BR02-15 Cinderella

“You must leave before twelve. On the last stroke of midnight, my magic will begin to fade.” (p.28)

Cinderella is one of the favorite stories. It is dreaming story because it is happy end. I think that all girls had longing her. When I was elementary school student, I play Cinderella with my classmates. I am Rena so it was called Ciderena. The role of prince was the person who I liked. The scene of Ball, I wore the dress and I ha
d to dance with him. But it is difficult for me to avoid my feeling. I remember the memory when I read the book. I think that it is interesting for me to read in English. There are the words with I do not know. Cinderella’s mother is Stepmother. It is called Mamahaha in Japanese. Cinderella works hard every day. She has two sisters, Griselda and Grimella. I have never heard the name. One day Stepmother said to her sisters that “I have the most exciting news. The Prince is giving a Christmas Ball and you are invited.” But Cinderella did not invite to the Ball. Her Stepmother said that “You? Go to the Ball? You must be joking. You belong in the Kitchen.” The words are very sad. Cinderella was crying. Then Cinderella was left alone. She thought that I wish I could go to the Ball. At the time, there is the god mother. It’s a wand. The time has come to tell you a great secret. Your godmother is a fairy! Her magic makes the pumpkin stood a beautiful golden coach. Cinderella could go to the Ball. I think that it is promised that Prince fall in love with Cinderella then.

 

Lesley Sims. (2004). Cinderella. London. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

 

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BR02-14 The Revealing Story of Underwear

“Most of these shapes would be impossible without some special underwear.” (p.6)

style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"> I find the interesting book which name is The Revealing Story of Underwear. Have you ever had the question how is in the dress when you watch the foreign movie? The dress is so beautiful. I had been to the Palace of Versailles and I had watched the movie which was made in there. It is gorgeous so I want to wear such a dress once. There is more to underwear than frilly lace. It can keep you warm and stop you from getting embarrassed and it can help to keep your other clothes clean. Centuries ago, people did not wash that often. Underwear can also give a certain shape to clothes. It can help people get the figure they would like. Thorough history, fashions have changed from wide hips to flat chest to pointy breasts. I think that the form of underwear is the fashions of the age. By now, “closed” drawers were catching on. These were drawers with the seams sewn up between the legs. People called them knickerbockers-knickers for short. I think that it is similar to the underwear today.

 In the 16^th century, the age of small waists and curvy hips began. To force their figures into this hourglass shape, women needed special underwear. It is bodice which was also known as stays, though by the end of 18^th century they were called corsets. It is very popular but they were also expensive, since each one had to be stitched by hand.

 We can understand about underwear to use the picture of last page. It is very interesting for me to learn it.

 

Lesley Sims. (2006). The Revealing Story of Underwear. London. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

 

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BR02-13 Snow Magic!

“If it’s too warm for the snow to stay in the ground, he has a big problem!” (p.4)

The city of Minneapolis is one the clodest places in the United States. Winter there usually lasts a very long time However, even in winter the area sometimes has warmer weather, and that means less snow. There is no snow in Kumamoto. So when I found the book, I was surprised. And it is strange for me to be together the sun and the snow in picture. Most people really like this warm weather, I like warmer than snow too. But it is too warm for the snow to stay on the ground, there is a big problem.

Why does Raedeke need snow? He owns the wild mountain Ski Area in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. And snow has always been a very important part of Raedeke’s life. Have you ever seen the mechanical engineering? He studied of making machines and systems. Snowmaking is kind of a science, but it is also an art. In the page, I can watch the picture of snowmaking. It is fun for me. There are good things about both real and manmade snow. Real snow is drier, softer, and of better than quality for skiing. Raedeke then talks about the building that houses the pumps for making snow. I can learn some special device in the book.

 

Waring, Rob. (2008). Snow Magic! Thomson Heinle.

 

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BR02-12 Frog and Toad Together

“And after that they spent a fine, long day together.” (p.64)

I like this book very much so I am very happy to find this book in the library. I think that it is very famous in Japan. I learned one of the stories when I was elementally school student. It is heartwarming story. I like “A List” is the best. Toad is cute and careless person. Frog is A man of strong character. I like the drawing. One day, Toad makes a list. He checks the list so he can remember what he has to do. But he lost the list. He is in trouble so he want to help to Frog. Finally, they could not find the list but he wrote and crossed out “Go to sleep” on the ground and go to sleep with Frog. Other stories are so fun. I want to read to take much time. I want to rent the book again.

