BR 15: Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery

Cam and Eric’s class is going on a field trip to the zoo. But Eric can’t find his permission slip, and without it, he can’t go on the field trip. Where did it go? Did he drop it somewhere? Was it stolen? Will Cam Jansen’s amazing memory help to find Eric’s permission slip in time? Or will he have to sit in the principal’s official all day while the other children go to the zoo? Hurry, Cam, time’s running out! (Back cover)

 

There are 5 sections in this story. I couldn’t read long story as it until last year. So, I chose a book which short story before. However, I can read a little story as it now. To return to our main topic… I will be depressed than Eric if I lose an important thing. also, there were a lot of words in this book which is clicks by red. I didn’t know why this book written a lot of clicks? However this word was keyword! I understood its reason after I read until last. Also I read this series for the first time, but I think it is easy to read this book.

David A. Adler.(2004).Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery

New York : Puffin Books

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BR 14: Wonders of the past

Hi! I read a book which is called Wonders of the past. Five wonders past are introduced by this book. They are Stonehenge, Tutankhamun’s Treasure, The Great Wall of China, The Colosseum, Petra, Easter Island Statue, Chichen Itza, Angkor Wat, The Alhambra and The Taj Mahal. Do you know them? And have you ever seen them by TV or in a person presence? I have seen them by TV or a textbook. However, I don’t know about them and I will introduce a little about Easter Island statue.  

 

Easter Island is in the Pacific Ocean, far from anywhere. The island is famous for its 887 stone statues. They have big heads and little bodies. There is a story that 1,700 years ago, people were lost on the ocean. They arrived at this beautiful island. There were lots of plants and animals, so they stayed… Also, the biggest statue is called Paro. It’s now on the ground and about 10 meters long. (P.14~15)

 

I could understand it because I read this book. And Easter Island was interesting for me. Also, I want to study about wonders past!! Please tell me wonders past if you know it!

 

 

Kathryn Harper.(2010).Wonders of the past

Oxford : Oxford University Press

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BR 13: HENRY AND MUDGE AND MRS.HOPPER'S HOUSE

Henry’s mother and father are going to a Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dane, and Henry and Mudge are staying with Mrs. Hopper across the street. Henry’s never been in Mrs. Hopper’s scary, old stone house with its droopy trees and dark windows and gargoyle o

n the door. But inside, Henry discovers a houseful of surprises- a grand piano, a room full of costumes, and eleven cats for Mudge to play with!

 

I have ever read this series four times, so Henry and Mudge are familiar characters for me!! By the way, the term of this story is Valentine’s Day and they go out dancing party to Mrs. Hopper’s house. However, the day is famous when woman declared her love for men in Japan. And woman cooks a sweet of the chocolate for his. So, my part-time job is cake shop, so it will very busy near Valentine’s Day. By the way, my favorite scene is Mrs. Hopper put a wig on Mudge. In a book, “You look like a poodle, Mudge!” wrote, but I was it to Beethoven! But it was very pretty and I could felt family warmth from this book.

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Cynthia Rylant.(2004).HENRY AND MUDGE AND MRS.HOPPER'S HOUSE
New York : Aladdin Paperbacks

BR 12: Stories of Santa

Have you ever wondered where Santa gets his toys? Or what he does on his day off? Or how you can tell a real Santa from a fake one? Discover the answers to these questions, and more, in this magical collection of festival tales.( Back cover)

 

There are three chapters in this book and I will introduce about my favorite scene. First, the toymaker began churning out hundreds of little Alfie dolls. Moreover with an enormous burp, the machine shot out the real elf. Secondly, some of people were still in their night clothes in chapter 2. Moreover Santa was yelled “How dare you upset my children!” by a woman. I was very surprised at this scene because I don’t believe that Santa is scolded by people. By the way, do you believe Santa? I believe Santa since I was a childhood. Also, I don’t get the present from Santa since I was 12 years old, but I believe that Santa is in Finland! So, I want to go to there and I want to see the famous Santa Claus village someday. Also, there is the book which I value all the time since a kindergarten. It is a book about Santa Claus, too. It is written to Santa’s all day of Christmas seasons and it is famous a picture book in Japan. It is called ‘Samugariya-no-santa’. Do you know it? It is very interesting. My mother read to me in Christmas season when I was a childhood. I love this book, so I want to value it all the time!!

