Saturday, October 17, 2015

Bunnicula

Bunnicula
#5 About the Authors

This is the next book report. It's about
 the authors of Bunnicula.
 The next book report will be the last one.



Deborah and James Howe are the authors of Bunnicula. She and her husband have created 1 other book called Teddy Bear’s Scrapbook. Deborah died with cancer at the age of 31, before any of her books could get published. Before writing, Deborah graduated from Boston university and worked as an actress.

James Howe was born August 2, 1946. He is an American children’s writer with more than 80 adult books published. He is best known for children series Bunnicula about a rabbit that has many unusual habits. At the age of 10, James wrote a play based on a comic strip as well as short stories and newspapers. He wrote plays during studies at his college; Boston University.

James soon moved to New York City and got a career as an actor and model. In the 1970’s, James mother-in-law encouraged him to write a children’s story. Working with his wife; Deborah Howe, he created the first book about Bunnicula. The book won ten children’s awards. When James’s wife died, James got inspired to create the Hospital Book which is about the various professionals at the hospital.

In 1981, James began to write full time. Other than the Bunnicula series, he wrote picture books, children’s novels and other types of stories. In 1971, James published his first two young adult novels.

James Howe’s books
The Bunnicula series, The Misfits, Dew Drop Dead, Eat your Poison Dear, Pinky and Rex series, Return to Holiday Inn, Nighty Nightmare, Also known as Elvis, Addie on the Inside, Totally Joe, the Horace and Morris series, The Monster Under my Bed, and many other children’s stories.


The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square
#6 Timeline
This years at school, my teacher asked me to write a couple of book reports. I chose 3 and this is one of my favorite ones.





Mario is working at his newsstand
  Mario finds Chester under a pile of newspapers
Mario shows Chester his parents
    






Chester meets Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat












Chester plays music for Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse



Mario buys Chester a cage




Chester sees New York City
Tucker Mouse sleeps in Chester’s cage
Tucker Mouse comes out of Chester’s cage
    
Harry Cat sings along to his favorite song on the radio
There is a fire
Chester decides whether or not to practice music
Chester playing for the people in New York

Chester waiting in Tucker Mouse’s
drainpipe before leaving for home
Chester having a feast to with Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse to celebrate his secret plan to go back home    

Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse hoping that Chester can come to visit over the summer
Writing Girl (WG)

Sunday, October 11, 2015

My win at the Chess tournament

Hey guys, remember how badly I lost the last chess tournament? Well here’s some good news. I got into the chess team this time with four wins! I came in 8th place and am happy to say I only lost a game to the player who came in 2nd place. As you can imagine, I’m pretty eager to tell you about it.
Like last time, I’m gonna explain my thoughts and lessons here. I only have two people to thank for my win. My mom and dad. My mom who recommended me to play against my brother, and my dad who watched many games I played at home and at the tournament. He also gave me tips on how I could do better in the tournament and encouraged me.
My lessons were to never lose hope until everything was over, and to remember to not move before 20 seconds or before I had three alternative moves.
Over this year, I had practiced a lot for the coming chess tournament. Most days, I played 3 or more chess games. If I lost, I would send my game for computer analysis. If I won, I would do the same. Every game I played, I would analyze. I guess all that hard work payed off, because now me and my brother (who came in 5th place, though he believes he is 2nd :-)  are on the chess team. I hope I can get on the team next year too so wish me luck!
Can’t wait to play against other schools; as part of the competitive matches I will go for throughout this year!
Here is a my refresher post from last year: My loss at the Chess tournament.


-Writing Girl (WG)

Below is my analysis of the games I played during the school chess team selection tournament:


#1 -won both rooks
    -activated my rooks
    - won giving rook roller

#2   -gave family fork
       -took advantage of extra piece
       - won with two queen mate

#3  -lost bishop in exchange
     -lost other pieces
     - lost by ladder mate

#4 -forced queenside castle
      -pawnstormed
       -used pawns to give mate
 
#5 -used opponent's speed against him
       -captured rook
       -gave mate with queen and rook

Monday, September 21, 2015

Poppy- a book review by Writing Girl

This is a book about a courageous young mouse set out on a mission to save her family and make Mr. Oxac pay for what he did. Will this tale end happily or will Poppy we lost to her family forever?


Poppy and her boyfriend, both mice, are out on a date. They haven’t told Mr. Ocax the owl where they are going. Mr. Oxac finding out that, he eats Poppy’s boyfriend and gives Poppy a bruise on her nose. When Poppy and her father ask Mr. Ocax to go to new house to find more food, Mr. Ocax says no. Poppy figures out something strange is going on at New House. She doesn’t wait to find out and leaves immediately. It’s true, what she finds is astonishing, Mr. Oxac does really have a lot of fears. When she comes back, Poppy sees Mr. Oxac and can’t resist to tease him. The two have a fight, who will win?


Can Poppy survive, or will she be eaten alive? Can she manage to get all the way back home to tell her parents her discovery? Read the book to find out!

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

A Letter to my Parents

  • a letter on back-to-school night
     
Dear Mom and Dad,
Welcome to my classroom.
I hope you like my desk and
wonderful teacher Ms. Briber.
Also, be sure to look when
Ms. Briber shows you a
slideshow of us.


To see my first writing piece,
look at the bulletin board outside
until you recognize my handwriting
and title. We have a reading
goal. We got past our first one
today,and our next is 15,000
minutes.


We also have class
jobs.I’m the note taker and
record our reading minutes.
Today we also made mini-skits.
They were about good citizenship.
Me and my group did one about
respect. That’s all I want to tell
you because you’ll
learn the rest later.


Love,

Writing Girl