Ian's Reading ...

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

Thursday, May 31, 2007

book 109 :: franklin in the dark



franklin in the dark
by paulette bourgeois, illustrated by brenda clark

Franklin is afraid of his shell. He asks a bunch of people to help but it doesn't work. Franklin thinks he is brave enough.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

book 108 :: junie b. jones is captain field day



junie b. jones is captain field day
by barbara park, illustrated by denise brunkus

It is time for field day for Junie B.! Room 9 keeps losing the events. Finally William wins the pullup event!

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

book 107 :: don't forget to come back!



don't forget to come back!
by robie h. harris, illustrated by harry bliss

The girl's parents are going out and Sarah is coming. She does not want to have a babysitter. The girl has a good time with Sarah.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007

book 106 :: secret at dolphin bay



secret at dolphin bay
by DK

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

book 105 :: make way for ducklings



make way for ducklings
by robert mccloskey

A duck family lays 8 eggs. One day the mom goes out for a walk over the streets but cars keep coming. The Police Officers take them back home.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

book 104 :: professor noah's spaceship



professor noah's spaceship
by brian wildsmith

A guy named Noah makes a space ship for animals. It's going to a far away planet but they got lost in the past! They all get home safely to normal Earth.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

book 103 :: curious george learns the alphabet



curious george learns the alphabet
by h. a. rey

George wants to learn the alphabet. First, he learned to do ABCDEFGHIJKLM. Then, he learned NOPQRSTUVWXYZ. George finished!

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Monday, May 21, 2007

book 102 :: the great graph contest



the great graph contest
by loreen leedy

Two kids have a graph contest. Each one makes 3 graphs. It was a tie. They both won.

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

book 101 :: much bigger than martin



much bigger than martin
by steven kellogg

Sometimes it's nice to be Martin's little brother. But today he bosses Henry around. Martin feels sorry for Henry.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

book 100 :: touchdown!



touchdown! you can play football
by nick fauchald, illustrated by bill dickson

I learned that each team has eleven players. I also learned the quarterback snaps to the runningback and goes for a touchdown. It was a great story.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

book 99 :: i spy spooky night

i spy spooky night
by walter wick and jean marzollo

My favorite page is called Inventors Workshop. My second favorite page is called Discovery in the Graveyard. This is my favorite book in the series!

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Monday, May 14, 2007

book 98 :: the empty pot



the empty pot
be demi

In China the emperor is very old so whoever planted the best flower would be emperor. A boy named Ping got his seed but a year passed by and still nothing! When he comes back to the throne and the emperor made him feel better and he won!

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

book 97 :: get ready for robots



get ready for robots
by patricia lauber, illustrated by true kelley

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book 96 :: can you see what i see? dream machine



can you see what i see? dream machine
by walter wick

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

book 95 :: i can read with my eyes shut!



i can read with my eyes shut!
by dr. seuss

The Cat in the Hat can read with his eyes shut. But it is bad so he doesn't do it that much. So do not read with your eyes shut!

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

book 94 :: ten apples up on top



ten apples up on top
by dr. seuss writing as theo. lesieg

One day 3 boys have 10 apples on their head. Everyone is trying to knock them down! In the end everyone has apples.

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