Royal Little princess#1

Dear Ms Welker,

I'm Reading a book called Little Princess. I'm going to read and do a post every 4 chapters. So, my prediction is that this book is about a girl who is like a princess. I think this because of the title and the cover page picture.
My prediction was right! It was about a girl who was treated like a princess. Her name is Molly. Her father died and now she has to live like a charity student in Glenmore, which is her school. I feel very sad for molly.
When I read I had trouble with the word lulled. I read around and found the answer; well I kind of inferred it. It meant to be pushed around or kind of pulled.
Molly was so sick of Glenmore because of the principal, Ms Thacker; she was being really unreasonably mean with her. So, she tried to run away. I would do that too if I were her. I also had a question: why did she think that run away was a good idea and then after she did it, she change her mind and thought that run away was a bad idea. Well, when I read on I found out that she thought her life will be easy, but later on she found that it was harder.
There is this thing called the spring fling in Glenmore and Ms Thacker said molly had to wear a dress or a skirt. She knew that molly didn't have any of those things. I think that was really mean. Then I had trouble with the word nonchalant. I tried to read around but that didn't work, so I went on answers.com and it meant a careless manner. So, to conclude molly is having a really hard time and she needs all the help she can get because Ms Thacker will make her life miserable for ever.
Sincerely,
Ana I.

Too Many Pumpkins/ Literally#1

Dear Ms Welker,
I'm reading a book called too many pumpkins by Linda White. I predict that this book will be about a Woman who planted too many pumpkins. I predict this because of the picture on the title page.

My Prediction was right and wrong yes it was about growing too many pumpkins but she didn't plant them a pumpkin truck came by and a pumpkin fell. In fact she actually hated pumpkins and she didn't want pumpkins. So when I read I came across a hard word.The hard word was rutabagas I tried to read around but there was no clues so I went on answers.com and found out that it meant an edible root of this plant that I don't know. So when I read a part I thought that you shouldn't hate something just because you didn't have anything else. I also had a question. My question is that why did she just leave the the pumpkins and expect them to not grow? Then I read on and found out that There were tons of pumpkins because she just left them there and I found the answer to my question. The answer is that she tought that if she didn't tend them and water them they would die . So to conclude what I read ythe woman learned a lesson. The lesson was that she shouldn't hate something because she had too much of something( Also she kept seeds for the next year).


Sincerely,


Ana I .

Prehistoric times #1

Dear Ms. Welker, 

I'm reading Prehistoric Worlds. I predict that this book is going to be about back in time and dinosaurs. I think this because the Dinos were alive in the prehistoric times. Also I think That prehistoric times are really cool.

      My prediction was right but it was also about rocks and minerals.  So after I read I had trouble with the word Galena. Then I read on and found out it is an ore mineral that is found in lead. Also my favorite type of rock is Igneous. I like it because I like crystals and igneous contains crystals some times so that is why I like igneous. When I read more I had a question. My question is What are the the inner layers? I did study rocks in school but we didn't talk about the inner layers. So I read around and found out that there are four layers. the four layers are the crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. I really like learning about the earth its so cool. So I also had a connection sort of. Well I watched a movie called Journey To The Center Of The Earth and they found the center which is the inner core and in this book they are talking about the inner core. So when I read the dinosaur part I thought about the ride Jurassic park in universal. The dinosaurs actually kind of scare me a little bit. My favorite dinosaur is the triceratops. My most hated dinosaur is the tyrannosaurus rex. I really don't like it because they are meat eaters and can even eat people and I like the triceratops because it is a plant eater and doesn't eat people unlike the tyrannosaurus rex ( I think my dad like the tyrannosaurus rex and I don't get why). So to conclude on what I read read the prehistoric times were really cool and when arceologists dig up things from the past we can learn more about the prehistoric times. 

                                                                   Ana I.

Sad story / titanic#1

Dear Ms Welker, 

First of all this book is a short book so there is only one post.

So my prediction is that this boat is going to sink. I think this because of the title picture. Also I had a question about this book.  Are all the people going to survive when it sinks?