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BR02-11 CALIFORNIA

“From the redwood forests in the north down to the deserts of the south; from the lakes and mountains in the east to the beaches in the west; there is something for everyone in California-America’s Golden State! “ (p.19)

 

Why I choose the book is very simple reason. Do you know the song which is called California king bed? It is sung by Rihanna. I like the song very much. When I went to Karaoke with Taylor who lived in my house two days as exchange student, I sang the song. It is very very interested for me. I have never forget to sing the song with Taylor. But the book has no mean as California king bed. The bed is very big and California is very big too. American call California ‘The Golden State’. There are gold and silver in the mountains. We can see the great cities, the big park, the beautiful desert in California. The pictures are so good. I want to go there. America made California an American state in 1850. America won the Mexican-America War. There are many earthquake. At 5.13 a.m. on April 18, 1960, there was terrible earthquake in San Francisco. I did not know the fact. The earthquake in San Francisco destroyed about 5000 buildings immediately.  

Do you know Yosemite National Park? It is very vast place. Yosemite is the place for climbing, walking, bicycling and camping. The picture is wonder. And side of picture is sunset with Lake Tahoe. I want to visit to there. California has the famous city which is Los Angeles. I had heard the name of city. The city is very cool. There are a lot of place own foreign countries. We can enjoy foreign living in the state. We can see the desert. There is the Aerial Tramway. When I read the book, I want to go to Colifornia.

John Escott.(2000). CALIFORNIA. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

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BR02-10 The Inch Prince

 

“They both knew that small things can be special too.” (p.47)

 

 

Do you know The Inch Prince? It is famous story in Japan. Once upon a time, there is husband and wife. Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Ping. They are very kind. So the fairy thinks that I will be kind to them. I had never known the existence of fairy in the story. I think that the story written by foreigner. So there is magic and cute fairy. They had a teeny weeny boy. They called him Issun boushi. It means one inch boy. He is very small until time is getting on. Many years later, it was time for Issun boushi leave the home. He wants to get a job in the city. His parents gave him three presents for him. It is famous things, the bowl for a boat and the chopsticks for oars and the needle for a sword. He is very teeny so he is in trouble to find his job. He becomes the Majesty of the princess. One day, a giant ogre crashed through the trees. He saves the princess from the giant ogre. And he grows up to use the magical hammer. Finally, the princess fell in love with issun boushi. It is happy story. It has little American taste so it is fun for me to read again.

Russell Punter. (2012). The Inch Prince. London. Usborne.

 

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BR02-09 Little Red Riding Hood

“Once upon a time there was a kind little girl called Little Red Riding Hood.” (p.2)

 

It is very famous story. I had known since I was child. A little girl called Little Red Riding Hood love the bright red cloak with a bright red hood. Her mother asked her to send the pot of vegetable soup for her gland mother. There are the rules of the wood. Keep to the path. Do not talk to wolves. She meets the wolf and he said to her “Why do not take some flowers?”. He run to the house and wait for her. He thinks that he can eat the little red riding hood and her grandmother. The words which talk with them are very famous. The last is difficult. The woodcutter put them in the wolf’s tummy and the grandmother sewed the tummy up. So everyone can hear you coming. The wolf never talked to a little red riding hood. It is interesting for me. I think that it is weighty to have the stones in his tummy.

 

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BR-02-08 Ireland

 

“ ’Cead mile failte’

‘A hundred thousand welcome’ ” (p.19)

 

Do you know about Ireland? I learned it detail when I entered my college. Ireland is strange and interesting country. There are beautiful high mountains, wide empty beaches and long deep rivers. Ireland has much nature for example, the largest lake, Lough Neagh, the highest mountain, Carrantuohill, hundreds of flowers in the green fields, and the beaches are wide and empty.

Ireland is country which has many stories and music. A lot of Irish people speak English and a lot of the most in the English language are Irish but some people in Ireland do not speak English. They speak their own language which name is Gaelic. Today, most Irish people speak English, but they all learn Gaelic at school and some in the west of Ireland speak Gaelic at home. There are Gaelic sports. Do you know hurling? In hurling, the player can carry a small hard ball and also hit it with a stick. In Gaelic football the players can kick the round football with feet, and also hold it in their hands. I think that it is little difficult for me but it is nice to have own sports in the country.

