Because I do a library book club, I wanted to review one of the books I read!
More books reviews to come though!
Category: Language Arts
My Book Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
In the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, Minli wants to change her family’s fortune, so she travels to Never-Ending Mountain to see the Old Man of the Moon. She wants to change her fortune so Fruitless Mountain will be green and her family will have more money.
Telling stories is repeated, again and again, in the whole book. Stories make the book more fun. They are interesting. The stories make everything in the book connect for the reader. The story with happy people and the seed rain from the moon connects with the Old Man of the Moon. The first story in the book about Fruitless Mountain introduces the surroundings. Minli leaves after she hears a story about the Old Man of the Moon, who maybe could teach her to change her fortune.
The contrast in the book it is when Ma tells stories to pass the time in the end. In the beginning she said stories were nonsense and did not help with anything. But in the end Minli was gone and there were no stories so it felt like something was missing without stories.
In the book, Minli hears words of the wiser. She meets many wise people: Ba, a goldfish, and the Old Man of the Moon. Ba says stories cost nothing. The goldfish tells her how to get to Never-Ending Mountain. The Old Man of the Moon says he will answer one question, and that is wise because Minli choose her friend Dragon’s question. That was good because everything turned out good in the end. She realized that changing her fortune did not matter but Dragon needed a question answered more than she needed her question answered. He did not have a family, and he needed to be like other dragons. She cared about him first.
It was a fun story because it all fit together. I liked the ending. Someday I’ll read it again. You should read this book!
My Book Review: Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is called Because of Winn-Dixie because it tells of the things that happened because Winn-Dixie, a dog, came into Opal’s life.
The first thing was that Opal found Winn-Dixie. Opal was lonely. She just had moved to a new town, and she had no friends and now she had Winn-Dixie.
Winn-Dixie helped Opal find friends. She met Miss Franny the librarian and Miss Franny was now friends with Opal because Winn-Dixie looked like a bear, and she remembered a time when a bear came in the library. Miss Franny needed a friend too because she was lonely.
Opal also met Otis, the pet store worker. They became friends when Winn-Dixie needed a collar, but it was too much money, so Opal decided to work there. Otis needed a friend because he was lonely since getting out of prison.
One day when Opal was biking with Winn-Dixie and Winn-Dixie ran to the “witch’s” home, she met Gloria Dump and they become close friends. Gloria cooked and Opal read to her. Gloria Dump needed a friend too because she was old.
I liked this book because it has a good lesson about friends.
Earth Science Writing
Geology writing assignments for February 2021.
Volcanoes Change Earth
Date: Feb. 3, 2021
Plate tectonics change the earth’s surface. Dry lands used to be seas. Mountains used to be deserts or oceans. Volcanos are formed from plate tectonics boundaries. When magma comes to the surface, it makes a volcano. When magma comes to the surface, it becomes lava. The earth is changed with these volcanoes.
Start a Rock Collection
Date: Feb 8, 2021
Collections are fun to keep. People collect lots of things. Some things cost money. But collecting rocks is absolutely free! All you have to do is start by keeping your eyes open when you are in a new place. If you want rocks from faraway places, you can trade with people around the world. It’s important to have records. The records you should have are where you got it, the date, and what type of rock you think it is. Now all you have to do is find a rock and start your collection!
Earth Recycles
Date: Feb 11, 2021
Soil is more than pieces of rock. Soil has things that used to be living. The organic soil has dead bugs and dead leaves. Inorganic means never alive. The inorganic soil has mud, clay, and rocks. Dead things are recycled. That means rich soil and more living things. This is an amazing way earth recycles.
My Poems: This is Just to Say
This is just to say but this was by far my favorite one to make!!!!!
This Is Just To Say
BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
My Poems: All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful
by Cecil Frances Alexander
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The lord god made them all.Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their little wings.
My Poems: A Blank White Page
A Blank White Page by Francisco x. Alarcon
is a meadow
after a snowfall
that a poem
hopes to cross
My Poems: By the Sea Side by Robert Louis Stevenson
By the Sea Side by Robert Louis Stevenson
When I was down beside the sea
A wooden spade they gave to me
To dig the sandy shore.
My holes were empty like a cup.
In every hole the sea came up
Till it could come no more.
My Poems: Fog by Carl Sandburg
This year for Language Arts, I am learning a poem every week or two.
Fog by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
My LEGO Stories
One of my co-op classes for Second grade was Creative Writing with LEGOs. Here are my stories!
