Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Marin Luther King Jr. Day, by David F. Marx

Dr. King was an important African-American leader.  We remember Dr. King every year on the third Monday in January.  Dr. King dreamed of African-Americans being treated fairly.  Dr. King gave speeches to huge crowds.  Many people celebrated this holiday.  Many schools and offices are closed.  My favorite part of the book was when Dr. King said he had a dream of the day when African-Americans would be treated fairly.

-Daragu2

The Value of Love: The Story of Johnny Appleseed

The Value of Love: The Story of Johnny Appleseed, by Ann Donegan Johnson

Johnny was a little boy who liked to dream.  He would dream in class and in the woods.  He liked to read the Bible, talk to the animals.  He also made a friend named Randy.  In the middle of the book, he was an old man.  At the end of the book, he was going home.  My favorite part was when he was at school.

-Trnyja2

If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, by Ann McGovern

The Pilgrims started on their journey.  They left England so they could have their own church.  The journey was very long and sometimes dangerous.  They had to eat the same food every day.  They were not able to take baths at all.  They first went to Cape Cod and then they went to Plymouth to settle. My favorite part was when the Pilgrims met the Indians.

-Jamaki2

The Story of the First Easter

The Story of the First Easter

Jesus had been staying in Bethany, where His friends Martha, Mary and Liz lived.  As Jesus approached Jerusalem, many people went out to meet Him waving palm branches.  Even one of the robbers mocked Jesus,  but the second robber scolded him.  Don't you fear God, to talk like that?  My favorite part: Several days later was Passover.  This was the celebration of the holy day when God delivered.

-Thbrca2

Waiting for Wings

Waiting for Wings, by Lois Ehlert

At the beginning of the story caterpillars hatch from their eggs, and also they creep and chew after they hatch.  The caterpillar changed into a case and became a butterfly.  The butterflies flew to the fields to sip from the many different flowers.  My favorite part is when the butterflies hatched from their case.

-Ledamc2

Prancer

Prancer, by Steven Cosgrove

She went to see a deer.  The girl got a gift.  My favorite part was when she went to Santa.

-Pakejo1

Rosie's Walk

Rosie's Walk, by Pat Hutchins

Rosie the hen went for a walk across the yard.  Rosie the hen went for a walk over the haystack.  Rosie the hen got back in time for dinner.  My favorite part was when the bees attack the fox.

-Damcmc1

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

They saw a mean man.  Then the two girls cooked.  Then they were done.  My mom helped me read this.

-Kejich1

SPC Scholastic Book Fair

As part of Catholic Schools Week January 28-February 1, St. Peter Claver will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair!  Please check out our Book Fair website at:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/stpeterclaverschool

Treasure Island

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by A.J. McAllister
Published by Waldman Publishing Corp.

Treasure Island is a fiction story.  The theme is treasure and surviving. In the story Jim Hawkins goes on a ship with two of his friends to find an island with Captain Flint's treasure.  They meet Ben Gunn who helps them find the treasure and they take it home.  This book is adventurous to me.

-Taadmc4

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Illustrated by Derick Bown
Published by Purnell Books

In Robinson Crusoe the main character is Robinson Crusoe.  The story takes place in the ocean and on an island.  The theme is surviving.  The genre is fiction.  In the story Robinson is ship-wrecked on an island.  At the end of the book he survives and goes back home.  I thought this book was fascinating.

-Taadmc4

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, by Mary Pope Osborne

The beginning is when Annie said "Maybe I should be a vampire instead of a princess."  The middle is when an old woman stood in the dark door of a cottage.  The end was when "Next thing I knew I was writing a story."  My favorite part was when a shiver went up Jack's spine.

-Chlega2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney
Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
Published by Amulet Books in 2008

This book is about Greg and his life.  His brother is always messing with him.  Their parents and little brother Manny go away for a while. They throw a huge party, but hid all of the evidence by the time they get back.  They find out by a tape that was recording the whole thing.  Rodrick can't compete in a talent show, which really upsets him.  Greg makes it up to him by sacrificing his night in the talent show also.  Greg and Rodrick actually get along at the end.  This is a great book for kids.  I recommend it for kids.  I thought it was amazing.

-Dajach6

African-American Heroes

African-American Heroes, by Brenda A. Boyd
Illustrated by Dorit Rabinovitch
Published by Best Personalized Books, Inc, in 1992

This book is about a girl names Melia Watson, age 6, of Macon, Georgia.  Melia was excited because tomorrow was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.  A magic carpet had taken Melia to Dreamland where all of the famous Black African-Americans were.  First the carpet took her to where Dr. King said his famous "I have a dream" speech.  He even showed her when he got the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Civil Rights Movement.

The next person the magic carpet took her to was George Washington Carver's Dreamland Laboratory.  He told Melia that Carver spent his whole life studying plants, he also discovered ways to help farmers grow better crops.  Peanuts were his specialty, and he found many uses for them.

The next stop that they made was in Mary McLeod Bethune's Dreamland School.  Mary Bethune says that "Dreamland boys and girls have all sort of dreams of what they want to be when they grow up.  This is where they learn one very important Dreamland rule.  You have to work hard and try your very best."  Mrs. Bethune told Melia that she was a teacher and started a school in Florida for black girls.  Today that school in Florida is now the Bethune-Cookman College.  She has always believed self-respect, self-reliance, and self-pride could make dreams come true.  That is what she teaches her Dreamland students.

The last place the carpet took her was to the Thurgood Marshall Dreamland City Cente.  Mr. Marshall was chosen by President Lyndon Johnson to be a Supreme Court Judge.  Judge Marshall said with a friendly voice, "Welcome, Melia."  He said this is where we teach people to vote, to obey the laws of the land, and to be fair.  He has always been committed to fairness.  After they left Judge Marshall the carpet told Melia they had to hurry up and get to the "I Have a Dream Parade!"  The great thing about it was that this year Melia would get to be the leader!

The next thing Melia knew the alarm clock rang and a voice asked, "Did you forget the Martin Luther King celebration is today?"  Melia thought, "I can't wait to tell Sydney Stinson about my exciting adventure in Dreamland."

This book was given to me by my uncle.

-Metrcu7