MARIA's Book List

She looked at the three bears, opened her mouth and screamed. (p. 43) Today, I read this book. This is a story of one girl and three bears. The main character is the girl named Goldilocks. She is not a good girl. She is always doing naughty things and always scolded by her parents. One day, Goldilocks was told by her mother "Don't climb up the tree. There are bears inside the tree." Goldilocks is naughty, so she got to want to climb up the tree to hear that. She went to a forest, but there were no bears. Then, she found a cute cottage. She wanted to step into it, so she knocked the door. But she couldn't hear any response. Finally, she opened the door and looked around inside of the house. She found some sofas, meals, beds and so on. She tried many of them and some of them were broken by her, but she didn't care of that so much. She was so tired and sleepy, so she went to the bed and fell asleep. Soon after, somebody came back to the cottage. Actually, the co

”The spy!" Simon says.　”Police! Come here!"　(p. 14) This week, I read this book. I chose this book because the book cover looked very nice. In this story, there is a spy. The newspaper says that the spy is a man. Everyone is looking for the person who is similar to the picture of the newspaper. One day, there is an old woman who is wearing a black coat and holding a black bag. The old woman is always near a boy, Simon. However, Simon doesn't care about her very much. The old woman is always gazing at Simon's bag and finally... If you want to know who is actually the spy, you should read this book! Elizabeth Laird. (2001).  Simon and the spy. London: Pearson Education Limited

' Can you come to the school disco with me?'' Yes!' Kim answers.（p. 12) This week, I chose this book because the title and the book cover interested me. A girl named Kim likes to run very much and she was offered to go to the marathon competition by her school teacher. Her parents were so glad to hear that and her father supported her so hard. However one of her friends often tempted her to go out. And she was told that the school disco would be held on the same day with the marathon competition. Kim had to make her decision. Her father really wanted her to join the competition and she also wanted to go there. But she didn't decide which to choose. At last, her choice was... If you are interested in this story, you should read this book! Brigit Viney. (2003). Kim's Choice. London: Pearson Education Limited.

People have made it hard for tigers to live. Now people must help tigers. (p. 30) This week, I read “Amazing Tigers! ”. You can see many pictures of tigers in this book. Through reading this book, you can learn how tigers hunt or how and where they live. Do you know why tigers have stripes? And did you know that each tiger has each stripes, so no two tigers have the same stripes? If you are interested in these two questions, you should read this book! Also, I was a little shocked to know that people's cutting down trees makes it hard for tigers to live. As people need place to live, tigers also need place where they can live safely.  Anyway, I think this book is interesting for everyone. Thomson L. Sarah. (2004). Amazing Tigers ! New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

What's the material in these sculptures? It's cans! (p.17)  This week, I read “Art”. In this book, you can learn about art from the view of color, shapes, materials and so on. I'm interested in art, so this book was helpful for me. Through reading this book, I could get to know that there are many types of art. For example, those which express its beauty only by color, or which express by many kinds of materials such as cans!! I haven't ever seen sculptures which are made by cans. I thought art is interesting! I recommend you to read this book. Geatches Hazel. (2013). Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

“In the snow in Canada, some students go to school by sled. ”(p.5) This is a book about schools in many countries. I chose this book because I was interested in school in the USA, Canada and so on. I was really surprised that in Canada, some students go to school by sled in the snow. Also, I couldn't believe that one school in Cambodia is a boat and the cafeteria is a boat, too. The pictures of them were on the page, so if you want to see it, you should check it! By reading this book, you can get to know about school systems or classes in many countries.  Geatches Hazel. (2003). Schools. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

“Some animals carry fruit to a new place. Then they eat it.They drop fruit seeds on the ground. New plants grow from the seeds.” (p. 13) In this book, you can learn about fruits a lot. For example, you can get to know about where fruits grow, how to eat fruits, many kinds of fruits and so on. I was surprised that there are some animals which carry fruits and drop the seeds after they eat fruits to make new fruits there. They are so smart! Also, I got to want to try a lychee after reading this book. Have you ever tried? If you like fruits, why don't you read?  Hazel Greatches. (2013). Fruit. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

" Can you see the tiger? Tigers have orange and black stripes. They can hide in long grass." (p. 6) In this book, you can get a lot of information about wild cats such as a snow leopard, cheetahs, a tiger, a jaguar and so on. You can enjoy this book with many pictures of these animals, so you can imagine them clearly. I didn't know that tigers have orange and black stripes to hide in grass. Mountain cats also have the color to hide in rocks. After you read this book, you must be a specialist of wild cats!! Hazel Geatches. (2013). Wild Cats. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Oh no! We're on the same team! Grace can be unkind sometimes. (p. 9) This is a story of a fancy girl, Nancy and a mean girl, Grace. One day, Nancy is hoping that it will be rainy tomorrow. Why? Because tomorrow is the Field Day! Nancy doesn't like to run, but she is a relay runner. She doesn't want to run because her team lost because of her last year. This year, the mean girl, Grace said to Nancy, “Our team never win because you are in our team.” After Nancy heard this, she started to think about how to be absent from the Field Day. But Grace suddenly turned to be kind to Nancy... Jane O'connor. (2011).  Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl . Britain: HarperCollinsPublishers

