Good morning, 5th graders!
I enjoy reading in my spare time and read a lot of great books this summer. One of my favorite books is Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. it is about a boy whose family is too poor to own a dog. One day a stray dog shows up ( he's not really a stray, but owned by a mean man who lives nearby) and the boy tries to hide him near his house so his mean owner won't abuse him anymore. I think this story says a lot about how kids can make a difference in people's lives and about how important families are. Also, it shows how much an animal can help people.
I would like you to blog about your favorite book, including what lesson you learned from the book, and/or why you liked it.
2 comments:
I have had several favorite books over the years. The very first that I can remember was when I was a preschooler and it was called "Oh, Kitty!", about a kitten that tried to retrieve the fish from a fish bowl and ended up getting his head stuck. As I grew older I enjoyed the Nancy Drew series and when I was in 5th or 6th grade I read "A Lantern in Her Hand" which has become my all-time favorite. It is a pioneer story about a girl who leaves her family to go west with a new husband. I think it appealed to me because it is set in the Midwest where we live.
Ms. Brown,
My mom said you're trying to get your blog up and going and wanted me to look at it. And since you have been mostly using it for reading comments so far, I thought I'd share one of my memories from fifth grade with you about books. I remember you reading Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller during our silent reading time. (Yes, I really do remember very bizarre things.) I'm not sure what else I would have been reading in fifth grade. I'm sure Nancy Drew although I had read most of those in 3rd and 4th. Maybe Ferrets in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge by Bill Wallace? Or something by Judy Blume like Starring Sally J. Friedman as Herself or Fudge.
Happy reading, fifth grade! Here's some of my new favorite books you might enjoy: Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz, Frindle by Andrew Clement, and Coyote Autumn by Bill Wallace.
Kayla Slagle Spence
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