Reading+Log-Jemma

=Welcome to my Reading Log. = =Thank you for a comprehensive reading log,Jemma. I think your responses are perceptive and knowledgeable. I appreciate the effort you have put into this log. LS = **(Achieved with Merit) **

Title:Jane Blonde, Sensational Spylet.
Author: Jill Marshall Genre: Adventurous Plot: A young girl named Janey Brown starts to discover her inner spylet. Following the actoins and instructions of her spy trainer "G-Mamma" (A.K.A Janeys God-Mother) she sets off on her first mission as Jane Blonde. Response: I read this book with a lot of interest. The way it makes you feel as if you are there, watching it all right in front of your eyes, is amazing. If I were to rate this book it would be 9/10. Language used: "As quick as lightning, Alfe spun around and yanked the envelope out of its hiding space." "The class erupted again. Janey felt as if her nightmare was just about to happen for real: any second now she would look down to find that she was wearing ballet slippers and a bright pink tutu." Text to self: If I were G-Mamma, I would not come up with these terrible raps that she blurts out every now and again. I feel empathy with Janey's choice to become a spylet, because I am really interested in the spying world. Text to community/world: Janey has been encouraged and supported while learning and exploring her new talent, just as we all have when discovering our individuality and personal attributes. Recommendation: I recommend this book for any age with an appetite for spying, but be warned that it is more of a girls book.

Title: Maths Quest, Mansion of Mazes.
<span style="color: #d16600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Author: David Glover <span style="color: #d1bc00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Genre: Mystery, Problem Solving and Crime. <span style="color: #2fd100; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Plot: The Mansion of Mazes has been robbed and you have been asked to solve the mystery. If you fail, the robbers will escape for good. <span style="color: #00d17a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Response: My response for this book would have to be, that it was so interesting that I got another three books by the same author and with the same genre. It is a book that allows you to be the creator of the story. <span style="color: #00cbd1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Language used: "Are you ready for the challenge" There are a lot of maths questions to do with shape, space and measurement in this book. "Well done you have caught the sneaky villains." <span style="color: #0036d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Text to self: If I were the owner of the house I wouldn't let my butler and cook know where my valuables were. (The butler and cook are the robbers.) <span style="color: #0036d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">I feel empathy with the owner's choice to leave notes everywhere for someone to pick up the pieces to the puzzle because, I would do the same if someone had captured me and had tried to steal my goods. <span style="color: #8f00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Text to community/world: The maths questions and riddles are like the decisions we have to make to establish a path through life. <span style="color: #d10071; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Recommendation: I recommend that this book should be handled by children capable of understanding measurement, shapes and able to figure out riddles.

<span style="color: #d10011; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Title: Maths Quest, Planet of Puzzles.
<span style="color: #d18600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Author: David Glover <span style="color: #d1c100; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Genre: Mystery, Problem Solving and part Sience Fiction. <span style="color: #1fd100; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Plot: Space Station Alpha has been taken over by aliens and you are the only one to rescue it. If you fail, the alien will take over the Planet of Puzzles. <span style="color: #00d186; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Response: This book is exactly the same as the one above, I absolutely loved it. The way it actually lets you turn the corners and choose the answer to reach the end of the book is simply amazing, I think the author should writhe more books like this. Language used: In this book there are questions that you have to answer and all the questions are around data handling and charts. "You step inside the laboratory. Its chaos. Warning lights are flashing and the apparatus has gone berserk." Text to self: If I were the inventor of the alien robots, I would keep them under a bit more control. (The robots were not really supposed to be harmful.) I feel empathy with the Alpha Crew's choice to go into the Communication Dome to hide because it is the dome with the biggest security system. Text community/world: When the author (you) got to the station he/she was surprised to see that the whole Space Station was partly destroyed, this was a shock. The way I can relate this to the community/world is that no one knows what lies ahead. For example, no one knew that Christchurch was to have an earthquake. Recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone with an appetite for problem solving, but most likely to stay within the ages of 9-14.

Title: The Enchanted Wood Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Fantasy Plot: Three children venture out into a forest by their new house. They discover a very peculiar tree, it was huge. They unravel a story full with magical adventures and meeting many new magical friends. Respo nse: This book was filled with fun and fantasy. Everything was really well described and gave you a sense that you were there either watching the fun or actually doing what the characters are doing. Language used: This book had well written and descriptive vocabulary. Text to self: If I were their mother, I would be more aware that my kids might suddenly jump out of their window and run into the forest in the middle of the night. I feel empathy with Moon face's installed slide that twists and turns to the bottom of the big tree. I feel this because if I lived high up in the tree and the only way down would be to follow a pathway that keeps on going round, and round the tree until it reaches the bottom, I would totally install a slide that goes straight through the middle of the trunk. Text to community/world: When the children moved to their new house they had wished the had never left their old house. In the community/world you never know if something out there is awesome until you take a look, the children in the story were supposedly going out for a boring walk and it ended up the adventure of a lifetime. Recommendation: I recommend this book for children who enjoy fantasy stories and within the ages of 8-12.