The Fire Cat, Reviewed by Diego, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I liked this book because it had a little bit of adventure. I liked reading how a cat named Pickles learned how to do “Big Things.” Pickles became a fire cat. He learned how to be nice to other cats. I liked the part when Pickles chased a cat up a tree because it was fun reading it.



Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark, Reviewed by Chloe, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I like this book because it was full of adventure and had great descriptions. It is about a girl named Helen who becomes blind and deaf when she is a baby. Then, her parents hear about the Perkins Institution. A lady named Annie Sullivan changes Helen’s life, but how . . . . My favorite part is when Helen writes a book about herself. It is called The Story of My Life. I recommend this book to people who like to be generous.



Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark, Reviewed by Zachary, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I liked this book because it was full of adventure. I also like it because it was realistic. It is about a girl who gets sick and then her sickness goes away, but she becomes blind and deaf, so she went to a school for blind people. Then she could understand what people were saying. I liked when she wrote the Braille book because it must have been hard for her to know what letters to press. I recommend this book if you like books with adventure.



Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark, Reviewed by Kate, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I loved this book because it was very interesting. Helen Keller, a little girl, becomes blind and deaf, but winds up doing many things. My favorite character was Annie, because she was helpful. I love this book and recommend it because the book teaches you that you can do almost anything.



Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark, Reviewed by Sofia, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I thought it was interesting that a deaf and blind person could be such an amazing person. A girl named Helen got sick and the sickness went away and left her blind and deaf. She had a teacher named Annie. Annie helps Helen sign, understand and behave. Then, Helen becomes famous. I liked Annie, because if it weren’t for Annie, Helen wouldn’t know how to understand, sign and behave. It makes me feel good because Helen was about to learn all of that stuff.



Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark, Reviewed by Paul, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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This book was OK. It was a little interesting because she was blind and deaf and she did amazing things. This book is about Helen Keller being helped by a teacher named Annie Sullivan, who teaches Helen many things, such as sign language. My favorite character was Annie, because she was really nice. I thought it was weird when Helen woke up in the middle of the night and screamed for breakfast. This is book for people who like short chapter books.



The Hundred Dresses, Reviewed by Mia, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I love this book because it is realistic, interesting and has a lot of connections to other books, movies and real life. The 100 Dresses is about a girl named Wanda Petronski who says she has 100 dresses and gets teased about it. Do you think that Wanda has 100 dresses? My favorite character was Maddie because she regrets what she did and catches her mistake and promises herself that she would not let anyone else bully anybody in front of her for the rest of her life. I recommend this book because it is much different from nowadays and I like hearing about a long time ago. It is one of the books that I particularly love.



The Hundred Dresses, Reviewed by Akshay, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I like this book because it is realistic. It is about a girl named Wanda who gets teased because she says that she has 100 dresses. Wanda is nice. Even though, at the beginning, the girls are mean to her, she is still nice to them. I recommend the book because it teaches a lesson.



The Hundred Dresses, Reviewed by Diego, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I liked this book because it is realistic and sad and I like the characters. It is about a girl who has 100 dresses and girls at her school tease her about this. Maddie is mean in the beginning, but she discovers that she did the wrong thing. I feel sorry for Maddie because of what she did. I recommend this book because it is interesting and it has adventures.



Clara and the Bookwagon, Reviewed by Alessandra, 1st Grade, House 46, The Dalton School

20 02 2008

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I like the whole entire book and I wish that it just kept going. I wanted to learn more about Clara. It is a true story. This story is about a girl who wants to read, but her dad would not let her. My favorite character is Clara because she is creative and likes to learn. I recommend this book because you learn about a true story.