BR 2-18: Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats (Ann Earle,1995)

"When the sun goes down, bats come out to hunt"

Bats sleep all day, then zip and zoom through the darkness as they hunt. But bats won't hurt you-they hunt at night because that's when their favorite insects are easiest to catch. 

I don't like bats. Also, I don't like insects. I have reason. When I was 8 years old, I usually went to potholing with my friends. I didn't know that there are bats there. However, suddenly, a lot of bats appeared in front of me. I was so scary, so I cried. From that, I became to hate bats.

However, I think about that day now, so I harmed their living space then. I feel that bats saved their living space and their family.

[136 words]

Reference

Earle, Ann (1995). "Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats" London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-17: Who Wants To Be A Star? (Margaret Iggurden, Julia Allen, 1989)

"She wants to be happy"

Tina Daniels is a famous TV star. Her mother has grand plans for her, but Tina is unhappy. She wants to get away from it all, and she 'disappears' to the countryside to learn another way of life.

In my life, I have escape day when I wanted to get away from the fact. First escape day is first leaving home. I didn't study sooooooooo much!! So, I got away from my home.... Next escape day is when I studied for the entrance examination. I was really tired, so I got away from home and cram school only one day. Recently, when I found letters by my boyfriend for before girlfriend. I was really shock... and really bad.....and really angry. Like this, people maybe have a escape day.

[143 words]

Reference

Iggurden, Margaret / Allen, Julia (1989). "Who Wants To Be A Star?" London, England; Pearson Education Limited.

BR 2-16: Three Billy-Goats (Sue Arengo, 1998)

"Tip! Tap!"

Three goats met troll. The troll was so bad. However, they were very smart goats, so they could put bad troll away.

When I read it for the first time, this story was like "Ikkyu-san" in Japan. Main character has very smart idea, so he or they can involve troubles. I think smart goats is very good, but a troll is very dull. 

When I was a elementary school student, I like "Ikkyu-san"very much. I always read books of "Ikkyu-san". I want to be smart like him. Now, I can't be smart, but I want to be smart now too.

[102 words]

Reference

Arengo,Sue (1998). "Three Billy-Goats" London, England; Oxford University Press

BR 2-15: A Kiss For Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik, 1968)

"Too much kissing?"

Little bear sends grandmother a picture, and she likes it so much she asks Hen to take him a thank-you kiss. But Hen passes the kiss to Frog, who passes it to Cat, and on and on-will little bear ever get his kiss?

This story was very unique because team is kiss! This book is for children, but it's story is a little adult. For children, kiss is unusual doing. For other country's children, when they do greeting, they kiss for other person. However, In Japanese children, kiss is love thing. When I met kiss scene at the movie in my child, I was really shameful. I felt embarrassed then. 

Kiss is the expression of love. Greeting kiss has deep affection, lover's kiss has romantic feeling. Kiss is important for people.  

[134 words]

Reference

Holmelund Minarik, Else (1968). "A Kiss For Little Bear". London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-13: Feel The Wind (Arthur Dorros, 1989)

"The wind blows gently, the wind blows strong"

In my famous movies, there is "Gone with the Wind". This story is impress for me. By reading this book, I reminded the movie. Wind have unusual powers.

Recently, I feel that people became not to feel the wind. When I was young, children play outside, for example, soccer, Oni-Gokko, or Kakurenbo.... However, tease days' children have TV games, so they don't play outside. Also, adult person is same with child too.

I like wind. However, I don't feel the wind. Next day, I want to take a walk, and I want to fell the wind.

[104 words]

Reference

Dorros, Arthur (1989). "Feel The Wind". London, England: Harper Collins.

BR 2-12: Ant Cities (Arthur Dorros, 1987)

"Ants can make their cities almost anywhere"

Ants are professional to make cities. Their cities are very strong and just like a rabyrinth. Ant city is so exiting. Ants have great skills of buildings. 

I think people can study about ant's building skill. Their building skill is really great. In this book, there are a lot of how to make cities. We can learn various skills.

My father's friend is a carpenter. He said, "building skills have limit." However, I don't think so. We have a lot of things be able to study by other things like ant.

Ant is great. Ants can make their cities almost anywhere.  

[108 words]

Reference

Dorros, Arthur (1987). "Ant Cities". London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-11: Air Is All Around You (Flanklyn M. Branley, 1986)

"Air keeps us alive"

Air is dispensable for people. Air is all around us. I think air is the most important to survive in the earth. To keep our lives, air is very need.

When I was a elementary school student, I studied science for the first time. Now I don't like science very much, but then I was really interested in science. In that study, I learned how to fire. I knew that air is important for fire for the first time. I thought air is used for everything not only breath.

