Listen to the Wind

Mortenson, Greg. Roth, Susan. Listen to the Wind. Dial Book for Young Readers 2009. ISBN:9780803730588.

My book is about children who lived in a little village called Korphe that didn't have a school. The illustrations are colorfull and look like they're made of cloth. My favorite part is when they are building the school because it's really colorful and cool to look at the pictures. I would recommend this book to people who like non-fiction because this is a non-fiction book. I would say that this is and okay book, but not great.

O.S. Kenwood School, 3rd grade

The Life and Times of Corn

Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of Corn. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2009. ISBN:9780618507511.

This non-fiction book is about corn. I think this is a book for people who want to learn about corn. The illustrations are different than any other book. It is like a funny book because if you look at the pictures you just want to laugh. My favorite part is when it talks about all the different kinds of corn, like the black aztec, mandan red, hopi pink, popcorn, and oxacan green dent. I would recommend this book to a person who likes corn because they will know more then they've ever known before. I would say that this is a great book.

P.B. Kenwood School, 3rd grade

Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration

Berkes, Marianne. Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration. Dawn Publications. 2010. ISBN: 9781584691266.

Going Home is about what different kinds of animals do to survive. I like that it has enough types of animals to make it interesting but not too many to make it boring. The illustrations are nice because it shows the animal it talks about on that page doing what it is talking about. The background also looks very nice. I like the different shades of all of the colors. My favorite part was the part about the loggerhead turtle because I like turtles. I also liked the illustration on that page. I also think it is interesting how loggerhead turtles lay eggs and the baby turtles swim out into the ocean. I would recommend this book to any age because I think that many people would have a fun time reading it and would all like learning about what different types of animals do to survive.

P.N., Kenwood School, Third Grade

Punctuation Celebration

Bruno, Elsa Knight. Punctuation Celebration. Henry Holt & Co. 2009. ISBN:9780805079739 .

This non-fiction book is about learning about punctuation marks and what their jobs are in sentences. In this story, they are having a game with all kinds of sports. Once we learn about the punctuation, the author writes out sentences for examples. The illustrations are drawings and water color paintings. There are punctuation marks on every page and people on every page. There is always an illustration that describes the example sentence. My favorite part is the beginning where the games starts. Some of the games were a potato sack race, a 3-legged race, a parenthesis jump rope, and a running race. I would recommend this book to my sister and my friend because I think they would like this book. I would say that this is an okay, but not a great book.

H.M. Kenwood School, 3rd grade

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Cole, Joanna and Calmenson, Stephanie. Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? And Other Riddles Old and New. Morrow Junior Books. 1994. ISBN: 0688122027.

My book is about old riddles and new ones. The illustrations are made of black and white pencils and ink. My favorite part is when the cow mows the lawn and when the skeleton was a detective and when the man's pants fell down. I would recommend this book to kindergartners because they might like it more than third graders would.

D.B., Kenwood School, 3rd grade

Martha Says it With Flowers

Hirsch, Peter. Martha Says it With Flowers. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. 2009. ISBN: 9780547210582.

My book is about a dog that can talk to her family. She can talk to her friends. The illustrations are pretty cool in this book. My favorite part was when Martha brought home some flowers without telling her family. Then she put the flowers behind a chair. She looked behind the chair and they were dead. I would recommend this book to kindergarteners because this would be easy to read.

J.S., Kenwood School, 3rg Grade

Trucks

Dos Santos, Julie. Trucks. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark. 2010. ISBN: 9780761444077.

My book is about different kinds of trucks. Like pick up trucks, tow trucks, street cleaner trucks, garbage trucks, dump trucks, cement mixer trucks, cherry picker trucks, tractor trailer trucks, flatbed trucks, and monster trucks. The illustrations are photographs of all the different trucks that I listed above. The photographs were fantastic. My favorite part was when it told me about the monster trucks. It told me what the truck is all about. I would recommend this book to the 2nd grade because they could learn about these 10 different trucks.

K.B.S., Kenwood School, 3rd grade

Global Warming and the Dinosaurs

Arnold, Caroline. Global Warming and the Dinosaurs. Clarion Books. 2009.

ISBN: 9780618803385.

My book is about dinosaurs that lived in polar regions. It's about how they survived in the cold places and how they found food. It's also about where they lived and how they got there. The illustrations are very realistic and have lots of color. I like the pictures because of how the illustrator made the background and how she made the things come closer and closer and closer.

My favorite part was about the dinosaurs that lived in Siberia, Canada, Antarctica, and Australia. Like the titanosaurs which lived in Siberia and the T-Rex lived in Canada and the other ones. I would recommend this book to older kids because it is pretty long and has some pretty complicated words and phrases. I personally liked it a lot.

N.H., Kenwood School, 3rd Grade

The Beckoning Cat

Nishizuka, Koko. The Beckoning Cat. Holiday House: 2009. ISBN: 9780823420513.

My book is about a boy that has a sick father. The boy's name was Yohie. Yohie sold fish to buy medicine for his dad. Then Yohie found a stray cat. The cat attracted customers to Yohie to buy fish. Yohie became rich. The illustrations are great. They are very enchanting. I like how they used water colors, colored pencil and ink. My favorite part was when Yohie opened up his store. Because his father was ok, and Yohie was rich, and people from all around came to see his cat. I would recommend this book to my friends because I think they would like it.

R.M. Kenwood School, 3rd Grade

What Are Natural Structures?

Kalman, Bobbie. What Are Natural Structures? Crabtree: 2009. ISBN: 9780778733232.