Russell Punter.(2006).Stories of Santa

London : Usborne

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My fiction story

Hi! today, I want to publish in a fiction which I wrote by homework of the class last years. My term was Thomas Alva Edison. And I was praised by a teaher becase it was interesting for teacher.so, I was happy.  

One day, I looked into about “Thomas Alva Edison” on the computer. Just then, I sucked into the computer. It looks like I slipped into another time about one hundred sixty years ago. I looked around soon, but I didn’t know there. I walked a little. Actually, here was in America. I was very surprised and was panic. Just then, a certain man passed in front of me.

        “What is the matter with you?” he said. I said “I can’t understand the situation.” “What?”  “So, I slipped into another time from 2011, Japan.”  I said. He busted out laughing, but I explained hard to him. He said. “Oh, I see. Come with me!” I didn’t know him, but I followed him.

“Welcome to my house!” he said. “Thank you.” It looks like a laboratory. I said,

“May I have your name, please?” “I’m sorry. My name is Thomas Alva Edison.”  “Is that true?” I was very surprised.

      “Do you know me?” “I’m sure!” He smiled at me. He said,

      “You may stay here until you come back in future.” So, I stayed with him until I will come back the present age. By the way, his laboratory was called Melon parks. I didn’t know why it was called by people. He researched very hard. There’s a rumor that his laboratory’s watch isn’t have a hand. So, I helped him with his research. Those days, he thought that the people should be wants to enjoy sound or an image. He tried to invent “kinetosuko-pu”. So, I gave some advice to him, because I have modern wisdom. The “kinetosuko-pu” was finally completed in 1891.He said to me “Thank you!” I didn’t really felt yet that I was present a moment. He invented many things. For example, a gramophone, an electric locomotive, and a phone. He got a patent about 1100 his life, because he likes a patent. He always said,

       “Simple invention is one day, large-scale invention is ten days.”

I felt he was rally a great person.  

 One day, I proposed that why don’t you take part in movie world. He said,

        “Nice idea Tomoka. Could you help with me?” I said,

        “I’m sure.”  And then we started filming soon. After month, first movie was finally complicated. At once, we held a movie party with people, but they thought that the movie wasn’t interesting. It looks like he doesn’t have talent as entertainer. So, he stopped making movie soon.

   Two years have passed since I slipped into another time this age. I longed for I come back today. I said him,

        “I want to come back home.” He said,

        “Yeah, I guess so. Thank you for Tomoka this time.” I said,

         “You’re welcome. I was very pleasant.”

We talked together all night and I soon fell asleep. I had a strange dream.  

  I woke up. As far as I can see, here was the present age. I didn’t understand what happened to me. As if I was in illusory world, but I think that this story is true. For me, this is very important.

 

This story is fiction.

 

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BR 11: HENRY AND MUDGE AND Annie's Perfect Pet

What’s the perfect pet for a careful cousin? In Henry and Mudge’s twentieth adventure, Henry wants to find the perfect pet for his cousin Annie. Annie needs a pet that’s soft and dry and doesn’t fly-one that’s quiet and careful just like Annie. What could that be? (Back cover)

 

This is series book and I have read this series twice before. Do you know this series? By the way, this term is about Annie’s perfect pet. What do you think about perfect pet? I think that all animals have each good point. To return to our main topic, Annie used to live far away, so Henry didn’t see much of her. But she lived next door now and it was fun! Also, she loved Mudge and she loved his soft eyes and his warm nose and his big paws. So Annie became wanted to have a dog. However, it was very difficult for Annie’s house. So, Henry decided to look for a perfect pet for her. I thought that Henry is very tender and Henry and Annie is a good friend. My favorite scene is Mudge put his warm nose up to the perfect pet warm nose and the perfect pet sniffed, sniffed, sniffed. It was very interesting and they were very cute! Also, if I want to have a toy poodle if I keep an animal! How about you??