Dolphins also show their feelings with sounds. (p.8)   In this book, you can know about dolphins very concretely. According to this book, there are about 37 kinds of dolphins and no dolphins have the same sound. All dolphins use their own sound. They use the sounds to tell others "I'm here." If you read this book, you must be interested in dolphins more!! Sarah L. Thomson, (2006) Amazing dolphins! British: HarperCollins Publishers

Today, I read "Rotten Apples". In this story, children picked up rotten apples in the grass. Then, a horse and an old man came to them and the horse ate all the bad apples. The horse began to run with the man and the children, but it didn't stop. The rotten apples which it had eaten made it so. However, that made the old man a good turn, but why? If you want to know the reason, you should read!!

Today, I read "The Outing". This is a story of students and a teacher. They were going to the zoo, but it started to rain. So, they couldn't do what they wanted to do. Instead, they went to the museum. They saw a dinosaur model there. It was amazing, so they bought a model of apatosaurus to make it at home. At home, they opened the box and then, the magic key began to glow! They started an adventure!!

Today, I read "The Bully". This is a story of three children and one bully girl, Rosie. Rosie always laughs at someone and does what people don't want to be done. One day, children told Rosie about the magic key. Then, the magic key began to glow... At last, Rosie began to cry...why? If you want to know the reason, you should read!!

Today, I read "Paris Adventure". This is a story of four children. They really wanted to go to Paris and they were making Paris flag. Then, the magic key began to glow and they were taken to the Paris. They wanted to see the Eiffel tower, but they couldn't see it...why? If you want to know the reason, you should read!!

Today, I read "In the Garden". This is a story of Kipper, Chip, Biff, Wilf and Wilma. One day, they were playing in a garden and Kipper found a glowing magic key. Then, the magic began to work and they got smaller and smaller. Everything looked too big for them and they started just like an adventure. After that, it started raining and they hid under a flowerpot. Then, the magic key began to glow again. The magic was over.

Today, I read "The treasure Chest". This is a story of Nadim, Biff, Chip Nd Wilma. They practiced swimming and they passed the swimming test. Then, their parents gave them a present. It was a fish tank. The children were very surprised and happy. And Wilma said, "I wish I could swim in there." Then, the magic key began to glow! They got small and got into the fish tank. They began an adventure and they found a chest. But an octopus was on it. They blew bubbles at the octopus and it swam away. Finally, they could open the chest...

Today, I read "The Robin Hood". This is a story about three children, Biff, Wilma, Anneena and Kipper. Biff, Wilma and Anneena went to the pantomime. It was about Robin Hood who was a good man. The next day, Biff, Wilma and Anneena sang a song about Robin Hood. But Kipper didn't like it. Kipper had a magic key and Biff tried to get it. Then, the magic key began to glow and they wandered into a wood where Robin Hood lived. In the wood, many accidents happened...

Today, I read "The Princess and the Pea". This is a story of a prince who want to marry someone and a princess who wandered into the prince's house. The prince kindly accepted the princess and made her bed to let her rest. When he was making her bed, he found a tiny pea on the bed. He piled many mattresses on top of the pea. However, the princess didn't sleep well that night. Why...?

Last weekend, I took a part in volunteer of raising funds on the street with my friend, Reina. It was for the heavy rain of west Japan. It was very hot and humid, so I was tired. But I think it was a good experience for me. After that, we went to starbucks and drank the new flavor beverage. It was peach flavor and I liked it. And we studied together for the final test of university. I don't want to study for it, but after the test, we can enjoy long summer vacation!!! So, I'll go for it.

Today, I read "Cinderella". This story is famous, so I guess most of you know about this story. This is a story of Cinderella and two mean stepsisters and a handsome man. One day, the handsome man invited them to the party and mean stepsisters wanted to marry him. Cinderella wore dirty dress and she couldn't make herself beautiful. But one day, one witch appeared in front of Cinderella and made her very beautiful. Cinderella joined the party and the handsome man thought she was amazing. However, the magic had a time limit...

Today, I read "The Gingerbread Man". This is a story of a cookie man, the Gingerbread man. He was baked by an old woman and suddenly he ran away. He ran so fast and no one could catch up with him. However, the cookie man met a fox and... This story's end was unexpected! If you want to know the end of this cookie man, you should read!

On last Sunday,  I went to the sea with my club members. We went to Otachimisaki by our seniors car. I hadn't been to the sea for a long time, so I was very excited. We swam far away and laughed a lot. I could enjoy and feel summer!!! My club is very comfortable and fun, so I like it very much. In summer vacation, we will go camping! I'm really looking forward to it.