On the one hand, there are sad histories. Since 1968, thousands of people have died in Northern Ireland. But most Irish people are not interested in the fighting. There are two religions, Catholic and Protestant. England was Protestant country. Ireland is a Catholic country. There is difference between two countries and there are a lot of victim for fight. We can learn what happened hundreds of years ago, in Irish history in this book.

 

Susan Poole. (2013). Ireland.Graphic Arts Center Pub Co.

 

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BR-02-07 The Story of Flying

“Place that people may even fly to one day.” (p.63)

 

What ways do you think to fly? Today, it is easy for us to get on the plain. I used it many times. We can fly with some ways. The first way is a plain. I think that a lot of people have get on plain today. My brother gets on it when he was 2 years old. The plain was invented by some people not so long ago. In 1484, an inventor named Leonardo da Vinch drew plans for a flying machine. It is surprise for me. The famous man wanted to fly 500 years ago. Other inventor tried to invent the plain but it ended in failure. Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers who lived in America invented the first plain. They built bikes, but what they really wanted to build were plains. They build plains with engines. After Wright brothers’ invention, many people compete about speed.

Other way was written in the book. Have you ever get on the balloon? I had got on it once. I lived near Citroen Park when I was child. There is the blue balloon in the park. My family likes the park so we went to there every weekend. I had wanted to get on the balloon because I just look it always. When I had got on it, I forgot that I do not like high place.

Many people want to high place. We can go to space today. The plane has evolved into the rocket. Where we can go in us future?

 

Sims, Lesley. (2004). The Story of Frying. London : Usborne.

 

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BR02-06 Aesop's Fables

"One good turn deserves another"

Do you know Aesop’s Fables? I think that it is the most famous story in the world. The book is small but there are many stories. The most famous story in this book is “The tortoise and the hare”. I had read the story when I did English Central. The book has 8 proverb. For example, in tortoise and the hare, there is the proverb which is “Slow but sure can win the race”. In the other, in The thirsty crow, Try hard enough and you will get what you want. In the dog and the bone is Be happy with you have. There are easy stories in this book. You can study foreign story in this book. I recommend it.

 

 

 Watson, Carol. (2003). Aesop's Fables.  Usborne Pub Ltd.

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BR -02-05 Happy Elephants

“Just be an elephant!” (p.18)

 

Do you like an Elephant? If I go to a zoo, I always look for it. It will be the most popular animal in the zoo. Elephants are very large animals but they are also very gentle. I think so that. Elephant and people have worked together for over 2000 years. It is surprise for me. Mike Hackenberger is a skilled animal trainer at the Baltimore Zoo. He works hard to make sure his elephant are healthy and seem happy. According to Hackenberger, the training of elephants has improved in recent years ago. Their some of the techniques were a bit unkind. I knew that elephants like swim for the first time. I want to go to zoo.

Waring, Rob. (2008). Happy elephants. Boston : Thomson Heinle.

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BR-02-04 The Knife Markets OF SANAA

“Sanaa is a place of beauty and tradition.” (p.9)

 

I had not known about the ancient city of Sanaa, Yemen. The city is a beautiful old city beautiful in the Middle East. There are the men who have the beautiful knives. The knife has a special name. It is called jambiya by the people. If you have a knife in Japan, you may be catch by the police. I wonder that the tradition in Sanaa. Rhinoceros is an unusual animal. It is often killed to make the knife. The horn is able to be the tool to make it. I thought that the knife is similar the horn. The government and international group are working to stop people from buying and selling rhinoceros horns.

Waring, Rob. (2008). The knife markets of Sanaa. Boston : Thomson Heinle.

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BR02-03 The Gingerbread Man

“Run, run, as fast as you can you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man!” (p.17)

 

I choose the book because I had read the story look like the running story. The book has the characters for example, a little old woman, a little old man and the fox. In Japan, we often say fox is liar. I thought that the fox is said badly in other country. It is interesting for me. The ginger man is so cute and I am sad to be eaten by fox. The little old grandparents does not have child. They might feel sad. These stories were read by young children in foreign country. I am going to look for similar story in the library.  


Mackinnon, Mairi.(2006).The Gingerbread Man. London : Usborne

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BR02-02 Puffin Rescue!

