Book Reviews #7

Are you wondering what to read next? Well, maybe after reading the reviews below you may be interested in reading one the these interesting books...

Iggie's House by Judy Blume

Reviewed by Safiya M in Grade 3 La

Winnie's best friend, Iggie, moves to Tokyo. The neighbourhood will never be the same again and Winnie is miserable. Then the first coloured people in the area move into Iggie's house. At first Winnie is shy and thinks that they may be different. The Garber family are lonely because there are many racist people who don't want to accept them. Winnie does and soon becomes best friends with Tina Garber. 

Safiya said: " I liked this story because after apartheid in this county Winnie's story is a good lesson to all the children who want to make a rainbow nation."

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Lionboy by Zizou Corder

Reviewed by Cleopatra K in Grade 6 Wi

Charlie Ashanti is the son of Professor Magladen Start and Dr. Aneba Shanti. And he can speak cat. When Charlie's parents get kidnapped, it's up to Charlie to save them. When Rafi Sadler tries to kidnap Charlie, he hops aboard a ship which leads onto a circus ship called the Cire. Along with the jelp of six lions, Charlie has to save his parents. 

Cleo says " I thought it was brilliant. I love the cub called Elsina as well. She is so cute (that's how she was described in the story)."

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My Sister the Vampire by Sienna Mercer

Reviewed by Caitlin H in Grade 6 La

This book is about a teenage girl who goes to a new school. Somehow she bumps into a girl that looks just like her. They both discover they are actually adopted. Are Ivy and Olivia twins? Find out for yourself.

Caitlin says: "I really like the book because when they meet Ivy says they should switch so Olivia could help Ivy by going to a meeting dressed like her. Ivy then goes to Olivia's cheer leading practice. This book is cool and funny and I hope you enjoy it too." 

Sun Valley Primary Grandparents Rocks!

Last Thursday was Grandparents' Day at our school and the library had a book donation table in the foyer. We've decided that Sun Valley Primary has the best grandparents because they donated over 130 wonderful new books to our school library. Miss Saaiman and Aunty M are working hard to make sure that these new books are accessed and ready to take out as soon as possible. And remember, if your grandparent donated a book you'll be the first person to read it!

Library Displays

Aunty M is a display whizz. She always comes up with the most creative displays. Below are some pictures of the displays currently up in the library. The army display has real bullet shells on show! And don't you like the parachuting men?

Story Time: The Gruffalo

This is the first in what we hope is a long series here on our school's library blog, online story time. Every so often we will post stories read by our learners. The story below is The Gruffalo, written by Julia Donaldson and read by three of our regular book club members; Hannah, McKenna and Indigo (who managed to contain their giggles long enough to be recorded). Enjoy!

This weekend.....

Happy reading, Sun Valley Boys and Girls! 

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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."

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.