Holes
by Louis Sachar
233 Pages
In this book, a teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Greenlake for sealing a pair of shoes. Stanley did not really steal the shoes but he has no way to prove himself innocent. He is sent to the camp and is required to dig holes everyday for his punishment. He tells the story of his family’s history and it all relates to the current events that are happening at his summer camp. Stanley makes really good friends at the camp while he is there. He becomes really good friends with a boy named Zero who ends up having a secret that is key to the outcome of the story.
Personal Rating- 5
This is a great book. When you read the cover, you will probably think that this book does not really sound all that interesting, well, at least that’s what I thought. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down! The way the author tells a story about the family history and then tells a current story about Stanley at the camp is really neat. When you reach the end the whole story comes together and you are left pondering how on earth the author came up with this brilliant idea to write the book this way!
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Flower Garden
Flower Garden
by Eve Bunting
Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
32 Pages
This is a quick picture book that briefly tells how a litter girl is making a flower box for her mother’s birthday present. The book is not every detailed but the pictures show every step the little girl takes to create the flower garden. The book also tells where the box will be kept so that the flowers will grow.
Personal Rating-3
I thought this book would give more details and explain how to make a flower garden. I thought children would be able to read this book and then go home and make flower gardens with their parents or that they could possibly plant a flower in class as a group project. The book only briefly discusses how to gather a box and soil and place the seeds in it in order to let them grow. The book does give the importance of sunlight though and how it helps plants grow.
by Eve Bunting
Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
32 Pages
This is a quick picture book that briefly tells how a litter girl is making a flower box for her mother’s birthday present. The book is not every detailed but the pictures show every step the little girl takes to create the flower garden. The book also tells where the box will be kept so that the flowers will grow.
Personal Rating-3
I thought this book would give more details and explain how to make a flower garden. I thought children would be able to read this book and then go home and make flower gardens with their parents or that they could possibly plant a flower in class as a group project. The book only briefly discusses how to gather a box and soil and place the seeds in it in order to let them grow. The book does give the importance of sunlight though and how it helps plants grow.
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