BR:15 Girl on a Motorcycle

   I will write book review the book. The book name is "Girl on a Motorcycle". 
 The story is the robber hold up money from security guard in Los Angeles. The hero is Kenny. He is going across America by bus. He meet a girl in motel in the little town,fifty kilometers away from Los Angeles. Kenny watched news about the supermarket robber. The girl who Kenny met in motel look like the robber. He suspect her is the robber. Kenny met a man who name is Ned. He also suspect a girl is the robber. He wants to know. Perhaps the money from the robber is in her room. Kenny goes into the room. Kenny search the room, but he can't find the money. Then a girl come back the room. Kenny runs into the bath room and he get away the room. He can't get back his room and he get into room next to a girl's room. He into the room, He find money from the robber. Suddenly, somebody coming. Ned comes into the room. The robber is Ned as a matter of fact. Then Ned takes a gun from his coat and he hits Kenny on the head. A minute later, Ned run away. Kenny chase after Ned but he can't catch up. Then a girl gets on her motorcycle and goes after Ned. Finally, she stops him and police take Ned away. I also suspect a girl is the robber. But Ned is the robber as a matter of fact. I was surprised. The story is very fun. If you interested the book, please 

read. John Escott(2000), Girl on a Motorcycle, Oxford University Press 

282/8848

BR 14 Stories of Fairytale Castles

 The story is about the invisible castle. Flora is the main character of it. She spent all her time helping others. One morning, Flora walked deep into the forest. She was on the hunt for juicy berries for her cake. At there, she got lost. Flora rushed through the forest in a panic. Suddenly, she found stone wall in front of her, but she couldn't see a single brick. Then she had tripped up some invisible steps so she began to climb and she felt a wooden door. Flora pushed it open and gasped...... At there, there is a prince who couldn't leave castle. When she took prince's frozen hand and kissed it gently, at that moment, the castle walls became visible once more and they married.

Lester, Anna.Lo Cascio, Maria Cristina(2007)
Usborne young reading

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BR 13 ASPIRIN

    I will write this book review. The book explains about aspirin.
Aspirin is the most widely used medicine in the world for over 100 years. People use it when they have a fever and for other aches and pains. For thousands of years, people have been using plants as medicines. People used to make a medicine from the bark of the willow tree to help with their aches and pains.
In the 1800s, many scientists tried to find out what was in the willow bark that helped stop pain. In 1828, Johann Buchner found that it had a yellow chemical in it. He called this yellow chemical salicin. Buchner got some people to try his salicin for their headaches. It worked and the pain went away but there is only one problem was that the salicin tasted awful and gave people bad stomach pains. In 1853, Charles gerhardt added some other chemicals to the salicin. These chemicals helped to stop the stomach pains. Felix Hoffman's father was in a lot of pain. Hoffman gave his father a lot of medicines, but nothing helped. One day, Hoffman found Gerhardt's notes. He made some of Gerhardt's medicine for his father. Hoffman's father took the medicine, and the pain went away. Hoffman worked for a company that made medicines. He told them about Gerhardt's medicine, and in 1898, the factory began to make it. They called it "aspirin", and they sold it as a powder. In 1915, aspirin powder was made into a tablet. this was another great idea. It was the first medicine to be sold to people as a tablet. Aspirin was also the first medicine to be advertised. Today, all over the world, one billion aspirin tablets are taken each week.
I understand about a lot of aspirin from this book. This book explains about aspirin easy to understand. If you interested in this book, please read this book. I think that you understand about aspirin.
Alan Trussell-Cullen(2007), ASPIRIN, Thomos Learning Australia

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BR 12 Travelling Around

 I read a book today. I will write book review.

If you interested in this book, please read this book.

