Chloe Reviews

Tiger Moth Kung Pow Chicken by Aaron Reynolds
This is our third book story about an insect superhero, Tiger Moth.
Kung Pow is half boy / half Pillbug. His friend, Tiger Moth has been captured by Evil Weevil.
Kung Pow is trying to save his friend.
This graphic novel illustrations are colourful comic style. The story is funny and it has a bit of a mystery.
I think that Years 3 - 6, especially boys, who enjoy reading comics would enjoy this.

The World of Food Chains with MaxAxiom
by Liam O'Donnell
This story explains how the cycle of food chains work.
The explanation is given by MaxAxiom, who is a
fictional scientist.
The information in this story is very interesting
and you can learn many things about the topic.
Readers from Year 3 and above should find this book helpful because the facts are given clearly and the illustrations back them up.
I recommend this to any readers interested in the natural world.

Annabelle Reviews

Fang Fairy
Written and illustrated by Andy J. Smith
Marty Kreep lost his first baby tooth and put it under his pillow. Instead of finding money, the next morning he finds a ring of yucky, green slime.
During the night he heard curious noises and a very loud HOOOOWL!
Marty asks his older brother, James to help.
He talks to his family but no-one believes him
other than his best friend, Nessy.
That set off a mystery, - who is behind all this trouble?
I recommend this book to year 3 – 5 children
because it has a basic story line and is a good book
for children starting to read chapter books.
Fang Fairy is also good for those who like reading
mysteries (that are a little bit scary).

Building the Great Wall of China
Written by Terry Collins
This storyteller, Dr Isabel Soto, travels through
the time of building the Great Wall of China.
She uses a W.I.S.P.
Unfortunalely a tourist walks through the W.I.S.P and Dr. Isabel has to save them.
But what are the workers doing to the Wall? And who are those people trying to attack the Wall?
Read this book to go through the rebuilding of the Great Wall of China.
I recommend the book to year 3 – 5 children. It is a historical story, but easier to follow than straight non-fiction books, because it is written as a graphic novel and has a basic story line. It is good for children wishing to read a graphic novel which has factual information.

Graphic Novels

Chloe and Annabelle are introducing you to some of our new graphic novels. We are adding to our collection with new stories, some scientific, some historic and also some myths and legends.

Callum's Review

Callum is in his first year of school.
He has reviewed The Fidgety Itch by Lucy Davey, which he shared with his Dad. They both loved the very funny story of animals that began to itch and needed someone to scratch them.
The story is written in rhyme, and the illustrations are very eye-catching.
Callum says this is one of the best books he has read, and thinks that boys and girls, 5 to 8 years old would enjoy it.

New Picture Book - Week 6

Austin loves trains. He had actually been on 5 train trips already.
Austin shared the book The Rain Train by Elena de Roo with his Dad.
The story is of a train travelling through a rainy night past houses, lights, smoke, people and trees. It is written in rhyme with a strong locomotive rhythm running all the way through it.
Austin enjoyed this book and thinks that other 5 year olds, boys and girls would like it too.

Stephanie reviews Hunting For Dragons

Stephanie is 5 years old.
She has been the first to borrow the book Hunting for Dragons by Bruce Whatley.
The blurb on the back of the book says “Dragons are everywhere – if you know where to look”.
The story follows a young girl in her search for dragons in her house and in her garden. Finally she finds one “And he wasn’t scary at all”.
Stephanie’s Dad read this book to her, and she really liked it. She thinks other 5 year olds would like it too.

Running Wild

by Michael Morpurgo

Will and his Mum take a trip to Indonesia. It is a time for them to swim, relax and enjoy themselves. Will is riding Oona the elephant when a tsunami comes washing ashore. Oona doesn’t understand what is happening and starts to run inland through the jungle.

This is a great adventure book for 9 year olds and older who enjoy stories about the natural world, especially elephants.

An Undone Fairy Tale

by Ian Lendler

This book shows what goes wrong when an illustrator cannot keep up with illustrating the fairy tale told in the book.

My favourite parts were when I saw the fat, fat, FAT king and when Sir Wilbur’s men had to ride fish, and when Sir Wilbur had to fight a pretzel because the dragon was still in the shower.

I found this book really funny, and I recommend it for everybody at any age.

New Books term 3 Week 3

Here are the new books on display.
Picture Books - The Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh
Where is my light? by Deborah Day (donated to our library my Mrs McIsaac).
An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler - a very funny sophisticated picture book. (see Cheralyn's review)
Fiction - Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo (see Annabelle's review)
Rascal in Trouble by Paul Jennings (NIR)
Non-fiction - Basketball, Rugby and Cricket.