This week we are celebrating two BIG reading days.
Firstly, Monday 3/2, is a very Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss! I grew up loving his rhyming books and the illustrations even more. Did you know that Dr. Suess was very involved in getting kids to learn to read and understand the English language? His books might seem "babyish" but in reality his work helped the young and old alike to learn to read through repetition and word parts. So Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Next, Tuesday 3/3, is Read Across America Day. Ever wonder what books America's students like best? Here's a short list broken down by grade level:
Green Eggs and Ham- Dr. Seuss (1st grade)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie- Laura Numeroff (2nd grade)
Charlotte's Web- EB WHite (3rd Grade)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing- Judy Blume (4th grade)
Bridge to Terabithia- Katherine Paterson (5th grade)
Hatchet- Gary Paulson (6th grade)
The Outsiders- SE Hinton (7th and 8th grade)
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee (9-12th grade)
Have you read all these titles yet? :)
Assignment #2 (DUE Wednesday 3/4/09)
1. What book or author was your favorite growing up? Write a short description of the book, be sure to include the TITLE, and WHY it was your favorite.
2. What would be on YOUR list of the Top 5 Greatest Books to read? List them from 1 to 5. Try to inclue both TITLE and AUTHOR.
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1. My favorite books growing up were a series by Lloyd Alexander. They are probably classified as Fantasy or Fiction. They are about a boy named Taren who lived with his magical caretaker. Taren began life as an orphan and was always trying to be bigger and better than what he was. Over the course of 5 books Taren and his friends encounter evil, adventures and love.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why I love series books is that the reader can really get into the charactor's lives and cheer for them to win!
2. Ms. Matteson's Top 5 Greatest Books
5. The High King- by Llyod Alexander
4. Redwall- Brian Jaques
3. Understood Betsy- Dorothy Canfield Fisher
2. Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter series)- J.K. Rowling
1. The Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck
The small man
ReplyDeleteThat my favorite was becauce that was small
THE MALIYEUR,DOCTER SPYSCHOS,THE ADVENTURES,MILLITERE
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ReplyDelete1.my favorite book growing up was called there a mpuse in the house....the book was about a animal appearing out of a closet door...i loved that book the reason i liked it so much was because it rythmed and also because when i would to read it to my little sister when she was little she would injoy it so much just like i did when i was smaller
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my top 5!
1.there a mouse in the house
2.bad boy
3.are u there god it me margret
4.ttyl by lauren myracle
5.twilight
The author that I grew up with reading was Roald Dahl. some of the books that i read were
ReplyDelete1. Charlie and the chocolate
2. charlie and the great glass elevator
3. cinderella
4. Matilda
5. Jack and the giant peach
I liked Holes by Louis Sachar
ReplyDeleteHoles was one of the best books i've ever read while growing up.
1.Holes-Louis Sachar
2.Captain Underpants Series-Dav Pilkey
3.Fudge Series-Judy Blume
4.Sideways stories from Wayside School-Louis Sachar
5.Flat Stanley series-Jeff Brown
my favorite author is Dr.suess because every time i see one of his books i have to read it.some of the books i like is
ReplyDelete.the cat and the hat also the cat and the hat comes back
.green eggs and ham
.the lorax
.how the grinch stole christmas
.hop and pop
The cat in the hat by Dr. Sues. The cat in the hat was my favorite book while I was growing up because it was funny and i never got tired of it. So i always loved it.
ReplyDeleteFavorite Books (while growing up).
1.The cat in the hat.
2.Captin underpants.
3.Green eggs and ham.
4.Charletts web.
my favoite is Dr.suess 1 james and the gaint peach 2 the cat in the hat 3 holes 4 give a mouse a cookie 5 Charlotte's Web
ReplyDeletemy favorite author is jeanne duprau because she inspires me alot.she writes the most good books ever.the fisrt book i read from her is called the prophet of yonwood the third book of ember.
ReplyDeletei started reading her books this year.i herd about her when i was in english class and my friend ariel was reading it and i asked him if that was a good book and he respond yes so i asked him if i cold read the back of the book and i read and from there on i started liking her books.
i also like dr seuss because it was actually the first book that i read by myself i was so happy and i everytime i used to see on of dr suess books i used to just get happy because i could say that i dint learn to read in school i actually just one day picked up the book and started reading it
1)what books or authors was your favorite
ReplyDeletegrowing up?there an alligator under my bed.
2)1-theres an alligator under my bed2-eclipse3-twilight4-breaking dawn5-cat in the hat
this is from: edily mendoza
ReplyDeletemy favorite book/movie was how the grinch stole christmas. by: Dr. suess and matilda By: roald dahl.
tittle. author.
matilda raold dahl
Interesting book choices everyone. Roald Dahl seems to be a favorite.
ReplyDeleteOne note: Please look at my model answer to be sure you are answering the ENTIRE question. Please be sure to use complete and detailed sentences from now on!
I have been liking books from walter dean myers
ReplyDeleteand books by raold dahl and everyone got great choices but my favorite books
are non fiction so yea