Summary of book
 The book name is "Travelling Around".
The book is write about travel. The book is explain about lots of different ways to travel and good and bad point of the each ways. The book is written easy to see and easy to understand. The last page contain the words of book.The page is easy to understand for me. I also use car and train to travel. I understand that there are good points each ways to travel. For example, travelling by car is very comfortable and get people to where they are going very quickly. So, cars are good for travelling long distances. However,travelling cars have also bad points. Cars use petrol and this is bad for the environment. When petrol is burnt, it makes harmful gases. I know that There are lot of way to travel. Each way not only have good points but also bad points.

3 Interesting points about the book

1. The book is beautiful.
2. The book makes readers in excited.
3. There are many conveyance.

Why did you choose this book?
This book is too short.

Brasch　Nicolas(2007), Travelling Around,Thomson Learning Australia

                                                                                                                                                  210/8028

BR 11 Tow Flogs

Summary of book

Tow frogs live in japan. One frog lives in Osaka. The other frog lives in Kyoto.

One day the Osaka frog go to Kyoto. The Kyoto frog go to Osaka. There is one road from Kyoto to Osaka. There is a mountain between Kyoto and Osaka. The two frogs meet at the top.

The Osaka frog says ‘We are short. That is too bad. Tall people can see Kyoto from here. They can see Osaka from here, too.’ The Kyoto frog says ‘I have an idea. We can stand up. Put your front feet on my shoulders. I will put my front feet on your shoulders.’ But their eyes are on the back of their heads, so the Osaka frog look on Osaka and the Kyoto frog look on Kyoto. But the two frogs go unconscious that. Both frogs hop home. They never learn their mistake. They still think Osaka and Kyoto look the same.

3 Interesting points about the book

1.      The two frogs are foolish.

2.      The two frogs never learn their mistake.

3.      The two frogs live in japan.

Why did you choose this books?

The book has a little wards, so I can read easily.

The book use Japanese. 

Andrew Lang ; retold by Kelly Daniels ; illustrated by Reggie Holladay

[Seoul, Korea] : Compass Publishing, c2012

211/1122

BR 10 The Selfish Giant

 Once upon time, in little village, there was Giant’s castle. It has a very big garden.

There were Giant and children. The children played in Giant’s garden, but one day the Giant said ‘now the children cannot play in my garden,’ and he built a big wall around his garden and he wrote ‘NO CHILDREN’ in very big letters. Since that, summer did not come in his garden. The Giant was sad.

One day, the children mad a hole in the wall and they go to his garden and summer came in one small corner. There are the children. The Giant go to children and he said ‘I am sorry.’ Since that summer had come back in his garden and he made friend with a boy, but the boy did not come his garden.

One day, the boy came back in his garden and he said ‘to say goodbye.’

3 Interesting points about the book

1.      A footstep in English is different from Japanese that.

2.      The small is Jesus Christ.

3.      Author is not making a story conclude.

Why did you choose this book?

The story has a little words and do not use difficult English.

 Oscar Wilde ; [adapted by Marie Crook] Harlow : Pearson Education, 2001

206/7818

BR:9

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

（1）Summary

His name is Huckleberry Finn. Huck has no family so he doesn’t go to school, but he is taken charge of by Mrs. Douglas, and he gets to be able to go to school. Also, Tom and Huck get a lot of money from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” so he becomes rich. Therefore, Huck lives fairly happy life.

However, his father hears about Huck gets a lot of money, and he comes back to Huck. He is a double-dyed villain. He wants to get Huck’s money so he catches Huck forcibly, and he locks in cottage close by Mississippi River. Moreover, Huck and his father begin to live together. However, Huck thinks I might be killed by my father in someday, and he is scared so he has a strong determination to run away from his father. Therefore, he is able to run away from his father, and he finds a canoe, and he pull out to Mississippi River. 

Huck lands at Jackson’s Island, and he hides the canoe from a thicket. Huck lurk for a while in Jackson’s Island, and he starts a journey at night. This is his plan. However, Jackson’s Island should be a desert island, but he has a feeling there is someone. There are smells like someone does the cooking. There is somebody else on Jackson’s Island. But it isn’t his father. It is Jim, Miss Watson’s slave. Jim is his friends. Miss Watson is older sister of Mrs. Douglas. Huck and Jim lived together so Huck knows Jim very well. Huck likes Jim.