Air keeps us alive. I think people should know deeply about air.

 [105 words]

Reference

M. Branley, Flanklyn (1986). "Air Is All Around You ". London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-10: Big Tracks, Little Tracks - Following Animal Prints (Millicent E. Selsam, 1995)

"Tracks are good clues for a nature detective" 

I think animal tracks are very interesting. Our tracks are almost shoes tracks, but animals tracks have a lot of forms each animals. For example, 4 fingers, triangle form, or round form.

When I slept in the afternoon at veranda some day, suddenly I waked up, unique tracks left something on my T-shirts. This tracks was very small. Also, this was three lines. I was so amazing. After that, I asked my father, he says, "This tracks is a sparrow's tracks." I knew  sparrow's tracks for the first time.

Track form of animals is their identity, I think. Their tracks have various individuality. I want to pay attention next time if I find animal's tracks.

[123 words]

Reference

E. Selsam, Millicent (1995). "Big Tracks and Little Tracks - Following Animal Prints". London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-09: The Planets In Our Solar System (Flanklyn M. Branley, 1981)

"Earth is the most important planet to you"

Today's world solar system is advancing. Especially, Japanese technology is very advanced. I think people will go to other planet in the future.

When I was child, my dream was to be a astronaut. This cause was to want to go to the moon like Sailor Moon. I love Sailor Moon. This comic is just fiction, but I think that this dream is very important.

The reason which people wish for other planet is just dream like me. Just dream is not just dream. Maybe, in near the future, with progressing technology more and more, we will be able to get dream.

[110 words]

Reference

M. Branley, Flanklyn (1981). "The Planets In Our Solar System". London, England; Harper Collins.

BR 2-08: Halloween (Margaret Lo, 2003)

"Trick or Treat!"

Halloween is may be rooted in Celtic Christianity. This event's purpose was cerebration of harvest in autumn and to cast out evil spirits. However, today's event is cosplay festival in Japan. A lot of people wear unique fashion. 

I joined Halloween party for the first time when I was a 2nd grade in junior high school. My English teacher hold Halloween party in my class. I wore headband of evil's horn. I really enjoyed this event. My friends was very happy too.

I like this event, but I hadn't know this event's purpose. After I read this book, I changed my thought about Halloween. When I join this event for the next time, I want to pray for these cerebration. 

[123 words]

Reference

Lo, Margaret (2003). "Halloween". London, England; Penguin Books.

BR 2-07: The Lion and the Mouse (Mairi Mackinnon, 2008)

"Even little friends can be good friends"

This book is very easy, but the contents is so deeply. I learned that helping each other is very important by reading this book. If other person have different things to me like this lion and the mouse, I should accept all. For example, if I met other person who has different ideas, I should receive at first then. After that, I tell the other person my opinions. By this book, I can study.  

[81 words]

Reference

Mackinnon, Mairi (2008). "The Lion and the Mouse". England: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR 2-05: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Sue Arengo, 1998)

"It's good to be home again"

In this book, both the country mouse and the town mouse experienced each other's living. At first, they hanker after unknown life, but they perceived now themselves' life was the best at last.

I think people hanker after unknown things, for example, other planet etc... However, I like my life or other things around me, so I don't think new things always makes people happy. I think people should perceive good points of themselves life or other things around themselves.

However, I hanker after single life....

[92 words]

Reference

Arengo, Sue (1998). "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse". London, England; Oxford University Press.

BR 2-04: The Shoemaker and the Elves (Sue Arengo, 2000)

"They put on the new clothes and they dance. Dance, dance, dance!"

I read this book for the first time when I was in hospital. That day, I was always lonely. However, my older sister gave me this book. I had loved this book because my lonely heart made me fluffy by this story. This story was that goodwill make other person happy so I read this book again and again.

By this book, we can learn that goodwill makes goodwill and happy. Also, we can learn that effort never goes unrewarded. I think that people should effort with their goodwill for making somebody or themselves happy.

[107 words]

Reference

Arengo, Sue (2000). "The Shoemaker and the Elves". London, England; Oxford University Press.

BR 2-03: Down Comes The Rain (Franklyn M. Branley, 1983)

"After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles."

By reading this book, I remembered that I thought clouds was cotton candy when I was younger. Of course, all clouds are made of billions of tiny drops of water. Then, how these do clouds make? Inside of this book, there are the answers. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor. It has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. 

When I was child, I told that rain is the God's tears by my grandmother. After I knew rain system, I feel her words is romantic. So, I like her thought better than fact. 

[115 words]

Reference

M. Branley, Franklyn (1983). "Down Comes The Rain". London, England; Harper Collins Publishers.

BR 2-02: Red Planet (Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta, 2003)

"The magic took them to a rocket ship."

