamed it on the Vikings crashing into his house.

Lexi

10/30/2014 11:41:03 am

Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake.
Realistic Fiction.

In this story, Eleanor's friend raises Eleanor's hand to do the best part of their play, and Eleanor doesn't want to do it. She has stage fright! But she gets over her fright and does the play! On top of that, her dog has to go to doggie camp and she missed him a lot! And also, her 2 best friends are mad at her for telling Ainsley's crush that she likes him. But she did it on accident, it just flew out of her mouth! They make up by Eleanor trying pickles even though she hates pickles. Her friend Nicholas always draws her pictures and Eleanor always whispers thank you and Nicholas always gives a little kick on the back of her chair. And finally, Eleanor's dog came home a week later.

Ms. Melamed

12/2/2014 10:39:42 pm

Lexi - this is a great summary. You really explained all the different issues or problems in the story. Nice!

Clare

11/2/2014 10:06:57 pm

New Monster in School
Graphic Novel
My favorite character is Kitsune because even that she is new at school she still participates in school games like the Mon-Star award.

Clare

11/2/2014 10:13:28 pm

Like Bug Juice on a Burger
Award
The problem in the story is that Eleanor does not like camp at all. Here are some examples she is in the little kid swimming class called the Guppies, and she doesn't know anyone.

Emily p

11/4/2014 08:14:23 am

Planets
Information
I learned that in our Solar System we have 5 small dwarf planets

Emily p

11/4/2014 08:30:02 am

Weather
Information
I learned what a droplet means It is a very small bit of Liquid.

Ms. Melamed

12/2/2014 10:33:11 pm

Come get your Information tag!

Annika c

11/5/2014 12:31:27 am

The Case Of The Library Monster
Mystery
Buddy the dog is seeing strange things in his school so he has to solve a lot of mysteries and in the end he only solved one.

Abriella

11/5/2014 12:34:08 am

The case of the School Ghost
Mystery
The problem is that Conner Michael Jillan think there is a ghost in the school they go to. End then they figure out that it was Conner doing alot of it like moving the Jar.

Clare

11/5/2014 04:22:18 am

Rich
Award
The problem in the story is that Damaris is living in a shelter and she doesn't want to tell anyone but, Dyamonde thinks she should enter a poem about living in a shelter.

Annika C.

11/5/2014 04:32:04 am

The case of the lost boy
Mystery
This story is about a dog and a boy that are looking for each other then Buddy (The dog) finds out that his boy isn't there any more. But in the end Buddy finds anew boy.

Abby

11/5/2014 05:02:39 am

Blast Off to Space Camp
Informational
In space camp this is their schedule:
7:00 Wake up, eat breakfast, and prep for the day
8:00 Shuttle launch, landing, and in-orbit training
10:30 Morning debrief
11:00 Water exercises
1:00 Lunch
1:30 Design your own space station
2:30 1-6 Gravity Chair training
3:30 Manned Maneuvering unit (MMU) unit
4:00 Rocket design and launch
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Learn about tomorrow's mission
8:00 Design a mission patch for your space suit
9:30 Get ready for bed

Annika C.

11/5/2014 05:07:08 am

Blast off in to space camp
information
This book is about a space camp that shows kids what it is like in space. This is their day routine 7:00=wake up,eat,get ready for the day
8:30=shuttle launch, landing, train to orbit. 11:00=water exercise(tat was the morning routine)-sorry

Annika C.

11/7/2014 12:29:26 am

Saturn the ring world
In this book it shows that there mite be life on saturn. Huygens was the man who discovered saturn orbiting around the sun.

Emily p

11/9/2014 10:16:29 pm

Gabby Douglas
Biography
I learned that Gabby Douglas was the first African American Gymnast

Emily p

11/10/2014 10:32:34 pm

Meet Marie Curie
Biography
I learned that Marie Curie was a polish lady that moved to France because she studied physics.

Angelina

11/11/2014 03:48:50 am

title: Space
genre: Informational

this book tells you about space like moons,planets and the sun.

Emily p

11/11/2014 10:35:31 am

Meet Marie Curie
Biography
I learned that Marie Curie was born in Poland and moved to France to study Physics.

Annika C.

11/12/2014 12:39:54 am

Smile
Graphic Novel
Smile is about a girl named Rina, and she loses her two front teeth. Then she needs to get braces so then it doesn't look or feel good. There are also two boys Rina likes and her friends make fun of her. But in the end it all works out.