Huck gives a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Jim feels frightened because in Missouri, there is the law you catch them and bring back to master if you find fugitive slaves. However, Huck doesn’t intend to catch him and bring back. Huck tells him it. They decide to run away together. Then, desperate adventure of theirs begins.

328/7182

BR:8

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

（1）Summary

   In around 1930, Tom Sawyer live with his younger brother named Sid and his cousin named Mary and his aunt named Polly and a household servant named Jim in 

St. Petersburg, Missouri, America. Tom is bad boy so he fall into disfavor with adults in the neighborhood, but he is boss of the kids so his playmates give him due respect.

   Tom skips work that Polly gives him directions, and he cuts school, and then he spends all of his time in idle amusement. He spends every day is like this. He has a best friend named Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a homeless. Tom puts his heart into Huck’s house building. Tom and Huck build a hut on the big tree, and they play in there. They share the place with everyone.

   One day, Tom and Huck and Ben go to Jackson Island behind the back of adults in order to pretend that they are pirates. The raft they ride are riding being carried away at night, but the raft is caught so they are safe. Adults of the town are under the wrong impression they are carried off in the sewers so adults go in search of them, but adults can’t find them. Adults hold their joint funeral. When adults feel sorry, they come in sight, and they surprise adults.

   One day, Tom and Huck go to a graveyard at midnight in order to pretend that they are bandit. They happen to witness the murder case in there. They pinch in a manhunt for a criminal, but they can’t arrest the culprit. They don’t give a damn for things like that. They go on an expedition, and they catch sight of a haunted house, and they go into there. They witness the scene that the murderer carries gold out of there, but they can’t confirm where the gold are carried out. 

   After that, Tom and Huck go to limestone cave is on the outskirts of the town to play. The place is a secret base of the murderer. They are caught by him. They are saved by a sheriff, but the murderer is missing. However, Huck find gold that the murderer hides so he famous person of the town.

   Huck is placed in the custody of a town people. He starts to go to school with Tom and his friends, but he is full of mischief as usual.

410/6885

BR7

STAR REPORTER

Author: JOHN ESCOTT

Words: 800

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTERS

 

Summary:

    In small town, Joe says “Hi Steve!! There’s a new girl in town! She’s tall, with red hair and a nice smile. I think her name is Marietta.” Steve is out looking for her. Soon Steve can find her, but Steve’s car ran up onto the flower bed and he loses sight of her. However he finds her again, but he walk into the fountain and he loses sight of her again. However he finds her again, but he runs into the gas station by his car and he loses sight of her again. However he finds her again in library, but the tree fell down by itself and the tree hit to him and he loses sight of her again. However he finds her again in cafe, but he spills his drink and he loses sight of her again. However he finds her again in his father’s office. “Who’s that girl? Dad.” Steve says. “She wants to sell me some photographs for the newspaper, I think. I need something interesting for my newspaper, Steve. Forget about girl and try and find me something.” his father says. He try to write a interesting report so he visits Mr Ritchie. Across the street, a cat is climbing up a tree. Steve says “It’s OK, I can get it down.” He climbs up tree, but he falls. There is Marietta. Mr Ritchie says “This is Marietta, my daughter. This is Steve Reit. His father is editor of the Cado Star.” Marietta says “I think I’ve got a good picture. Maybe I can sell it to your father.” A week later…  Her picture with him is in the newspaper.

 

Key points about the book:

    Every time he sees her something goes wrong. Who is Marietta? What brought her to the town?