Last week, I went to LLC during this class. I learned English with a tablet. I listened to some stories in English and answered some questions. I thought learning with a smartphone or tablet is good because we can learn everywhere. LLC is a nice place to learn languages, so I will go there in my free time.

In this weekend, I went shopping with my mother. I went to PARCO and COCOSA. The summer sale is now on!! Everything was sales price, so I bought some clothes. And my mother bought me a Japanese traditional clothe, yukata!! I was looking for it with white and purple color and finally I found it. I'm looking forward the day I wear it. Summer is coming!!

Today, I read "Dinosaurs". Millions and millions of years ago, there were many incredible creatures, dinosaurs were alive. This book tells us many kinds of dinosours and the features of them. You can know various kinds of dinosours. If you are interested, you should read!

Today, I read "Chicken Licken". This is a story of  one chicken. He was scared of everything happened to him. One day, a acorn dropped from a tree and it hit chicken's head. But he didn't see it and he thought the sky was falling. He told it to everyone around him. It was a little funny story.

Today, I read "Danny the Dragon". This is a story of one dragon, Danny, and villagers. Danny was a dragon, but he was very friendly to everyone. He helped villagers everyday. However, he got not to be needed by villagers because they bought useful stuffs. He was very sad, but oneday, one gangs appeared and...

Today, I read "There Was A Crooked Man". In this story, everything is crooked!! I smiled, reading this book because it was funny. This book was very easy to read, so if you have any brothers or sisters, you should read this book with them!

Today, I read "Stone Soup". This is a story of an old woman who makes soup with stones. She makes soup using potatoes, onions, meats and.....stones. This is a funny story and this book is easy to read. You should read!

Today, I read "The Golden Goose". In this story, three brothers go to forest to cut down trees. Every time one of the brothers go there, one little old man appears. He asks the brother to give him a lunch. However, two brothers didn't give it to him. Finally, one of the brothers, Billy, gave the little old man his lunch. Then, the little old man cut a big tree and one golden goose was in it. Billy brought it back to his house and his sister tried to get it, but one unbelievable thing happened...

Today, I read "The ENORMOUS TURNIP". I think most of you have read this book at least once. In this story, one family tries to pull out an enormous turnip. At first, the turnip didn't look that big, but the more they try to pull out, they knew the bigger the turnip was. To pull it out, animals such as a cat, a dog or a bird worked together. And at last... If you want to know the next part of this story, you should try to read!

Today, I read "Bugs". In this book, you can find many kinds of bugs, such as beetles, dragonflies, caterpillars and so on. Pictures of this book are so colorful and beautiful. In addition, you can see views from bugs' eyes. If you like nature, you should read this book!

This book was written by Gaston Leroux. This is a story of a man in a mask. The singers and dancers at the Opera House are frightened by the mask man. What is worse, they have many accidents. I think this is a kind of mystery story. If you like, you should try!

This book was written by Jane Austen in 1802. The main character is Catherine Morland. She visits the city of Bath with Mr and Mrs Allen. Then, she meets a man and she falls in love with him... This is a love story. If you are interested in this story, you should read!!

Today, I read Good Wives. The main characters of this story are Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. They are sisters and they have different future plans. Meg wants to marry John Brooke. Jo wants to be a famous writer. Amy wants to be a painter and she wants to go to Europe. Beth wants to live quietly at home. How will their future be?

Today, I read JOURNEY TO MARS. To read this book, you have to be the member of astronauts of this book. You have to decide the next part of this story and you can enjoy the journey to Mars. During this journey, you are to be in many accidents or troubles, but you need to handle them depending on your choice. It was not difficult to read, so you should read!

Today, I read a book of Mr.Bean. Do you know him? The movies of Mr.Bean is very popular. In this book, Mr.Bean did many funny things as usual. For example, he tried to change the majesty by himself, but there were some problems... After you read this book, I'm sure you will be happy!

This Sunday, I went shopping with my mother. It was rainy day, so I was not happy very much. My mother bought some clothes for me. Thank you!!!!!!!

In this story, one sister frog baby was born and her brother took care of her a lot. He taught many things to live to her. Actually, he wanted a brother. How did he handle this unexpected surprise...?

I think some people have ever read this book, The Ugly Duckling, at least once. This is a story of ducklings. One day, a mother duck's babies were born. Most of them were very beautiful, but only one baby was ugly and he couldn't join the family group. However, he was helped by one woman...

Today, I read "The Little Red Hen." This is a story of a red hen, a dog, a cat and a duck. The red hen works so hard and often asks other animals something. However, they never help. Finally, the hen baked a bread only by himself. Then, other animals wanted to help to eat it, but the hen didn't let them eat because they didn't help him at all. We can learn the importance of helping others by reading this book.