Ian's Reading ...

An almost-middle-schooler muses and writes about books ... because his mom makes him.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

book 52 :: vacation under the volcano



vacation under the volcano
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

Jack and Annie go to Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is about the erupt! They get home and take a vacation.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

book 51 :: one hundred hungry ants



one hundred hungry ants
by elinor pinczes, illustrated by bonnie mackain

One hundred ants are invited to a picnic. The smallest ant keeps stopping them. There is no more food.

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Monday, February 26, 2007

book 50 :: there's a zoo in room 22



there's a zoo in room 22
by judy sierra, illustrated by barney saltzberg

First I went through A~K. Next there was L~P. Last I did Q~Z.

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Friday, February 23, 2007

book 49 :: curious george takes a job



curious george takes a job
by h. a. rey

George gets a job to wash the windows. Curious George falls and breaks his leg. He ends up healthy.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

book 48 :: pirates past noon



pirates past noon
written by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

Jack and Annie go to the time of the pirates. They get captured by pirates. Annie and Jack get home safely.

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Monday, February 19, 2007

book 47 :: mummies in the morning



mummies in the morning
written by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

book 46 :: night of the new magicians



night of the new magicians
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

book 45 :: lucky hares and itchy bears



lucky hares and itchy bears
poems by susan ewing, illustrated by evon zerbetz

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Monday, February 12, 2007

book 44 :: will sammy ride the world's first space coaster?



will sammy ride the world's first space coaster?
by sam x renick

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

book 43 :: the complete visual dictionary of star wars



the complete visual dictionary of star wars
by dk publishing

Bossk is as mean and vile as a Bounty Hunter gets. Princess Leia's ship is called the Blockade Runner. Yoda's special Lightsaber has not been welded in years.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007

book 42 :: tonight on the titanic



tonight on the titanic
by mary pope osborne

Jack and Annie are on the Titanic. The boat is about to sink. They both get home safely.

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Wednesday, February 7, 2007

book 41 :: harry the dirty dog



harry the dirty dog
written by gene zion, illustrated by margaret bloy graham

There was a dog named Harry who loved everything but a bath. One day he hid the brush and ran away. He came back and wanted a bath.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

book 40 :: the girl who loved wild horses



the girl who loved wild horses
by paul goble

There was a girl who loved horses. She was tired with the horses one day and a wind blew and she woke up and the horses ran away with her. Another day they found her and her parents took her home but she didn't want to go home.

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Monday, February 5, 2007

book 39 :: lentil



lentil
by robert mccloskey

Lentil does not know how to sing! Lentil buys a harmonica and learns to sing. Lentil amuses Colonel Carter.

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Sunday, February 4, 2007

book 38 :: zubie the lightning bug



zubie the lightning bug
written by candace coleman, illustrated by ginger nielson

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book 37 :: mrs. cole on an onion roll and other school poems



mrs. cole on an onion roll and other school poems
written by kalli dakos, illustrated by joann adinolfi

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book 36 :: the little red lighthouse and the great gray bridge



the little red lighthouse and the great gray bridge
by hildegarde h. swift and lynd ward

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book 35 :: a bad case of stripes



a bad case of stripes
by david shannon

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Saturday, February 3, 2007

book 34 :: officer buckle and gloria



officer buckle and gloria
by peggy rathmann

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book 33 :: drummer hoff



drummer hoff
by barbara and ed emberley

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Friday, February 2, 2007

book 32 :: the empty pot



the empty pot
by demi

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book 31 :: jessica



jessica
by kevin henkes

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book 30 :: miss nelson is back



miss nelson is back
by harry allard and james marshall

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book 29 :: the mountain



the moutain
by peter parnall

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book 28 :: vincent van gogh, sunflowers and swirly stars



vincent van gogh, sunflowers and swirly stars
by joan holub

Vincent lived in Groot-Zundert. Vincent falls in love with someone who doesn't love him back. Vincent had a bunch of brothers and sisters. His favorite was named Theo.

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book 26 :: the classic treasury of bulfinch's mythology



the classic treasury of bulfinch's mythology
by thomas bulfinch and steve zorn, illustrated by giles greenfield

First I read Medusa, Pegasus, and the Chimera. Then I read Hercules. Last I read Orpheus and Eurydice.

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