My book is about natural structures. Animals are natural structures too. Humans are also natural structures. Things can copy natural structures. Structures can be built by animals. The illustrations are photographs. Some photographs are zoomed in and some are taken in the distance.

Z.G. Kenwood School, 3rd Grade.

If You Were A Fraction

Shaskan, Trisha S. If You Were a Fraction. Picture Window Books: 2009. ISBN: 9781404847903.

My book is about fractions. The fraction book taught about fractions cut up into halves, parts, and quarts. Fractions help us divide our stuff equally. The illustrations are colorful.

K.H. Kenwood Elementary School, 3rd Grade.

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? Blue Sky Press: 2009. ISBN: 9780545143141.

My book is about Dinosaurs that are being bad, like throwing sand in the sand box, flooding the house , and fussing through their naps, and say I love you, I Love you, my dinosaur! The illustrations are colorful, funny and the are even sometimes dull and funny at the same time. The dinosaurs in it are gray, red, green, brown, orange, yellow, blue, and even purple. I think that they used water colors, because it blends very well. My favorite part was when the Japejara slapped the man's hand and then flew away. I liked that part, because it reminds me of my brothers and I, and I though that it was funny. I would recommend this book to children 6 years old and under, because there are not many words, it is funny, and kids love colorful pictures to just look at and enjoy.

S.H. Kenwood Elementary School, 3rd Grade.

U.S. Army

Doeden, Matt. U.S. Army. Capstone Press: 2010. ISBN: 9781429617338.

My book is about the army, country, and soldiers. My favorite part is war and the tools and machines. I would recommend this book to grade one, because it does not have many words.

S.W. Kenwood Elementary, 3rd Grade.

Nurses at Work

Kenney, Karen L. Nurses at Work. Magic Wagon: 2010. ISBN: 9781602706514.


My book is about being a nurse, helping others, at work, problems on the job, tools nurses need, technology at work, special skills and training, in the community, and a day as a nurse. The illustrations are water colors and there are lots of purple. I did not have a favorite part, because I'm not some one who likes to read about jobs. I would recommend this book to a second grader, because the words look like second grade words.

J.C. Kenwood Elementary School, 3rd Grade.

Ohio

Jensen, Niels R. Ohio. ABDO: 2010. ISBN: 9781604536706.

My book is about Ohio's geography, climate, weather, plants, animals, history, people, cities, transportation, natural resources, industry, sports, entertainment, and timeline of Ohio. The illustrations are photographs. The pictures are are small, big, and normal sizes. The older pictures are darker and the new ones are sometimes bright. One or two are painted. My favorite part was the famous people, because I never knew most of them lived in Ohio. I like the sports too because they are two of my favorite baseball teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians. I would recommend this book to grades 3 and up, because it is non-fiction and younger kids like fiction books. I know because I was one. I would also recommend this book to people who like non-fiction history.

D.Q. Kenwood Elementary, 3rd Grade.

The Terrible Trash Trail

French, Lisa S. The Terrible Trash Trail. Magic Wagon. 2010. ISBN: 9781602706637 .

This book is about picking up trash on the ground and not polluting the earth, so we can have a healthy place for animals. The illustrations are animations of differed colored people and a pig and other animals. My favorite part was when everyone picked up all the trash and no one littered again. I would recommend this book to a first grader because there are easy words in the book.

N.R.S. Kenwood School, 3rd Grade.

Nascar

Kelley, K.C. Nascar. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark. 2010. ISBN: 9780761443872

This is a fiction book and is about Nascar and famous people that are in Nascar. It is also about Nascar in the past and present, and also the cars. The illustrations are great because they are photographed and the pictures are very clear. The book did not have a lot of details. I would reccomend this book to someone who is nine years old or older because it has a lot of hard words.

J.A. Kenwood School, 3rd Grade.

But Who Will Bell the Cats?

Buhler, Cynthia von. But Who Will Bell the Cats?. Houghton Mifflin. 2009. ISBN: 9780618997183.

My book is about how the mice wil get the bells on the cats. But at the end the princess puts the bells on the cats. The illustrations are all different collages and there is paper, clay, colored pencils, photographs, pieces of newspaper strips, stamps, water color paints, oil paints, pens, and a little bit of plain pencil. My favorite part is when the cats try to bake Mouse and Bat in a pie but when the princess comes for her afternoon tea, she washes and bathes Bat and Mouse. I would recommend this book to first, second, and third graders because it's a really good level book for them and they could visualize what is going on.

K.D., Kenwood School, 3rd Grade

How Do Bats Fly in the Dark?

Stewart, Melissa. How Do Bats Fly in the Dark?. Marshall Cavendish. 2009. ISBN: 9780761429241.

My book is about bats and how they send out sounds. It tells about bat wings and how bats fly in the dark. The illustrations are phorographs, computer pictures, bat in motion pictures, and up close pictures. My favorite part is the bat's wings. I would recommend this book to animal people because if they don't know, they will get freaked out.

S.S.D., Kenwood School, 3rd Grade

Football

Gifford, Clive. Football. Marshall Cavendish. 2009. ISBN: 9780761444565.

My book is about football and different things in football like receiving and running the ball, how many points touchdowns and field goals are worth, and who some very good football players are. The illustrations are photographs of football players playing football and catching the ball, tackling players, running up the field, and kicking the ball. My favorite part is when the football player makes a very good catch. I would recommend this book to younger kids because I already know most of the things in the book. I think it would teach younger kids more about football.

A.T., Kenwood School, 3rd grade