Born to Trot
by: Marguerite Henry
This book is about Gibson White son of Benjamin Franklin and Rosalind the world's Champion trotting mare with a time of 1:56¾ .Gibson always wanted to trot, and the first chance he get he becomes sick and is sent to the hospital. That is when he starts to read One Men's Horse a story inside Born to Trot. One Man's Horse is about a horse named Hambletonian (Rosalind is his direct descendant), and how every one mocked him. That is why Rysdyk asked to pay for him. Rysdyk was a hired man with low wage, so he spent all his savings on the horse (I would go on but then I start to give the book away).
This is a great book for someone who just started reading. It has nice big spaced out print, with lots of photos. I liked it a lot, and it's a true story! I did have a little problem getting in to the book, so it's not my favorite. But I recommend this book to the horse lover who just started reading.
-Word smith
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Crested Geckos
Crested Geckos And Relatives
by: R. D. Bartlett
This is a non fiction book about Crested Geckos and other giant Geckos. It has many scientific word in it, but is a short read that covers all the basics. This is the owners guide that I use for my female Crested Gecko, Gem. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get, or already has a giant Gecko. Although because it focuses on the Crested Gecko, I would only recommend it as an owners guide for the Crested Gecko, and someone who can read the big words (I'm one to talk arn't I ;-))
- Word smith
by: R. D. Bartlett
This is a non fiction book about Crested Geckos and other giant Geckos. It has many scientific word in it, but is a short read that covers all the basics. This is the owners guide that I use for my female Crested Gecko, Gem. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get, or already has a giant Gecko. Although because it focuses on the Crested Gecko, I would only recommend it as an owners guide for the Crested Gecko, and someone who can read the big words (I'm one to talk arn't I ;-))
- Word smith
How To Think Like A Horse
How To Think Like A Horse
by: Cherry Hill
This is a non fiction book about horses. It covers a lot of the details on "becoming the horse", "the physical horse", "the horse's senses", "the nature of the horse", "horse timeline", "good behavior,"bad" behavior", "communication", "routines", and "training". I recommend this book to anyone who likes horses, but not someone who likes a short read. It can go on, and on some times, but it is well written. For someone who likes how like horses and a short read, I say get an other book, but if you like horses, and are o.k. with a long read, it's a good book.
-Word Smith
by: Cherry Hill
This is a non fiction book about horses. It covers a lot of the details on "becoming the horse", "the physical horse", "the horse's senses", "the nature of the horse", "horse timeline", "good behavior,"bad" behavior", "communication", "routines", and "training". I recommend this book to anyone who likes horses, but not someone who likes a short read. It can go on, and on some times, but it is well written. For someone who likes how like horses and a short read, I say get an other book, but if you like horses, and are o.k. with a long read, it's a good book.
-Word Smith
My Childhood Under Fire
My Childhood Under Fire
by: Nadja Halilbegovich
This book is about teenage Nadja Halibegovich's life in a war zone, how she and her town survived in a place where bombs went off and where there were snipers at every corner. On April 6, 1992 Sarajevo fell into war, and Nadja couldn't escape until August 28, 1995. In here you learn how a bunch of kids trapped in an apartment building, found hope and spread it as far as they could.
I liked this book, but it is very sad at some points, I remember writing "...I'd love to get to the end, but I can't read any more...One thing I know is that if I tired to use my tape recorder. I would probably cry. It's not that I couldn't deal with the loose of good food (I'll eat anything), or the loose of electricity, but the suffering it self that hurts me, and that I can't seem to do anything about it. In this book it is more then a write up of the war, but a write up on how to never give up no matter what! It talks about how war changes everything. I recommend this book to everybody.
-Word Smith
by: Nadja Halilbegovich
This book is about teenage Nadja Halibegovich's life in a war zone, how she and her town survived in a place where bombs went off and where there were snipers at every corner. On April 6, 1992 Sarajevo fell into war, and Nadja couldn't escape until August 28, 1995. In here you learn how a bunch of kids trapped in an apartment building, found hope and spread it as far as they could.
I liked this book, but it is very sad at some points, I remember writing "...I'd love to get to the end, but I can't read any more...One thing I know is that if I tired to use my tape recorder. I would probably cry. It's not that I couldn't deal with the loose of good food (I'll eat anything), or the loose of electricity, but the suffering it self that hurts me, and that I can't seem to do anything about it. In this book it is more then a write up of the war, but a write up on how to never give up no matter what! It talks about how war changes everything. I recommend this book to everybody.
-Word Smith
Rules
Rules
by: Cynthia Lord
It's about a 12 year old girl named Catherine. Her brother David has autism, and when ever he needs help there parents will "jump" to it. Leaving Catherine out of the picture. She tries to teach her brother to be "normal" by teaching him rules from "keep your pants on in public" to "no toys in the fish tank". Then when her neighbor moves away and a girl Catherine's age moves in, Catherine finds it most important for David to be "normal", if she is ever going to have the friend next door that she always dreamed of. But when she meets Jason in the clinic, she asks herself what is normal? Jason is in a wheelchair and can't talk.
