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The book review also provides a conclusion giving a recommendation on whether one should purchase the book or not. A book report, on the other hand, is meant to outline the key aspects of that particular book helping readers understand what the book generally talks about. A book report is a summary of what a particular book is about, and ...
Mrs. Byrne: The librarian at Philbrook Elementary School. She was one of the first to find out about Nora's unusually high intelligence and played a large role in carrying out her plan. She was equally unhappy about the competition for grades. Dr. Trindler: The guidance counselor who gave her an IQ test. He was the second one to discover her ...
Near the end of the book, Elizabeth and Julian are out on a nature walk. While Julian left Elizabeth to find a special kind of moss, a little child came near the lake she was at and fell in. Elizabeth swims to the child, grabs hold of him in the way she had been taught to and pulls him to shore, with the terrified child nearly drowning her as well.
Christine Coulson, who spent 25 years working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has written a short, clever novel that tells the story of a woman over the course of her life in a series of museum ...
Kathleen Isaacs of Booklist, reviewed the book saying, "Mr. Jupiter’s first appearance promises a fantasy, but except for one other episode of wish fulfillment, this is, rather, exaggeration for the sake of humor. Fun for some, but other readers may play hooky before the year is over".
The Reading Teacher called the book a "well written, engaging addition to the Dear America series." [3] Writing in the Western Journal of Black Studies, Nancy J. Dawson praised the fact that "it by no means sugarcoats the ugly-harsh realities of slavery," and concluded that it is "a significant and eloquent work of juvenile fiction." [1]
Like Richard, John Terry is also a one-sided boy, devoted to gardening and little else. Elizabeth and John have a very good relationship early in the book. John is fond of gardening, due to his and Elizabeth′s common interest in gardening, they become good friends, Elizabeth helping John with his gardening.
A Bad Case of Stripes is popular in the curricula of many elementary schools. A 2004 study found that it was a common read-aloud book for fourth-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. [8] A 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." [9]