Thursday 19 April 2012

Book Reviews #6

Check out these book reviews done by some of our avid readers. These books are available in our library so come and ask Miss Saaiman about them if you're interested after reading these excellent reviews....


Sky Horses by Linda Chapman
Reviewed by Josi L in Grade 4 Ra

This story is about a girl who believes in magic and always will. One day she sees magic horses in the sky. She can’t believe it until she finds out that she is magic too. Erin [the girl] has to stop an evil spirit from destroying the horses world.  Can she stop the evil spirit before it’s too late? Find out by reading the book.

Josi said: "I  think the story was GREAT! And I think you would too. The moral of the story, in my opinion, was that you should never give up and always believe no matter how hard it is. So give the book a try. I read it twice because I liked it so much.


The Incredible Adventure of Professor Branestawm by Norman Hunter
Reviewed by Safiya M in Grade 3 La

This is a collection of 14 stories about an absent-minded professor who has five pairs of spectacles. He invents lots of mechanical objects. His friend, Colonel Dedshott, helps him and enjoys tea with him. His housekeeper, Mrs Flittersnoop, helps remember all his stuff. Sometimes there is a lot of trouble. My favourite story was The Fair at Pagwell Green.

Safiya says: "This book was first published in 1933 but I still found it funny. All the stories end happily and Professor Branestawm is a crazy, mad scientist. The inventions are quite outdated, but it is from the olden days."

Wednesday 18 April 2012

And the winning class is......

It's Term Two which means there are new class points boards up in the library. The numbers from Term One's class competition have been crunched and the winners, with 1760 points, are....
Grade 3 Dawes!
Well done ladies! Coming in close second was Grade 2 Wylie with 1750 and then in third place it was Grade 7 Skippers with 1660 points. 

Your cupcakes are on their way to you, Grade 3 Dawes.