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Cynthia Rylant.(2001).HENRY AND MUDGE AND Annie's Perfect Pet

New York : Aladdin Paperbacks

 

BR 10: HENRY AND MUDGE AND Annie's Good Move

In Henry and Mudge’s eighteenth adventure, Henry’s cousin Annie is moving-right next door to Henry! Annie likes Henry and Mudge, but she’s nervous about leaving her friends, and about changing schools, and about what might happen to her things in the moving truck. She’s so nervous she’s broken out in blotches. But Henry knows just the thing for a bad case of nerves-a snuggle under a blanket with a big dog like Mudge!(Back cover)

 

Hi! I read this book and remembered at the time when I moved. I ever have moved three times before. I felt uneasiness about changing school in the same as Anny, so I very understand her heart. Also, leaving my good friends was very sad for me. Moreover, I understand that prepare for move is very terrible, too. However, moving has some good points. It is that I can know each cultures and dialects of the locality. And I can make new friends. So, I think that moving has some bad points and good points. Also, my favorite scene is Anny got under the covers and Mudge wagged and disappeared under the covers, too. I thought that the animal has big power to heal a human being.

 

Cynthia Rylant.(2000).HENRY AND MUDGE AND Annie's Good Move

New York : Aladdin Paperbacks                                                

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BR 09: The Lucky Whale

Have you ever seen a whale? I have seen it by TV, but I have never seen it from such a close distance. This is a whale story and Troy and Roy help it. Also, this story doesn’t have any section, so I will introduce a little about this story today.

 

There’s a whale on the beach. “We need help”, Tory and Roy said. “We can’t get the whale back into the water. It’s too big for me to pull it. If we don’t get help, the whale will die.” “I’ll get some people to join us and help,” said Mum. Dad and the boys got some water in the buckets. They put the water on the whale. Then Mum came with lots of people. So, may they help a whale?

 

I thought that helping some animals is good, but, on the other hand, I think that it is not easy. However I think help some animals as possible.

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Chantelle Greenhills(2004). The Lucky Whale.
Macmillan Education Australia

BR 08: Milo’s Toothache

I read a book today which is called Milo’s Toothache.

When Milo Pig gets a toothache, his friend Dan insists on coming to the dentist with him so Milo won’t be scared. But Dan is afraid he will get scared, so he invites Amy to come too. And she invites more friends. Milo is the only one who isn’t scared!(Back cover)

I read this book and remembered my childhood. I hate dentists from my childhood. So I always I annoyed my mother well because I was blubbering at that time when I had to go to there. I hate smell and sounds of dentists. How about you?? Moreover I received regular outpatient treatment once several months so that I don’t have a cavity when I was an elementary school. So, I don’t have a cavity several years. By the way, an end of this story was unexpected.

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Ida Luttrell(1997). Milo’s Toothache.

New York : Puffin Books

BR 07: A Dog Named Sam

I read a book which is called A dog named Sam.

Sam loves to fetch. He fetches socks. He fetches shoes. He fetches the neighbor’s clothesline! Then Mother scolds, “No, Sam!” Whether he’s trying to find a place to swim or a time to sleep, Sam is almost always in the doghouse!(Back cover)

 

This story has three sections. So, I will introduce about I thought interested section in particularly.

Sam heard the newspaper land on the porch. He fetched it. “What a good dog!” said Father. He patted Sam’s head and left for work. And Sam fetched every newspaper from every porch on the block. “No, Sam!” said mother. She had to return every newspaper to every porch on the block. Mother was not happy.

 

Sam is very trouble maker in this family, but I thought that Sam is very cute dog. I have ever had a hamster. However I have never had a dog, so I don’t know difficulty about having a dog. Although I want to have a dog someday!

 

Janice Boland.(1998) A dog named Sam

New York : Puffin Books

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Halloween☆

Hi! Today, I will take about Halloween. This blog wrote in November last year, but I didn’t update it on my blog. So, I will update it today.

 

Halloween’s History

The origin of Halloween dates back to 2000 years ago in the ancient Celts. The ancient Celts set October 31 as the end of the year is the festival of the dead. This is called in Japan, what was a day like New Year’s Eve and the tray put together.

Halloween’s costume

The first thing I heard that Halloween images, isn’t disguise? This disguise means to surprised the demons prowl around the house. The children wear different costumes, for example witch, character, ghost etc…

 

Trick or treat !!

Trick or Treat is a word to say in the front door when the children visit the house at night. “Trick” mean “naughty” ,“Treat” mean “candy”, “Trick or Treat” mean you don’t give me some candy otherwise I play a trick. Halloween night, the children at the front door “Trick or Treat” that you hear a voice, “Happy Halloween!”, Saying let me put the candy on the market basket.

