June 2009 Archives

BOOK NAME: National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010

You'll like this book if you're really interested in a lot of stuff. It has so many random facts.. like the World's Wildest Theme Parks. Did you know Ocean Park in Hong Kong is really close to the ocean and it's all ocean animals?!

Some of the topics of the book are: Amazing Animals, Culture Connection, Geography Rocks, Going Green, History Happens, Wonders of Nature and Super Science.

Here's one of the stories I liked. It's called "5 Cool Dudes Who Changed the World" and it's about five people who helped make the world a better place. The cool dudes are Marco Polo, Juan Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, and Robert Peary. Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to explore China. Juan Ponce de Leon was the first to discover Florida. Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. Livingstone was the first European to explore Africa extensively. Peary led the expedition that was the first to reach the geographic North Pole.

In Geography Rocks, there's a story called "10 Cool Things About the White House." The first one is that the President has his very own helicopter called the Marine One. The second is the White House has a lot of sports things like tennis and basketball courts, a swimming pool and a putting green! Number nine is that some claim the White House is haunted by John Adams wife, Abagail.

It also has more than 500 incredible photos and lots of other cool things.

BOOK NAME: The Wizard of Oz
AUTHOR: L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz is about a little girl who lives in the grasslands of Kansas. She lives with her aunt and uncle.  One day a cyclone comes and twists her house up in the air.  Dorothy lands in the middle of a world that is unknown to her. In the land she meets the Good witch of oz who tells her how to get back. Dorothy is told the she needs to go find the Wizard of Oz. On her journey she encounters many friends and enemies. 

I LOVED this book!!!  When I first got it I thought that it would be boring but it is the exact opposite.  There are so many adventures all in one story so you'll never get bored. The book is MUCH better than the movie because the movie takes out most of the fun things. A few things that aren't in the movie are the scene in which the characters visit a dainty China Town where everybody there is made from china!  HOW COOL IS THAT!!! You have to read this book.
This book is for readers who like fantasy and adventure (or scarecrows!).  Don't miss out on the movie once you are done with reading book. Which do you like to do first, read the book or watch the movie?

Is there anything like the smell and feel of a brand new book? (BIG Dog sniff... AH!)
Well, how about SIX new books?
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That will keep you busy this summer, and immediately fill a bookshelf.

So, here's an idea we really like for book lovers everywhere that DogEared readers might enjoy. It's the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club®, a sponsor of DogEared.

It works like this. When members sign up, they get to choose six books for $2. Then, they promise to buy four more books in the next two years. Members also get discounts on books and catalogs to browse for other ones they like. This is a great deal if your family buys a lot of books.

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Happy Summer Reading!!
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BOOK NAME: Beast Quest
AUTHOR: Adam Blade

Beast Quest is a really good series that I've read. There are 12 books in the series. If you like good adventure with a lot of action, this is the perfect series.

The series follows, Tom, Elenna, Storm and Silver. Tom is a Blacksmith apprentice. His dad was a great Knight, who died, and now Tom lives with his uncle. Elenna has a pet wolf, Silver, and ran away to go on this risky journey with Tom. Storm is Tom's white Stallion who's very useful. And Aduro is the Wizard that gave Tom all of his special items, including his sword, 3D map and shield.

Their journey in the first six books is to free all of the beasts that Malvel, an evil wizard, has captured - Ferno the Fire Dragon, Sepron the Serpent, Cipher the Mountain Giant, Tagus the Night Horse, Tartok the Ice Beast and Epos the Winged Flame. In the next six books, Malvel makes six new beasts. I'm not going to tell you who they are.

I hope you enjoy the 12 books in the series. They're reallllly good. It's just like you're in the movie - you're right there in the movie. It's like Lord of the Rings!