A tale from Alcatraz

 Author: Genifer Choldenko

      This book is about a boy named Moose who lives on Alcatraz island because his dad works as a guard there. Alcatraz is come to worst criminals, cons, and murderers, so when Moose decides he wants to meet them, he realizes that living with a bunch of murderers, isn't all that cool.

After Natalie has spent just one night at the Esther P. Marinoff School, Mr. Purdy calls the Flanagans to let them know that Natalie isn't ready for the school. What reason does he give for sending her back home? 

Who is "105" and why does this person cause Moose so much anxiety?

Describe Moose's first contact with Piper Williams, the warden's daughter. What is Piper like, and how does Moose react to her? 

The Wild Queen

      Remember when I posted about the Young Royals series? Well, i also mentioned that the author, Carolyn Meyer released 3 other books in the series: The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie Antoinette, The Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici, and The Wild Queen: Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots.


     I am alomost finished with The Wild Queen and i have to say it is amazing so far. This is one the most amazing series of all time! You must read them all because after you read them, you will never see history the same way.

The #1 need for future detectives

     FINGERPRINTS AND TALKING BONES

      This book is about learning how real life crimes are solved. It's really good if you want to be a police, scientist or detective some day. It tells you secrets, stories, and tips. It is a really good book.

Sorry about the picture.

Happy Reading!

Cute and Resourceful!

      During my last school year, I found this series of books to be very useful in my science studies. The pictures in these books are really cute and the descriptions are easy to follow. Another great thing about this that the characters in these books refer themselves in the first person but they are not really people. For example: In the series they have a book on the ocean. They have a lot of different sea creatures in the book. So if you go to the "Jellyfish" page, the paragraph will usually start like this: "Hi, I'm jellyfish. I am cousins to the anemones" etc. So i like that about the books.

They have books on..

• Algebra and Geometry
• Math
• Astronomy
• Oceans
• Planet Earth
• Chemistry
• Periodic Table
• Human Body
• Technology
• Rocks and Minerals
• Biology
• Music
• Physics
• Punctuation
• Opposites
• Time
• Dinosaurs

Other Stuff

Ok honestly this has nothing to do with books but with some other things that i have been playing or watching.

Check out these apps

• Geomon
• Happy Street
• Clue
• Rescue Reef
• Tiny Tower (if you havn't already, cause i know it is really popular
• Ted

Happy Reading & Apping

Great Biography Series

     There is really good series of books out there called  Who Was....

     They have a really good selection of biographies of different people. So if you have a school project or just want to know more about people you should definitely read these. They are sort of short ( like 100 pages or something) but are packed with really good info! And they're also really easy to find because the people at the fron have really big heads. :p
     Here are the people they have writen books on (not sure if there is more though)

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Albert Einstein
3. Amelia Earhart
4. Anne Frank
5. Annie Oakly
6. Babe Ruth
7. Barack Obama
8. The Beatles
9. Ben Franklin
10. Charles Darwin
11. Claude Monet
12. Daniel Boone
13. Dr. Seuss
14. Eleanor Roosevelt
15. Elvis Presley
16. Ferdinand Magellan
17. Franklin Roosevelt
18. George Washington
19. Harriet Tubman
20. Harry Houndini
21. Helen Keller
22. Jackie Robinson
23. Jim henson
24. John F. Kennedy
25. Johnny Appleseed
26. King Tut
27. Leonardo da Vinci
28. Louis Armstrong
29. Marco Polo
30. Maria Tallchief
31. Mark Twain
32. Martin Luther King Jr.
33. Neil Armstrong
34. Pablo Picasso
35. Paul Revere
36. Queen Elizabeth   (the first by the way)
37. Ronald Regan
38. Rosa Parks
39. Sacagawea
40. Steve Jobs
41. Thomas Alva Edison
42. Thomas Jefferson
43. Walt Disney
44. William Shakespear
45. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sooooo..yeah

Happy Reading!
Elke

Accepting Suggestions You Know

    
     If you'd like to see one of your favorite books on this blog just write an email to me at jellyfishperson@gmail.com! Also make sure to include descussion questions!


Happy Reading,

Elke