Eddie

11/13/2014 12:48:29 am

September 11 from then to now
Readers choice
This book is about the attack and the terrorist. In the attack the persons name was Ramzi Yousef.

Abby

11/13/2014 12:51:52 am

Smart About The Fifty States
Informational
In this book you can learn about all the states and what there famous for. Also, it tells you from the 1st president to now. It even tells you how our country grew.

Maddie

11/13/2014 12:51:58 am

The Midwest book is about the states capitals and other things this is for informational text

Clare

11/13/2014 12:52:54 am

Saturn
Informational
I learned that saturn has two storms. One is called the Dragon Storm. Another storm is the Great White Spot. Also that Saturn has thousands ring in seven groups so it looks like seven rings. Another fact is that Saturn is mostly made of gases so you can not stand on it's surface.

Ms. Melamed

12/2/2014 10:38:33 pm

Great information. You sound like practically an expert on this planet! Good work.

Eddie

11/13/2014 12:53:04 am

Big Nate on a roll
Readers Choice
In this book Nate tries to beat Arthur ( Nate's morale enemy) in a sticker selling competition for boy scout.

Annika C.

11/13/2014 12:55:13 am

Smart about the fifty states
info.
In this book some class had to do a project about the fifty states. they all had their own state, then in the end they all got good grades.

Ms. Melamed

12/2/2014 10:43:37 pm

Annika - Let's talk about this post. I am not sure if this is fiction or information from your post.

Claire M

11/13/2014 12:55:49 am

Midwest
I learned that there a haert land in the Midwest .
There bad land's in South Dakota.

Abby

11/13/2014 12:56:55 am

The Midwest Its History and People
Informational
I learned about the Chicago Fire and what happened during in that
time. I even learned Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark.

Clare

11/13/2014 12:59:51 am

The Midwest
Informational
I learned that the Louisiana Purchase didn't happen in Louisiana it happen in the Midwest. Also I learned that Chicago is the biggest city in the Midwest.

Claire M

11/13/2014 01:03:51 am

Space
I learned that there are iner planet's and outer planet's.
Pluto is not a planet.

gianna

11/13/2014 01:08:42 am

Lets explore the Midwest
info.
1. The MidWest has bad wether
2. The midwest has lots of farms

Lexi

11/13/2014 01:11:28 am

The Midwest It's History And People
Info.
I learned that The Chicago Fire happened on Oct. 8, 1871. It lasted for 27 hours!! I also learned that 1672 Marqueete and Jolliet explored the Mississippi River.

Eddie

11/20/2014 11:48:20 pm

Brendan Buckley's Universe and everything in it
award book
In this book it tell's about different science experiments and how they work.

Sky

11/25/2014 01:01:10 pm

The worlds greatest bible story
When I finished it I liked it because you were asked to pray. That was my favorite part.

Sky

11/25/2014 01:05:52 pm

The worlds greatest bible storys
When I finished the book I liked it because you where asked to pray.thats why I like it.👍

Sky

11/25/2014 01:11:49 pm

Cordially un invited
I like the book because Elizabeth liked Cody. cody is a boy. She has a crush on him so she's trying to act normal.

Emily p

11/30/2014 06:24:10 am

Title : The Ultimate Fairy Guide
Fairy : Lauren the Puppy Fairy
Genre: Fantasy
I learned in the book that the pets choose the owners in fairyland and in the human world the owners choose there pets.

Clare

12/2/2014 06:21:30 am

Who was Sacagawea?
Biography
I learn that Sacagawea had a baby on the trip with Lewis and Clark. Clark called Sacagawea's baby Pomp. Sacagawea was the only girl on the trip. Sacagawea was kidnapped at age 12. Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark communicate with the Shoshone Indians. Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian.

Clare

12/2/2014 10:24:34 pm

The Magician's Nephew
Fantasy
My favorite part is when Aslan starts singing to create Narina and all the people don't know where they are. My favorite character is Polly because she didn't want Digory to ring the bell that brought the wicked witch alive in Charn. Also Polly helped Digory the whole time .

Ms. Melamed

12/2/2014 10:31:14 pm

Clare - this is a wonderful series - a classic, because it stays great no matter how long ago it was written.

joey

12/3/2014 12:43:02 am

grafik novl captain underpants there is a baby who save the day. and i like it. there is a other book and i like it

Clare

12/3/2014 04:28:32 am

The Great Cake Mystery
Global Literature
The problem is someone keeps stealing food from kids in school. Everyone except Precious thinks the thief is Poloko. The solution is the thief is monkeys and not a person.

