Monday 30 March 2015
Sunday 29 March 2015
Sunday 15 March 2015
The Whale Rider
Book Review
Title: The Whale Rider
Author: Witi Ihimaera
Illustrator: Bruce Potter
A girl became a leader of her tribe even though her Koro didn't believe in her. She led the whales to the ocean so her people respected her. It shows us that anyone can become a leader.
This is a sophisticated book but I think the book is for everybody because it has simple pictures and easy words that are easy to say and to understand.
Author: Witi Ihimaera
Illustrator: Bruce Potter
A girl became a leader of her tribe even though her Koro didn't believe in her. She led the whales to the ocean so her people respected her. It shows us that anyone can become a leader.
The Dragon Of An Ordinary Family
Author: MARGRET MAHY
Illustrator: HELEN OXENBURY
There once was an ordinary family who's father bought his son a dragon as a pet?!!! When the dragon grows old enough he flies the family on an amazing adventure.
We think people 8 years and over should read this sophisticated book because it has complicated pictures and words.
My Dog
Author: John Hefferman
Illustrator: Andrew Maclean
This sophisticated picture book is about a boy who becomes best friends with a dog. He finds his happy place with a dog (his best friend) and it gives him courage.
I think that kids 9 years and older should read this book so they will get better at reading and understand the meaning.
Animalia
Author: Graeme Base
Illustrator: Graeme Base
Within the pages of this book, you may find if you look, beyond the spells of the written words, a hidden land of beast and birds. This book is about animals and alliteration. Children who are aged 10+ should read this book because they will understand the meaning of the book.
Free to a Good Home
Author: Colin Thompson
Illustrator: Colin Thompson
This family wants exactly the same things as the neighbours, only bigger and more of them. But no matter how much they have, they always feel there is something missing. So they adopt an old lady that the kids find at the shopping mall and they look after her.
This book is a sophisticated picture book and people from 9 years and older should read it because it's a good book to read.
Stephania's Dancing Slippers
Author: Jennifer Beck
Illustrator: Lindy Fisher
This sophisticated picture book is about a girl that has dancing slippers that are very important to her. She chose to take these with her when her family escaped the war and these dancing slippers helped her heart through hardship.
This book has many complicated meanings therefore this book would be suitable for children who are nine years and over.
Mirror
Author: Jeannie Baker
Illustrator: Jeannie Baker
There are two boys and two families in this sophisticated picture book. One family is very poor and they live in Morocco in North Africa. The other family live in Australia and they have more money to do things. The message of this book is that families live differently all around the world but some things are still connected like caring for family.
This book is recommended for children eight years old and over because if a little kid read this they would not understand the pictures.
The Treaty House
Author: LeAnne Orams
Illustrator: Roger Twinman
Journey with Olley as he learns not only is the Treaty House special, but so are the events that have happened in and around it, events that have shaped New Zealand to become the nation Olley is part of today. This sophisticated picture book helps us to learn about the Treaty of Waitangi that was signed by Maori and Pakeha. It is best suited to older children because the ideas and the writing are more complex.
Uno's Garden
Author: Graeme Base
Illustrator: Graeme Base
This sophisticated picture book is all about nature. It also has awesome and sometimes tricky maths questions. It has information about protecting our environment. When Uno arrives in the forest, there are many adventures waiting for him. There are more animals that you could ever imagine! This Sophisticated picture book is for children who are 9 years and older because it is tricky to read.
Uno's Garden
Author: Graeme Base
Illustrator: Graeme Base
When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him. And one entirely unexceptional snortle pig. This book is about protecting the environment for the future. This is a sophisticated book for children that are year 3,4,5 and 6, because the themes are easier for older kids to understand.
The Treaty House
Author: Le Anne OramsIllustrator: Roger Twiname
This is a sophisticated picture book about a boy who finds out about the history of Maori and Pakeha signing the Treaty of Waitangi. Olly learns about events that shaped New Zealand today. This book has writing and ideas that are more suitable for older kids to read.
The Discovery Of Dragons
Author; Graeme Base
Illustrator; Graeme Base
This book is about four adventurers that travel around the world and discover incredible dragons in different places. The stories are make-believe but they seem real. This sophisticated picture book is more suited to older children and adults because the writing is tricky for little kids to read and understand.
Castles
Author: Colin Thompson
Illustrator: Colin Thompson
This book is about a king, queen, prince and princess. See if you can find an entire royal family hidden in the wonderful detail of each unique castle. It's a sophisticated I Spy book.
Why you should read this book is because it is a sophisticated book and spy book and it is all about fun reading. There are many magical castles to explore. It is most suited to older readers because it is complicated.
Friday 13 March 2015
The Lost Thing
Author: Shaun Tan
Illustrator: Shaun Tan
This book is a sophisticated picture book about a lost thing fitting in with the world. The lost thing was a red machine found at a beach and no one noticed it. It's a story about belonging. We think that Year4,5,6 children should read this book because younger children won't understand the words and the ideas.
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Friday 6 March 2015
Thursday 5 March 2015
Sweet, sweet, sweet corn from Our Living Classroom
On Monday C3 gobbled up some of the sweet corn from OLC.
Mr Eley went and picked it for us so that we could test and see how sweet they are. All of us agree that it was scrumptious and very sweet.
Take a look at our pictures.
Mr Eley went and picked it for us so that we could test and see how sweet they are. All of us agree that it was scrumptious and very sweet.
Take a look at our pictures.
"Yellow, sweet, sweet corn!" cried Jerome
"Mr Eley can pick some out for you too!" stated Rajpreet
"Yummmmmmmmmm" said Sahib
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