 

312/2432

BR6

SALLY’S PHONE

Author: CHRISTINE LINDOP

Words: 1300

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTERS

 

Summary:

    It is Thursday morning. Suddenly her phone is ringing. Sally answers it. “Hello Sally, it’s Andrew.” Andrew is Sally’s boyfriend. He is rich. “Don’t forget, Sally - we’re meeting Michael tonight. It is an important evening, because Michael’s my new boss. Wear your blue skirt, I like that skirt.” However she can’t wear the blue skirt. Sally gets on the train. Sally is listening to Andrew. “Sally, meet me at six o’clock, not at half past six. OK?” “OK Andrew - But my blu….” Now Sally is at work. She is talking to her friend Claire, and she tells her about Andrew, Michael, and the blue skirt. “It’s OK, Sally.” Claire says. “Let’s go out at lunchtime. We can find a new skirt. You can wear it tonight.” Ring ring!! It is Andrew again. “Hi, Sally. Look, meet me at the Bar Bogart, not the Cosmo Bar - OK?  It is one o’clock. Sally and Claire are looking at skirts. Sally buy the red skirt. She goes into a cafe. She phones her mother. Next to Sally, Paul is finishing his coffee. He phones his friend and talks to him. Then he stands up. The bag with the red skirt falls on the floor. He puts down his phone and picks up the bag. Paul picks up his phone and goes out of the cafe. Sally picks up her bag and her phone, and goes back to work. Paul is in his office. Ring ring!! It is Andrew. Sally is at work. Ring ring!! She answers the phone. “Hello, is Paul there?” Sally has Paul’s phone. Paul has Sally’s phone. Paul phones Sally. “We need to change phones.” “OK” “Let’s meet in Queen’s Square at a quarter to six,” says Paul. “OK, Paul,” says Sally. In Queen’s Square, Sally cannot find Paul. “Where are you, Paul?” “I’m near the trees.” Sally meet Paul again. Sally doesn’t go the Bar Bogart. Sally and Paul leave the Blue Moon. “That’s a nice skirt,” Paul says. “I like red.” Sally smiles at him.

 

Key points about the book:

Sally’s boyfriend Andrew is selfish and forcible. Sally likes red. However Andrew says “Wear blue skirt, Sally.” On the contrary, Paul is nice guy. He is gentle. Sally likes red. Paul says “That’s a nice skirt.” So Sally chooses Paul. I think that it is natural.

 

My opinion:

I think I want to become like Paul, because he is so smart. I think I don’t want to become like Andrew. This story is so interesting.   

 

 434/2120

BR5

KING ARTHUR

Author: JANET HARDY-GOULD

Illustrations: AXEL RATOR

Words: 1500

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTERS

 

Summary:

    .It is the year 650 in England. There is no king and people are fighting. One night Merlin the magician has a dream about great king the name Arthur appears. Merlin makes a magic stone. He puts a sword in it. Only the true king can pull out the sword. One day a boy pulls out the sword. His name is Arthur. Everyone shout “Our new king.” However Arthur doesn’t know how to be king, so Merlin teaches every day, and after four years he is a strong, good king. One day Arthur meets Guinevere in a battlefield. Arthur and Guinevere talk all evening. When Arthur comes back, he talks Merlin about “I want to marry Guinevere. Merlin answers “I see a dark future for you and Guinevere. Don’t marry her!!” However Arthur marries Guinevere. Merlin gives Arthur a sword and Merlin leave. One day Arthur meets Lancelot. He is the strong man in all England. He can be the first Knight of the Round Table. One night, Morgan and Mordred arrive at Camelot. Morgan and Mordred stay for weeks. Arthur has dream about Merlin says “Be careful, Arthur. Mordred is a bad man.” Arthur tells Guinevere about the dream. Guinevere says “Don’t worry. Morgan and Mordred are nice people. One day Mordred comes to Arthur and Mordred says “Perhaps Guinevere and Lancelot are in love.” Arthur talk Lancelot about “Leave Camelot now, before I kill you. Lancelot rides away quickly with some knight. In the towns and villages people begin to fight again. Everyone is afraid. One night, Mordred says “Find Lancelot and fight him!!” The next day, Arthur leaves with many knights. A week later, Arthur and his knight find Lancelot. Just then, a soldier arrives from Camelot and says “Mordred is now king! Everybody thinks you are dead, and the queen is in prison. Arthur talks Lancelot about “Let’s forget our fight! Help me, Lancelot. Arthur and his knights quickly ride back to Camelot and find Mordred. Suddenly all of the soldiers start fighting. Many hours later, His knight, his friends, his soldiers, they are all dead. Mordred stabs Arthur. Just then, Lancelot and his soldiers arrive and Lancelot slashes Mordred. Arthur says “Take my sword. Throw it into the water over there!” Lancelot throws the sword.A hand comes out of the water. Merlin appears. Merlin says “Come with me Arthur.” Arthur talks Lancelot about “Goodbye Lancelot. Find Guinevere and look after her. Never forget King Arthur and magic of the Round Table. Lancelot answers “Yes, my lord.”