Abby

12/3/2014 04:32:34 am

Finland
Global Literature

In Finland they have many festivals. Independance Day is not celebrated July 4th it is celebrated December 6th in Finland. What is really cool about Finland is when it's midnight it can be really light outside. (Like daytime) Also, In Finland a long time ago they belived that witches flew around on broom sticks in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. A tradional treat is Mammi (Pronouced mum-mee) My favorite thing about Finland is their Midsummer. They have HUGE bonfires and dance around and have tasty barbacues.

Annika.C

12/3/2014 04:32:46 am

If You lived here
Global Literature
This book is about houses around the world and places around the world.
There is a type of house in the NetherLands that stays in the water and if you want to go to land you use a twenty-foot-long gangway.
Also there is a type of house that is made inside of a cave, and you can climb the cave when ever you want.

Sky

12/3/2014 04:34:43 am

Genre: global
Book: Muslim Holidays
Its cool how they celebrate. On their special holiday they dress up in their best clothes. Children get presents and money.

Emily p

12/4/2014 10:30:56 am

Title: Mercy Watson to the rescue
Genre: Fantasy
I learned that Mercy can save people when he is only a pig.

sky

12/8/2014 12:19:17 am

non fiction
un invited
abby is a princess and she has a crush on danny. a nother girl likes him and she's trying to in press him.

Maddie S

12/8/2014 12:26:46 am

Lets Explore The Midwest

Lets Explore The Midwest tells about the states 1 by 1

sky

12/8/2014 12:27:03 am

Non Fiction
Uninvited
A princess named Abby has a crush on a boy named Danny. There is another girl likes him. Abby is trying to impress Danny so he can like Abby.

Maddie.S

12/8/2014 12:36:46 am

Lets Explore The Midwest

Lets Explore The Midwest is about the midwest states one by one
informationol nonfiction

Sky

12/8/2014 12:45:51 am

The Midwest Its history and people
Non Fiction
In 1871 Chicago had a great fire. In the Midwest they grow lots of food, plants, and lots of other things. When Indians hunt buffalo they do a buffalo dance. In 1862 there was a Homestead Act Passed.

Angelina

12/8/2014 12:46:59 am

Let's Explore The Midwest
nonfiction
This book has information about the midwest like cities,the past living in the midwest, now living in the midwest and some famous faces.
The thing I learned the most about are the waterways. The ones I learned about are the great lakes and the Mississippi river. The Mississippi river goes from the middle of Minnesota to the gulf of Mexico.

Bethany

12/11/2014 09:29:19 pm

People in Antarctica
Information
There are really no people that live in Antarctica, but there are people who visit it. People have work spaces there. About 4000 scientists stay there in the summer and 800 stay there in the winter because it gets so cold.

Abriella

12/15/2014 12:18:27 pm

Home of the Brave
Global literature
In the story Kek lost his father and brother and has been separated from his mother, but he hopes he will see his mom again. He is with his aunt and cousin. He tries to see America as a new place. He wants to make it a good memory and learn new things.

Abriella

12/15/2014 12:35:08 pm

Been there! Italy
Global Literature
In this book about Italy I learned that this is a country in South Europe. Two largest islands are Sicily and Sardinia. Now its about Florence. Here is some information many famous artists have lived here and worked here.There are 45 rooms to visit.Did you also know that the capital Is Rome and it is also known as the "Eternal City."

Abby

12/17/2014 04:06:26 am

My School in the Rain Forest
Global Literature

I learned that some people in India have to walk 2 miles to get to school. In Eygpt some some teachers live really far away because most people learn online. Also, in India you play games at school like hide and seek and tag.

Clare

12/17/2014 04:07:05 am

India
Global Literature
I learned that means "Row Of Lights". Also, that on Holi they throw colored powder and Holi is called the Festival of Colors. Another far is they Have a holiday for cows called Pongal!

Lexi

12/17/2014 04:12:07 am

Mama Panya's Pancakes
Global Literature
Mama Panya and her son go to the market. The son asks "Are you making pancakes?" Yes" said mama. The son invites people over and barley have enough for themselves.

joey

12/17/2014 04:13:26 am

germany earts saseg cheese and bread.
germy rides on trains.
why dont they have planes?????

