http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner Book reviews and discussion. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:03:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favorite books as a child was Charlotte’s Web by E.B White.  I liked that all of the farm animals talked (because we know that they really do not) and that it was about a spider saving Wilbur the pig.  This book was very well written.  I say this ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/02/12/charlottes-web/ Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman My favorite Lincoln book is too hard for a fourth grader.  Do you like pictures?  Russell Freedman takes old pictures of Lincoln, and then tells the story of Lincoln's life around the picture.  Want to watch Abraham Lincoln's beard grow?  Russell Freedman shows you how.  The best way to read this ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/02/03/lincoln-a-photobiography/ Title: Santa Paws on Christmas Island       Author: Kris Edwards This book is about a family who doesn’t spend their Christmas in a snowy place.  Instead their Uncle Steve saved Big Jim Jessup from getting hit by a big truck.  So they got to go to Florida and go to Big Jim’s Hotel the ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/25/santa-paws-on-christmas-island/         Amazing Days with Abby Hayes by; Annie Maser              This book is about a girl named Abby. She loves to write in her journal.  Abby has 2 best friends. Her best friends are Natalie and Jessica. She wants a pet so bad.Her neighbor Heather gave her a kitten.  But her family ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/25/amazing-days-of-abby-hayes/ Title: The Homework Machine  Author: Dan Gutman  In The Homework Machine there is a boy named Brenton who invented a homework machine. He let three of his friends use it. Then the police found out and now the kids are being questioned. Also one day they went on the Internet and told everyone ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/22/the-homework-machine-2/ Title: Ms. Lagrange is Strange by Dan Guttman          Do you like comedy? Do you like books? Do you like food? If you like all three of them Ms. Lagrange is Strange! is right up your alley. This book is about how a boy named A.J. and his friends Michael and ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/19/mslagrange-is-strange/ Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAuthor: J.K. Rowling    I recommend the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. In the book a boy named Harry Potter goes to a magical school named Hogwarts where a lot of strange things happen there, people are dying. ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/19/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets/ Title: The Bridges of New York City by Cara A. Sutherland This book is about all the bridges that are built in New York City.   Some of the bridges  have decorations all around them. It is also about bridges that open and close for ships. Some of the bridges have gold, silver, copper, and ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/19/the-bridges-of-new-york-city/ This book is about a girl whose parents move from California to Pennsylvania.  She lives in a house that is freezing cold because the heater does not work.  It is always snowing where she lives. The girl who is new is named  Kate and the girl who guides her around ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/19/the-year-my-parents-ruined-my-life-by-martha-freeman/ Cam Jansen and the Snake  by David Adler In this story a thief stole a canvas bag with a camera in it.   They go to an art museum.  They won the television news scoop.  They also received prize money.  The Jansen family has birthday party.  There was a snake in a ... http://blogs.ccsd.edu/feiner/2008/01/13/cam-jansen-and-the-snake-2/