 

Key points about the book:

    The book’s key points are Merlin meet Arthur and Arthur meet Guinevere, Merlin leaves, Arthur meet Lancelot, and Arthur meets Mordred. Believing is important. However don’t believe everything you hear.

 

My opinion:

    This story is so famous so I know the story and there is no hard English word used and there is no past tense even used in the book so I easily read the book. The book’s story is so interesting so I want to introduce the book to everyone.

 

525/1686

BR4

VAMPIRE KILLER

Author: PAUL SHIPTON

Words: 800

Headword: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTERS

 

Summary:

    Colin Miller wants a job so he looks for a job. However, it is not easy. One day, he found a paper by chance. The paper that says “Do you need a job? Must be strong, fast and brave.” Telephone: Professor Marcus Fletcher at 555 8621. He calls him and he goes see him. Fletcher asks the important question, “Do you believe in vampires?” He is a vampire killer. He needs help. Colin needs money so he decides to help Fletcher. He makes an appointment to see him at midnight in near the supermarket. Colin goes out of Fletcher’s home and there is a woman that name is Claudia. She also joins the job. Fletcher and Colin, Claudia starts the job. First of all, they make a search for a man that name Renfield. They come up with him and Fletcher asks Renfield about “Where does the vampire live? He answers about “Twenty-six, Moon Street. Number sixteen. They leave for there in hurry. There is nobody there. Suddenly, Claudia smiles and she looking at Colin’s neck so she is vampire. She makes a sudden dart at them but the sun rises and the vampire stops and gets away.

 

Key points about the book:

    I don’t know how it’s going to unfold until the very end. For example “Who is vampire?”, “What is Fletcher?” This story is not horror, but suspense. This is Key points.

 

My opinion:

    This book is very easy to read, because there is no hard English word used in this book and this book is so short. The book’s story is interesting so I couldn’t put the book down.

 

                   286/1161

BR3

Pirate Treasure

Author: Phillip Burrows and Mark Foster

Words: 950

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

 

Summary:

    It is 1607. Tom Creek’s pirate boat, The Black Star, goes down in the sea. Tom Creek loses all his treasure. As the boat goes down he shouts, ‘This is my treasure and no other man’s. I curse this treasure - forever.’ Many years pass. Many men try to get the treasure. Many men die. For example, in 7th December 1841. On the sea near The Black Star. Men find the treasure. They are engulfed by Tsunami and die. In 22nd April 1907. Another man wants the treasure. He finds the treasure. He gets attacked by a giant squid and die. In 16th February 1977. Another boat needs help. Men find the treasure. Their ship is sucked in by a whirlpool and they die. In 25th June 1999. Another man die. He looks at the treasure. However, he is enclosed in a sunken ship and die. In 2009. John West, his wife Mae, and their friends want to get the treasure. John West, his male friends try to get the treasure but fail. However, Mae try to get the treasure and success. She says, ‘You’re wrong. The curse says, no man can have Tom Creek’s treasure. . . But I am a woman.

 

Key points about the book:

    Tom Creek says, ‘This is my treasure and no other man’s. I curse this treasure - forever. This is Tom Creek’s treasure.’ Therefore, men can’t get the treasure but women can get the treasure. Tom Creek is goofy. The book has a little word game.