Declan

12/17/2014 04:17:42 am

Global literature
Brazil
In Brazil they have a festival called carnival and it ends at lent.
They have a big rain forist. They have a waterfall that comes from the ocean. It has more than 250 miles of waterfall.

Annika C.

12/17/2014 04:22:24 am

Rechenka's Eggs
Global Literature
In this story Babushka finds this bird and the bird was shot by a hunter so Babushka took the bird in side and named the bird Rechenka. She made eggs for a festival, but then Rechenka tips over all the eggs! So Babushka said that there was no point in going to the festival.Then a miracle happened, Rechenka laid an egg that was so very pretty that Babushka wanted to go to the festival. And at the festival everyone loved Babushka's eggs.

Danny

12/17/2014 04:25:07 am

Poland
Global Literature
Poland is the biggest European country.Poland is more than 1,000 years old. The language is polish. Why do most words have Z's in them? Why do they have different clothes than us?

madelyn

12/17/2014 04:34:21 am

book.France
tag.Global
France has a lot of facts like flamingos live in southern France and only 59 million people live in France and french chefs are famous for there dinner and souses

Clare

12/17/2014 06:56:21 am

The Hero for WondLa
Science Fiction
My favorite character is Rovee because he is always there for Eva, and helps Nadeu get home. My favorite part is when Eva finds the ship with Haliey in it.

Eddie

1/9/2015 01:38:15 am

Russia
Global Literature
I chose this book because my cousin is from Russia. I never new Russia was the biggest country in the world, I all was thought Canada was the biggest

Ms. Melamed

1/9/2015 02:20:03 am

Eddie - Interesting facts. I am glad you learned new information! Wouldn't it be great to visit a cousin in Russia?

Eddie

1/9/2015 01:41:13 am

Japan
Global literature
1. Little kids 3 and up drink pop. The Biggest city is Tokyo when the have telovishion on buildings.

Ranulfo

1/9/2015 04:43:32 am

Afghanistan
Global literature
I learned that in Afganistan there is a sport that people ride on horses and carry a dead calf. The first one to cross the finish line wins.
I learned that a Jelbar is an amimal. It can eat a bar headed goose.
Most of Afghanistan is covered in mountains.

Ms. Melamed

1/12/2015 08:54:38 pm

Ranulfo - great post. I learned about Afghanistan just from reading your facts!

Ranulfo

1/13/2015 03:26:28 am

Genre: Global Literature
The story title is Jamie O'Rouke and the Big Potato
It takes place in Ireland.
The characters are Jamie and Eileen.
The problem is that there is a huge potato and it so big that they can't eat it all. The solution is that all the people get into a group and eat it all.

Eddie

3/12/2015 06:11:36 am

fantasy
Percy jackson the titans curse
In this book percy jackson had to find zeus's lightning bolt before the a winter party. they had to go to hoover dam.

Emily A-H

3/12/2015 06:20:07 am

Biography: Young Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison's mother and father called him Al for short. My favorite part was when he invented light.

Annika C.

3/12/2015 06:29:58 am

Magic School Bus, Lost in the Solar System
Science
This book is about Arnold's annoying cousin, Janet. She tells Arnold to prove that they go on crazy field trips. So they went to space, and Ms.Frizzle got lost in the solar system, so Janet tries to fly, but she;s not so good. so ms. frizzle gave them clues to what planet she is on and then they found Ms.Frizzle, and Janet was convinced that they went on crazy field trips.

Joey

3/12/2015 06:31:38 am

magic schoolbus.Sciece ficcshon. They got stuck in a hurricane and areled got out of plane and got stuck in the hurricane. then they saved them.

annika C

3/16/2015 05:24:23 am

The Magic School Bus In The Time Of The Dinosaurs
Scince Fiction
This book is about the magic school time traveling to th age of the dinosaurs, but some dinosaurs tried to eat them Ms.Frizzle protected them from the dinosaurs.

Eddie

3/16/2015 05:26:35 am

The Night Of The Zombie Gold Fish
Science Fiction
In this book, two boys were making a magic bottle and spilled it into the gold fish tank. The two boys left and a little bit later when they came back they saw that the door was open and there were'nt any gold fish in tank. They ran out side and they saw that they turned more gold fish into zombies ( By eating there BRAINS). They had to make a trap to turn them back to gold fish. The two boys made a plan and there plan was to use one of the boys swimming pools in there back yard and put a new gas in the pool to unturn them into normal gold fish. Them they told there town to bring there fish tanks to there house to reaclame there gold fish. At the end they said to never do that again.

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