 

Japan’s Halloween

In Japan, Halloween was known by American movie and TV. Kawasaki Halloween parade is the most famous parade in Japan. In Japan, still Halloween isn’t more general than Christmas and Valentine’s Day, but it spread such as, commerce facilities every year. In Tokyo Disney land holds Disney Halloween from September. The guests are disguise as a Disney’s character.

 

About  Jack o’lantern

The past, a man named Jack. He was heavy drinking and a swindler. But he couldn’t go to Heaven, because he was bad conduct and he trapped the devil. Also, he couldn’t go to hell. So, his soul wandered. The devil refused him, but the devil gave him light to wander into darkness. And to burn a little longer that day, he put it into a hollowed turnip. That’s why the first a turnip was symbol of Halloween. This is Jack O’lantern. But, it was made from abundant pumpkin by American people. Since then, pumpkin is symbol of Halloween.

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My favorite 15: Idol group

Hi!! I want to take about the last of my favorite today. I have talked about girl’s idol group which is Momoiro-clover before, but I have one my favorite idol group, too. It is Kanjani ∞. It is one of the groups in Johnny’s. Also, the members are Subaru Shibutani (red), Ryo Nishikido (yellow), Ryuhei Maruyama (orange), Syota Yasuda (blue), Tadayoshi Okura (green), Shingo Murakamni (purple) and You Yokoyama (black). And they each have member color like a phrase in parentheses. I became their fan when I was a junior high school student. I liked a lot of entertainer at the time, but I have been cheering only Kanjani ∞ now. They are very cheerful and amusing, so they always give a lot of their fans sprits. Moreover they can play the musical instrument each, so they are very cool and their band songs are very cool, too! By the way, they formed from Kansai in 2002, but they couldn’t come out soon. So, they tried activity hard and could come out all over Japan at length in 2004. And they met for eight year anniversary from debut in 2012. So, it was very gorgeous year and they often appeared on television. I think that they are rising in popularity more and more. At the end of the year, they took part in Ko-haku for the first time. I wanted to watch it, but I couldn’t watch it because I had part-time job that day. So, I watched it recording at the parent’s house. Also, I went to their concert for the first time last month and it was very, very excited and they are very cool!!! It was great day for me and I’ll never forget it. I want to go to concert someday!

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MR 06: glee

Do you know glee series? I watched it yesterday, so I will take about this first episode. 

This series has been broadcasting since 2009 by The Fox Broadcasting Company and it is TV drama series in America. This is one of the TV dramas that are famous in America, so there are seasons 4 now. Also, this term is a music and comedy drama. So, this drama covers a lot of famous songs in 60s~90s and it is highlight of a TV. By the way, do you know what does the word ‘glee’ mean? I don’t know it, so I looked up its mean in the internet. Its mean is to free oneself and to be delighted.

 

<Main characters and outline >

Will Schuester is a teacher of Spanish in William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. He becomes an advisor of new life glee club from the experience that was the star of the school glee part for school days. Next, Rachel Berry is main character and she is a too self-conscious school girl dreaming of a star. Also, she is in one-sided love to a popular person fin of the school. Finn Hudson is American football quarterback of the popular person. He was seen by Will when he sang while taking a shower. So he is persuaded by Will that he will do works at a glee club and an American football department. Emma Pillsbury is counselor student and is a good adviser of the Will. In fact, she has love to him. Also, she is extreme fastidiousness.

 

The glee of McKinley High School in Ohio dominated the seat of the top in the former chorus world. However it dislikes everybody now. Will undertook a difficult position to bring former glory to glee once again with Emma. So, they start to new glee!!

 

<Impression>

I have ever heard word as ‘glee’, but I watched this TV drama for the first time. I think that it look like High School Musical because it term is musical. Moreover, I thought that a personality of Rachel in glee look like personality of Sharpay in HSM. And Cory Monteith is very cool! I looked up about him by Wikipedia, so he is thirty years old now! I was very surprised at it because I thought that he is twenties. Also, I could enjoy glee because I like HSM. Also, characters of glee have very clear-cut personality. So, various problems happen, but they cooperate and overcame it. I wanted a thing to be absorbed in high school days like glee because I didn’t join club in high school. Also, I became want to sing a song with glee! 

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