http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab Just another Blogs.mayfieldschools.org weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:13:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2011/09/12/709/ You may be familiar with the author, Brian Selznick, because he wrote and illustrated The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  That book had over 250 illustrations.  The reader had to study the pictures to fully understand the story. Mr. Selznick also wrote and illustrated Wonderstruck.  This book has over 450 illustrations.  The book's words ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/02/03/wonderstruck-by-brian-selznick/ I really enjoyed this book which is the sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.  It combines humor, good advice, origami, and Star Wars. Dwight and his finger puppet Origami Yoda are suspended from school ... and may be expelled.  Harvey and his finger puppet Darth Paper may be responsible for Dwight's problems.  ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/26/darth-paper-strikes-back-by-tom-angleberger/ Do you like dogs?  How about poetry?  If you answered yes to both of these questions, you should try out this book.  It's a collection of haiku which is Japanese poetry.  Each haiku is about a different breed of dog.  The author uses very interesting and sometimes difficult words and phrases.   ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/21/the-hound-dogs-haiku-by-michael-j-rosen/ Have you ever heard of synesthesia?  When a person has this condition, one type of stimulation, like a sound or a taste, causes a different sense to react.  For example, a person hears a sound and then sees a color.   Below is an example of how a person with synesthesia may see the alphabet. In this book, sounds, numbers, ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/14/a-mango-shaped-space-by-wendy-mass/ This is a charming picture book about four generations of the author's family. It begins in Italy with the author's great grandfather. He leaves Italy with his dreams, good advice from his parents, and a little shovel. The belief in dreams, the good advice, and the ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/14/all-the-way-to-america-by-dan-yaccarino/ This is the first book in the new 39 Clues series, Cahills vs. Vespers. Six of Amy and Dan's relatives and Nellie, their former babysitter and new guardian, have been kidnapped. A mysterious enemy, named Vesper One, won't release them until Amy and Dan steal a famous painting and deliver ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/14/the-medusa-plot-by-gordon-korman/ If you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, I think you'll like this one. The main character is a middle school boy who hates reading.  He gives the reader 25 tips on how to avoid reading.  In between, he tells the story of his brilliant plan to NOT read any books for school.  ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/08/charlie-joe-jacksons-guide-to-not-reading-by-tommy-greenwald/ I really enjoy poetry books.  This is a wonderful one filled with poems that are puzzles.  Using letters from just one word, each poem describes a single scene.  The reader has to follow the path of letters to figure out the story in the scene.  This is a fun, clever book! ~Mrs. Carlson~ http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/03/lemonade-and-other-poems-squeezed-from-a-single-word-by-bob-taczka/ This book is adorable.  Who could resist a story with a spoiled princess, an intelligent pig, and a clever boy?  Princess Penelope wants a pet pig, and she wants it to live in the palace.  The King and Queen are not happy but agree to let her have a pig who ... http://blogs.mayfieldschools.org/bookblab/2012/01/03/lady-lollipop-by-dick-king-smith/