I did not like this book, it is too much like my own life for me to like it, but other kids with different lives mite like it.This book is not about accepting those who are different, as it is about accepting those that are the same. On page 194 Catherine says "...I see how kids stare at David and it hurt me, because I know what they're thinking. Or even worse, they don't look at him, just around him, like he's invisible. It makes me mad..." and Catherine is right it is worse when you're invisible. I don't recommend this book.
- Word Smith
by: Cynthia Lord
It's about a 12 year old girl named Catherine. Her brother David has autism, and when ever he needs help there parents will "jump" to it. Leaving Catherine out of the picture. She tries to teach her brother to be "normal" by teaching him rules from "keep your pants on in public" to "no toys in the fish tank". Then when her neighbor moves away and a girl Catherine's age moves in, Catherine finds it most important for David to be "normal", if she is ever going to have the friend next door that she always dreamed of. But when she meets Jason in the clinic, she asks herself what is normal? Jason is in a wheelchair and can't talk.
I did not like this book, it is too much like my own life for me to like it, but other kids with different lives mite like it.This book is not about accepting those who are different, as it is about accepting those that are the same. On page 194 Catherine says "...I see how kids stare at David and it hurt me, because I know what they're thinking. Or even worse, they don't look at him, just around him, like he's invisible. It makes me mad..." and Catherine is right it is worse when you're invisible. I don't recommend this book.
- Word Smith
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Of Things Not Seen
Title: Of Things Not Seen
Author: Don, Acker
This book is Don Acker's very first novel that he wrote for young adults. The main character is named Ben Corbrett. His stepfather is a heavy drinker and is a big problem for Ben and his mother. He keeps his problems at home a secret because he is in fear of losing everything (like his girlfriend). He even declines a chance of a lifetime. When his english teacher Mr. Lewis tell him he has been chosen to go to the Summer Institute for Young Writers he declines. After this happened, Mr. Lewis gets very concerned and so does his girlfriend Ann. This story tells the tale of Ben's life.
A really good book. a bunch of action. put together extremely well. It made me wish I could travel into the book and help Ben. I would read over 40 pages at a time. I finished it in one weekend (2 days)! I got really into the book as I could picture most things in my head.
-Book Worm
Author: Don, Acker
This book is Don Acker's very first novel that he wrote for young adults. The main character is named Ben Corbrett. His stepfather is a heavy drinker and is a big problem for Ben and his mother. He keeps his problems at home a secret because he is in fear of losing everything (like his girlfriend). He even declines a chance of a lifetime. When his english teacher Mr. Lewis tell him he has been chosen to go to the Summer Institute for Young Writers he declines. After this happened, Mr. Lewis gets very concerned and so does his girlfriend Ann. This story tells the tale of Ben's life.
A really good book. a bunch of action. put together extremely well. It made me wish I could travel into the book and help Ben. I would read over 40 pages at a time. I finished it in one weekend (2 days)! I got really into the book as I could picture most things in my head.
-Book Worm
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The First Stone
The First Stone
Author: Don Acker
The book The First Stone, was a white pine nominee for the year 2004. This story is about a boy who's name is Chad Kennedy who goes by the name of Reef. Angry and upset, one day, Reef throws a stone into oncoming traffic below. A girl who's birth name is Elizabeth Morrison, is severely injured in the crash that was caused by the stone that Reef threw. Now Reef is sent to a boys home and has to do volunteer work at a hospital. Elizabeth prefers to go by the name of Leeza Hemming, so when the two 17 year old kids meet, they both don't know who the other really is. This book also follows Leeza's experience's as she goes through months of therapy at a Rehab clinic. The story line takes place in Halifax.
This book is a really good one to read if you like action and excitement. Don Acker has written the book quite well and in great detail. I could see everything in my head like a movie. I had loved this book so much I finished it in 3-4 days. It even had some parts that touched my heart. This book is like watching a movie where hitting a pause button is out of the question!
- Book Worm
Author: Don Acker
The book The First Stone, was a white pine nominee for the year 2004. This story is about a boy who's name is Chad Kennedy who goes by the name of Reef. Angry and upset, one day, Reef throws a stone into oncoming traffic below. A girl who's birth name is Elizabeth Morrison, is severely injured in the crash that was caused by the stone that Reef threw. Now Reef is sent to a boys home and has to do volunteer work at a hospital. Elizabeth prefers to go by the name of Leeza Hemming, so when the two 17 year old kids meet, they both don't know who the other really is. This book also follows Leeza's experience's as she goes through months of therapy at a Rehab clinic. The story line takes place in Halifax.
This book is a really good one to read if you like action and excitement. Don Acker has written the book quite well and in great detail. I could see everything in my head like a movie. I had loved this book so much I finished it in 3-4 days. It even had some parts that touched my heart. This book is like watching a movie where hitting a pause button is out of the question!
- Book Worm
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