       My prediction was right. It was about the titanic sinking. Also I got the answer to my question. The answer is that not all the people survived. Its actually quite the opposite. More than 1,500 people lost their lives. It's really sad. Also I had trouble with this writing that was on my book. It is RMS. I asked my dad but he didn't know so I tried to figure it out myself. Finally the answer came across me. What it stands for is Really Magnificent Ship. Now I don't think it was magnificent when it sank but I will infer that they where talking about before it sank. Also I had a question Why did they say that even God couldn't sink that ship? Well I tried to read around and I found the answer. So the answer is that since it was so big they thought nothing could damage it. Honestly I think that saying that was unreasonable. Also when after the titanic sank experts and witnesses tried to figure out why a lot of people lost their lives. I think that that was a good idea. Also they passed new laws that all ships had to have enough life boats to seat all their passengers, ships radios have to be on 24/7 , and Ice patrols were introduced. They did this to make sure that such a disaster would never happen again. I am happy about that. So to conclude what I read about the Titanic it was really sad and they could have prevented that accident.

                                                            Ana

island of the blue dolphins / survival#2

Dear Ms Welker,

I have been reading Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. My prediction for the next few chapters is that she is going to go to a new land. I think this because based on the other chapters there is a boat that is going to take them to the land where kimki the chief is.
     My prediction was wrong. Karana jumped from the boat because her brother was left behind when he went to get his fishing spear. So after I read I thought that karana did a good thing and that she will be very good with her brother. I have a connection to what I read. My connection is that karana had to drop her yucca fiber skirt for her brother when she was swimming to shore. So when my sister was sick I had to go home during my favorite subject science. Also I  had a question.  What are abalones? Then I went on answers.com and I found out that it is a mollusk and it feeds on algae. Then I had another  question. Why did the wild dogs eat ramo. Unfortunately I tried to find the answer but I couldn't find it. So as you can see this is a hard situation for Karana and I hope she can get through it. I meant since her brother ramo  got killed. I feel really sorry about that.

                                           ana

Island of the blue dolphins / survival#1

Dear Ms. Welker,

I am reading Island of the blue dolphins by Scott O'Dell. I choose this book because when I was in third grade I had to read award winning books and sunshine state books. So I went to the library and they showed me a list of books, I could choose so since I liked dolphins I choose the book Island of the blue dolphin. So I think the first seven chapters are going to be about about how the island is and who lives on it. I think this because just reading the title makes me think that it is going to be about what I said in my prediction.

My prediction came true but in the 2nd chapter. So after I read I had a question. Why did the father die? I tried to find the answer but it didn't work so I inferred that the English dude got his pocket knife and and stabbed the father of this girl named karana and cut his mouth too. Any how I had trouble with the word Aleuts. so I asked my dad and he said it was a name of a city. So I think that karana is a good person and that she will grow up to be a good women. I also think that survival skills are good so karana is prepared. When I read some more I had another question. How did the town Ghalas-at know all those survival skills? I found the answer when I read around. So the answer was their ancestors.

Fira the fairy / light talent fairy #1

Dear Ms. Welker,


I'm reading fira and the full moon by Gail Herman. I predict that it will be about fira and what happens to her when the full moon comes. I think this because I read the back and at the end it said will the full moon be fira's darkest hour. Also I had a question and a connection. I watch a show called h2o and it is about these girls that are mermaids and when the full moon comes up and if they see the light then they will have bad luck.That's what it says on the back on the book about fira but not about the light thing.


My prediction was wrong, it was about what happened to her that specific full moon. So now that I have read a part I had a question. My question is why did the light talents have to be so mischievous? when i read on i found the answer to my question. The answer was that they were new and they didn't know what to do and they were always competing against each other. Also i had trouble with the word smock. I looked on answers.com and the meaning is a loose coat like outer garment often wore to protect clothes while working. I really like these books and they all have problems. So to conlclude what i read fira is having a lot of problems with the triplets and the lighting in pixie hollow.