“There are eight to ten million puffins in Iceland.” (p.18)

 

I like this book’s series. The face of book is puffins. Puffins are a kind of bird. The largest groups of puffins live in Iceland. The babies of puffins are called pufflings. I have seen it one book. It is so cute. The children of Heimaey have been saving young puffins for a long time. It is very exciting for the children, it may not always be enjoyable for the pufflings. The children take the lost pifflings to the beach. Then throw the pufflings into the air and watch them fly away. In japan we cannot do the things so it is interesting for me.  

 

Waring, Rob. (2008). Puffin rescue! Boston : Thomson Heinle.

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BR02-01 The Runaway PANCAKE

“Catch me if you can” (p.24)

 

Why I choose the book is the book face is so cute. I thought that it is funny story but it is not true. You can find the final in this picture. It is sad for me to be eaten. The first is interesting. The big family begins to make break first. When seven hungry children have pancakes for breakfast one pancake refuses to be eaten, jumps out the pan and rolls right away. The final the pancake could not escape from the family, the rabbit the duck, the cat, the fox. I do not like the pig. Finally the story ended all too soon.


 

Mairi, Mackinnon. (2006). The runaway pancake. London : Usborne.

 

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BR01-15 the Ugly Duckling

“I’m a beautiful swan!” (p.21)

I do not like the story because the ugly duckling was said terrible treatment. The peoples often decision on somebody’s looks. I cannot say clearly that I have no discrimination. The book makes me sad. Finally the ugly duckling was noticed he is swan. He is beautiful. Everyone laughed at him before. Animals and human alike, and only his mum loved him. He can get a chance to change himself. Some people hate the difference. The duckling is yellow and small. It is true for them to decide. The ugly duckling had been beautiful swan in fact.

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BR01-14 Frarley the Red Panda

“Although we’ll be very sad to say goodbye to Frarley.” (p.18)

Farley is more than more than just a lovable red panda. He was his mother’s first baby but she did not take care of him. At America’s San Diego Zoo, the zookeepers decided to take care to Farley. Life hasn’t been easy for Farley. He has had some big problem. I have never had the pet. But the friend who has had dog as a pet is feeling well than me. I like the animals. The reason why I choose the book is cute book face. I did not know about red panda. I think that red panda is kind of panda looks red. I remember that the zookeeper and Farley’s goodbye. Farley has remembered her. It was a touching book.

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BR-01-13 The Little Giraffe

“He’s still angry today.” (p.23)

One of the books which I read is The Little Giraffe. It is easy to read for me. There are many pictures. I like it because it is cute. The little giraffe and his best friend Rhino are very hungry. Then a wise man told them I gave you special drink. The little giraffe remembered it but Rhino forgot. The little giraffe can eat high tree’s feel because owe to drink the special drink and the neck became long. The drink is no because he drank all. So Rhino was very angry. Hippopotamus also looks like angry today.

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BR-01-12 the lost city of Machu Picchu

“Time may be running out for the ‘lost City of the Incas’.” (p.18)

Have you ever been to Machu Picchu? I want to go there once so Today I read the lost city of Machu Picchu. The city is a beautiful and old city in Peru. It was forgotten for many years, but now many people are visiting it. Some people think that too many visitors may not be good for the city. It is sometimes called the “Lost City of the Incas,” and it is nearly 8000 feet up in the Andes Mountains of Peru. There is a long history more than 500 years old. For a long time Machu Picchu was lost to the outside word but in 1911, an explorer named Hiram Bingham found it again.

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BR-01-11 The Story of Castles

“Everyone knows that fairytale kings and queens lived in castle.” (p.1)

I read this book reasons why I like see castles. When I had lived in France, I visited some castles. There are unbelievable beautiful articles. I thought that I might to be a princess. I had been to the castle based by the rose princess. I was surprised. I think it is fairy tale but surely it is build. I visited there my friend’s family. So My friend and I was glad. The story tells me how the castle was made. It is fan. In a lord one day, the king said what I need? So he wants a big house like a castle. His idea soon spread. It is painting book but I learn it something. Finally, the lived decided they did not want to live in cold, dark, noisy castle. They wanted grand homes instead. The castle was caught up in the war. It is sad but it could not escape to the destiny.  

Smis,Lesley(2007), The Story of Castle. Usborne young reading ; series two

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