LEGO Stories
- Fay and Roger’s Wish to Paris September 10, 2019
Fay and her dog Roger walked home from her friend’s house one Friday afternoon through the woods. Suddenly, Fay tripped on a gray stone. As she tripped, she looked up and saw a large brown box bolted to the ground with a chain. The box seemed like it was vibrating a little. “What in the world ... - The Old Man’s Gift September 24, 2019
“Thank you for helping me cross the street,” said the old man all dressed in black. Sally was already running late for school. The old man insisted that she wait a little longer. “Now I must do something for you in return,” he continued. “Take this magic fish and these golden crystals with you to school, and ... - A Campfire Tale October 15, 2019
For the city children Kerri and Doug, visiting the countryside and sitting around a campfire was just a dream. In their city there were no exciting wild animals, and the city lights obscured the stars in the night sky. Now that they were camping in the countryside with their parents, the sky had no limit and ... - Dr. Mazzle’s Invention October 22, 2019
Some of Dr. Mazzle’s experiments in her lab. Dr. Mizzy Mazzle is a scientist and inventor who loves to create new, unexpected inventions to help people. Today, she made a Sweep-a-nator to help people sweep, so they never have to sweep by themselves again. Dr. Mazzle works on her Sweep-a-nator in her laboratory. But accidentally, she put water ... - A Night in the Museum October 29, 2019
Creak! Screak! Rattle! Crack! “What is that terrible noise? Where is everybody? Where am I? The last thing I remember is being on a bus. We were going on a boring field trip to a museum. I must have fallen asleep. Had they gone home without me?” It is nearly dark and I am locked in the ... - Big Foot in the Garden November 1, 2019
Franz Blech was a friendly guy. Franz Blech was a friendly guy. He was always making friends everywhere he went. He made friends walking down the street, shopping for groceries, and even weeding his garden. One day, Franz was in his garden, planting flowers when he heard a loud sha-boom! Startled, he turned around, and standing over ... - The Kids Winter Olympics November 26, 2019
Amy and Josh wanted to play winter Olympics. Amy and Josh were outside. They did not know what to do. Amy and Josh wanted to play winter Olympics. No one else had come out. When they were about to go home too, Amy spoke up. “Maybe we can play something like hockey,” she said. “We both have ... - The Night Before Christmas December 3, 2019
“‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” Dad sat in his worn-out armchair by the roaring fire, reading the famous Christmas tale to Jenny and Franklin. Jenny sipped steaming hot cocoa at Dad’s feet, listening intently as the story unfolded about Santa Claus and ... - The Snow Queen January 4, 2020
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a kind princess named Eliza. She lived a happy life in the castle, but there was one problem. She didn’t have any friends. One day, she was walking in the woods, when she saw a patch of ice on a tree. It was the middle ... - Pick Me! Pick Me! January 14, 2020
Once upon a time, there were two knights who lived on opposite sides of a deep valley. They were the best of friends until the day a beautiful princess moved into a large castle that lay deep in the valley below them. The two knights became more and more competitive. One day, the two knights rode ... - Brickzomia: Diary of a Colonist January 21, 2020
May 1 Today I explored our new home. Brickzomia has three moons and flying spiders everywhere! When it snows, the snow makes snowballs on the ground. I was playing around and then it started snowing. It was freezing! I tried finding my way back but the wind was too hard so I couldn’t get home. Someone ... - New to Town February 5, 2020
New to Town by Caroline Reid, February 2020 Violet was new to town. She and her two siblings and her mom and dad had just moved here. She was nervous that she did not know anybody in her new town. One day, her mom went with her dad to a week-long business review. Violet watched her siblings, Sunny ... - On the Moon February 5, 2020
The Earth is too crowded in the year 3029, so we went up to the moon to live. The thing I did not like is that we have to wear air tanks day and night. So I decided to make oxygen on the moon. I made a big box and put a motor in it. I ... - Escape from Driftwood Island February 18, 2020
“Well, What are we going to do now?” said Paula. “Here we are, stuck in the middle of the ocean with a crazy pirate who thinks he’s the King of Driftwood island.” “And to make it worse, we’re all tied up,” said Peter. “But hey! Not all of us are tied up! Look at Salty the ... - Trevor is Trapped February 25, 2020
Trevor is Trapped by Caroline Reid, February 2020 Trevor blinked. He blinked again. “Where…where am I?” he said softly to himself, his eyes scanning, focusing on his surroundings. Trevor had been on a hike by himself through the woods behind his house. And this afternoon, he felt adventurous and had taken a different trail towards the mountains. ... - The Very Secret Map April 5, 2020
CLUNK! CLUNK! The shaft on Caroline’s shovel rattled loudly. Lola had been waiting for years to hear that sound. This time, Caroline Crackenhatch and her archeology partner Lola Lovelots had definitely hit something big! They were on the hunt for a very secret map. Everyone talked about it, but no one could find it. CLUNK! CLUNK! “We are even ...