BR Green Island

"What will happen to the seagull?" asked Wilf. "It's feathers will be damaged," said Mrs Honey. "So first we'll clean the oil off. Then we'll look after it for a week or two. It has to get strong again,and its feathers have to get better. Then we'll let it go." (p,13)

This story about Mr Johnson's class went to a big house called Seabay House. There are a lot of interesting things to do. One day, children found seagull couldn't fly. It can't fly because it has oil on its feathers. Oil is hard to get off. Mr Johnson took the children to see Mrs Honey. Children helped to gett off oil from seagull,but Oil is terrible stuff. Children felt really sorry for the seagull.
I think that this story made children to think about enviromental problem.

Hunt Roderick (1993), Green Island, Oxford Reading Tree

BR King Midas and the Gold

"My son is a god," said the old man. "He can give you a wish." " I love gold," said King Midas. "I wish I could touch things and turn them to gold."(pp8 9 10 11)

There is a King Mindas. He likes gold very　much. One day, he met an old man, the old man forgot how to back home. So, the king helped the old man. The old man's son was god. Then, the son gave the king the power he can make gold. This lively retelling of a classc Greek myth has easy to -read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

Frith Alex (2008), Usborne Publishing Lts, King Midas and the Gold, USBORNE FIRST READING

BR The Dragon and the Phoenix

    It landed on the ground and became a shining lake. The dragon and the phoenix lay beside it. They are still there today. (pp,24 25)

Once upon a time, there was a dragon, a phoenix. One day, they found a very special pebble. dragon washed it and ohoenix pollished it. They stayed the island pebble was puttted, but Queen was seeing from the sky. She sent a guard to steal it. But, dragon and phoenix found pebble.Eventually,
 they could guard the pebble.

I was surprised she sent guard to steal it even if she is queen. This is old chinese story. But, This book have happy end, so I'm happy.

Sims Lesley (2007), Usborne Publishing Ltd, The Dragon and the Phoenix, USBORNE FIRST READING

BR

A Visit to the Library

Casey got her cookbook. I got my pet book. Dad got his truck book. We went to the librarian. The librarian checked out the books. (p14)

This story is about the family go to library. They checked out a favorite book each other. I think that reading some books is very important thing for us. Today, we can watch the interesting drama or story on TV and internet. But we should to acquire the habit to read the book.

Michele Ashley. (2004). A Visit to the Library, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd.

The Lucky Whale

Jim had come to help.He put the water onto the whale. The whale flapped its tail.Jim pulled the rope with the digger. The whale flapped its tail. "Thank you for saving me," it said.(pp12,15,16)

One day, a whale was washed ashore. Roy and Troy found that. Their family asked people to help the whale with them.The family is very kindness!! Eventually, the whale was saved by them. That's really great!!!

Chabtelle Greenhills. (2004). The Lucky Whale, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd.

Stories of Ghosts

Slate had been terrified  of his aunt when she was alive. Now she was even scarier. "I've ch..changed my mind."he stammered, store up his plans, and ran. (p20)

I felt that reading this story is little difficult because there is a lot of word I don't know. And, Grammer is difficult for me so I couldn't imagine the situation very much.  I'd like to be able to read such as books.

Russell Punter.(2007). Srories of Ghosts. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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