When I was young child, I felt going to other planet was like pipe dream. However, we dream to go to other planet. In this story, going to Red Planet was magic. Actually, it's difficult to go on space travel in space technology now, but in the near future, I think this dream will come true

Some day, I want to go on space travel with my family, friends, my pets, and other person.  

[74 words]

Reference

Hunt, Roderick/Brychta, Alex (2003). "Red Planet". London, England; Oxford University Press.

BR 2-01: Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn (Melvin Berger, 1983)

"A strong patellar reflex is usually a sign of a healthy nervous system "

When I was so younger, I din't know reason for sneeze, hiccup, shiver, and yawn. In this book, I could find the answer to these and lots of other questions about reflexes. All of reason is reflexes. I thought these happenings were so bad for my health, but they are the evidence of body's normalcy activity. I learned new knowledge by this book.

I want to learn more deeply, and I hope other person know these evidence. I think people have to learn about their own bodies. 

[101 words]

Reference

Berger, Melvin (1983). "Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn".　London, England; Harper Collins Publishers

BR-15: The Bookstore Valentine (Barbara Maitland, 2002)

"Love is in the air!"

Mr. Brown loved his store. The store was called the Black Cat Bookstore. 

One morning Mr. Brown said, "Valentine's Day is coming. I will have a sale!" He decides to have a Valentine's Day sale, and he put a sign in the window. However, the store is so busy. He is so tired.

So he hires Miss Button to help out. Miss Button seems perfect for the job and Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown likes to Miss Button, but he is so shy. He can't ask her feelings. Miss Button is shy, too. 

Mr. Brown's cat is Cobweb. Cobweb can find a way to help for Mr. Brown and Miss Button. Cobweb dropped their love letter in front of them. They both read them out loud: "Please have dinner with me tonight."

They become happy!

I thought Mr. Brown and Miss Button are so kind. Also, Cobweb is so bright cat! 

[155 words]

Reference

Maitland, Barbara (2002). "The Bookstore Valentine". London, England: Puffin Books.

BR 1-14: Tigger Comes to the Forest (A. A. Milen, 2002)

"Welcome, Tigger!" 

Tigger is here, and he is Bouncy. He doesn't want Pooh to sleep! When Pooh gets up to fix something to eat, Tigger explains that he's Bouncy only before breakfast. Pooh is relived. Then Pooh finds out that Tigger doesn't like honey. Tigeer met a lot of Pooh's friends, Piglet, Eeyore,...When Tigger met Kanga, he had Extract of Malt! 

I thought Tigger wanted to have various foods. I felt Tigger was like baby.

[73 words]

Reference

Milen, A. A. (2002). "Tigger Comes to the Forest". London, England: Puffin Books.

BR 1-13: Pooh Goes Visiting (A. A. Milne, 2002)

"Oh, help and bother!"

Winnie-the Pooh is walking through the forest when he comes upon a hole. He said, "If I know anything about anything, that hole means Rabbit. And Rabbit means Company. And Company means Food." Once Pooh goes through the hole, he could see Rabbit and eat Honey. However, when he get out there, he remains in a front door. The Rabbit wanted to remove. The rabbit go and fetch Christopher Robin. After a week, Christopher Robin took hold of Pooh's front paws, and Rabbit took hold of Christopher Robin. And all of Rabbit's friends and relations took hold of Rabbit. Then they all pulled together.....So Pooh could get out there! It's happy ending.

I think this story is so cheerful. I felt happy by Pooh's friends' geniality. 

[126 words]

Reference

Milen, A. A. (2002). "Pooh Goes Visiting". London, England: Puffin Books.

BR 1-12: The Dragon and the Phoenix (Lesley Sims, 2007)

"A shiny pebble lay on the sand"

Once upon a time, a dragon lived beside a magic river, and a phoenix lived deep inside the forest.

One day, they found a shiny pebble lay on the sand. "It's beautiful!" The phoenix said. The dragon washed it, and the phoenix polished it with a feather. The pebble became a pearl. The dragon and the phoenix stayed on the island watching the pearl.

The pearl was so bright, so the Queen of Heaven wanted it. When the dragon and the phoenix slept, she took it. They had a trouble, so they protested the Queen. In the moment they disputed, the pearl fell from the sky.....and it landed on the ground, so it became a shining lake.

The dragon and the phoenix lay beside it. They are still there today!

I thought this story was very romantic. I want to meet the dragon and the phoenix.

[146 words]

Reference

Sims, Lesley (2007). "The Dragon and the Phoenix". London, England: Usborn Publishing Ltd.