Review:I really enjoy reading the book. It brought back a lot of memories of all the good and bad time growing up. The author is very good at putting her emotion into words that we can all relate to.
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Review:It's the best book I've read. It made feel as if I was in the game. I now know why it got a Newbery Honor Award. I liked it sooo much I bought the sequel. I was astonished that the main character was going to die. I'm so glad I read it. I'm going to try to read it every year. Read more

Review:Long before, I had a stereotype about all the Germans at the WW2 being the very source of evil and injustice. I did think of the civilians with no weapon of any sort, but I usually had a "they are the troublemaker" to Germany considering the WW2. However, as I got older and learned more and more, I knew that it not entirely Germany's fault, or al lest not all the citizen's. After I finished "An Elephant in the Garden", I was well aware of the suffering innocents took in the horrible war.
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Review:This book had several of my students going out to buy the book so they could read ahead. Some of my students who never read chapter books were asking their parents to take them to get the entire trilogy! Great series!!! Read more

Review:Who knew a goldfish could set Minli on the adventure of a lifetime?

Minli’s family works hard but are very poor. Yet Minli still finds joy in her life. She is captivated by the stories her father, Ba, tells every night. While Minli delights in her father’s tales, her mother, Ma, does not. Ma sees little use in telling stories of magic and treasure when their life is so dull and dreary. I found it extremely sad to watch Ma’s bitterness taint the happiness Minli found in the stories. In an ... Read more

Review:Great quality book. Very cute story for kids. Mine seem to enjoy all the different sounds that are in this story and it's funny for them even though its kind of serious material (drowning) at times. Read more

Review:Chapter book flimsy paper with black and white illustrations which are few and far between. The cover and pages seem very thin. But the stories are captivating and excite the imagination as you would hope. Read more

Review:This is a good book for young readers. A delightful introduction to how life in an African society is not unlike our own human experience. The same schoolroom jeolosies and battles that children everywhere must survive are shown in a different geographic setting. Read more

Review:This book is going to be awesome for my Kindergartner. She loves books and I think this one will be a hit under the Christmas tree this year. I ran across this book while I was searching for something else, and I noticed all the great reviews. I couldn't wait to get it in, because this book is even neat for me. I love the size of the book and all the interesting facts included. This book will be a very useful and educational tool. Read more

Review:Gloria Whelan's "The Homeless Bird" was a well-received read. First, I hadn't known that the National Book Award was given for young people's literature, and secondly, the book impressed me so much that I read the author's biography to find out more about her. At first I thought that she had lived in India, and was surprised to find out she had never been there, that her well woven, and interwoven tale resulted from a lot of investigation and good, dedicated writing.
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