 

My opinion:

    This book is very easy to read, because there is no hard English word used in this book. There is no past tense even used in the book. The book is a short story. I think that this book is interesting. The book’s punch line is so nice.

 

321/876

BR2

                                                          The Girl with Green Eyes

Author: John Escott

Words: 1550

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

Summary:

    Greg is a porter at the Shepton Hotel in New York. After work, he always goes for a coffee across the street. One day, Greg meet Cassie. Cassie has beautiful green eyes. She doesn’t look very happy. She is in trouble. She is an artist. Her stepfather has her sketchbooks, and she wants them back. Her stepfather is staying at the Shepton Hotel. Greg decides to help Cassie. Greg can get the sketch books and he hands Cassie the sketchbooks. She leaves. However, He is deceived by her. The sketchbooks is Jake Russo. Jake Russo doesn’t have a wife or a stepdaughter. Greg has to find that girl and get the sketchbooks before the police find him. He runs away from the police and looks for Cassie. He finds her and takes the sketchbooks from her. Greg apologizes to Jake Russo and returns the sketchbooks to him. Jake Russo says ‘It’s OK,’ and ‘But stay away from girls with beautiful green eyes!’

Key points about the book:

    Cassie has beautiful green eyes. It is thought that “green” is color, leads to misfortune in Medieval Europe. This custom remains deeply rooted at present. Therefore, Jake Russo says ‘Stay away from girls with beautiful green eyes!’

My opinion:

I don’t know the reason why the book emphasizes the phrase of green eyes. However, I google about green and understood it. I was surprised to learn it. I thought that green is used in a variety of situations. For example, Shrek and the blood of Predator and Alien, Hulk, MASK and so on.  They are monsters and mystery men and to be related to it.

289/555

BR1

The Mystery of Manor Hall

Author: Jane Cammack

Words: 1390

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

 

Summary:

    Tom and Milly are staying at Manor Hall with Uncle Henry. Henry leads the way into Manor Hall. Henry says ‘This is the music room’ and ‘Do Not Enter.’ However Tom and Milly open the door of the music room and goes in. On one wall there is a very big picture of a ship and a pirate. Suddenly the pirate comes out of the picture and into the music room. His name is William Bones. He have something to tell their. He wants to go back to the sea. Tom says ‘Our new house is in a beautiful place near the sea, and ‘From my bedroom I can hear the seagulls and the wave. Come with us. We can put your picture in the breakfast room where you can see the sea.’ Tom and Milly take the picture to their new house by the sea. One day when there is a full moon . . . his ship disappears.

 

Key points about the book:

    The book’s key point is that Tom and Milly were told to ‘Do Not Enter, ‘but they enter into the music room. When we are told not to enter, we become all the more eager to go.

 

My opinion:

    This book is very easy to read, because there is no hard English word used in this book. There is no past tense even used in the book. I think that the same as Japanese version is how to rest in peace. It is interested.

 

266/266

Foreign countries

I like foreign countries. Especially I like America and Britain. I like NBA and American movies and western music. So, I like America.

I like fashion of British. So, I aspire to becoming fashion of Beefeater. And more I like character of Beefeater. Japanese really don’t look for some small way to “lady first”.

But beefeater always try to “lady first”. Japanese are bamma. But beefeaters are cool!! That is also reason that I like Britain.
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My favorite food

 I My favorite foods are ramen and fast food. Fast food is so good. The reason is I can eat immediately when I think that I want to eat hamburger. I love ramen. The reason is ramen have a pleasant taste. I eat ramen when I drank alcohol. Then, I feel it refreshed.

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My school

 I am Kumamot Gakuen University. I like my university. The reasons are I have many friends in there and I like circle. My circle name is Kaigai Ryokou Kenkyuukai. Kaigai Ryokou Kenkyuukai in English is Traveling abroad study society. The circle goes to Korea twice a year.

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