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Karori BookBusters Reviews

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The Witches by Roald Dahl

It’s about an orphan boy and he goes on holiday with his grandma but he gets turned into a mouse by a witch!  But he gets them before they turn all the children into mice as well.  It’s characters were the witches, a boy (or mouse) and grandma.  The best part of the story was when the witches got turned into mice and the worst part was when the grand high witch took off her mask.  I think this was written for boys and girls.

– Reviewed by Zita

Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

I liked this book because it is about a boy called Tom who is unable to speak and likes to visit the zoo.  He meets a gorilla called Zanzi.  Zanzi signs to Tom and they soon get to know eachother by signing.  My favourite character is Zanzi the gorilla.  10/10.

– Reviewed by Olivia

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Lauren recommends Pippi Longstockings and likes Pippi because she is really strong.  10/10.

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Madeleine has been reading The Wind in the Willows and recommends it because it’s really funny and the animals go on a big journey.  10/10.

Johnsonville Bookbusters September Reviews

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Duncan read the book There’s a Worm on My Eyeball by Adam Taor. It tells you where the best place to live is plus lots of details of stuff living inside you as well. He likes it for because it has lots of information about insects. He gives it a 100% rating.

Benjamin read the book Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. He really liked the action filled book specially when they get attacked by fire breathing metal bulls. It is truly an exciting book with lots of adventure. He gives it 10 out of 10.

Georgia read another Percy Jackson series, which is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. She found the book really good and truly awesome because it has lots of fighting and real adventure. She gave it a 9 out of 10.

Nathaniel liked The Complete Peanuts comic book because it was very funny. He gave it a 9.75 out of 10.

JOKETIME!

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What would life be without that occasional silly moment of cracking jokes? So sit back relax and laugh at these jokes that are coming your way!

  • What is Tarzan’s favourite Christmas song? JUNGLE- BELLS
  • What do you call an exploding monkey?  A BABOOM

And finally…..

  • What’s the difference between bogies and broccoli? KIDS DON’T EAT BROCCOLI! Yikes!

If you’d like to get some more laughs check out the book “Horrid Henry’s Mighty Joke Book” by Francesca Simon. Go on you know you want to!

New Book Review

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Anything but typical

By Nora Raleigh Baskin

“It’s easy to listen with the wild drone of the airplane. It is like a giant vacuum that sucks up all the other noise. Nobody even hears when you pass gas out loud on a plane”. Jason Blake does a lot of listening and figuring out of things inside his head. He doesn’t speak much and sometimes he does weird things, like shaking his hands in the air or making silly faces. Jason Blake is autistic and this is his story about how he can be himself.

This is a really good story showing us how people who are different to the normal people in this world, can find ways to cope on their own.

Karori BookBusters August Reviews Part 2

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Elena thought that the Little House in the Big Woods  was a great book.  “It’s all about growing up in the big woods” she explains.

                       

 

 

 

Zita liked Matilda  by Roal Dahl.  “Matilda’s father hates her…  When she was four years old she started going to the library by herself while her mother played bingo, her father was at work, and her brother at school.  Her school teacher is very, very kind and Matilda soon sees how poor she is.”

 

 

 

Shivani reviewed Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos.  “Daisy finds some kittens behind a wall and she spends her holiday money on food for them.”

 

 

 

 

Lauren liked the Magic Kitten series.  “Olivia finds a kitten that is really a magic kitten.  She was going to go to ballet when she found it.”

 

 

 

Samantha enjoys Sue Bentley’s books; “she writes the Magic Kitten series which are about little girls who get to see a magic kitten.”  Bentley is now one of Samantha’s favourite authors.

 

 

 

Amelia reviewed The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton.  “It’s about a boy and two girls and a magic tree.  At the top [of the tree] they have adventures  in different lands.”  Amelia’s favourite character is Moon Face.

Johnsonville BookBuster Reviews

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Take a look at some of the great books that were reviewed at our last BookBuster meeting.

 

 

Avril reviewed Pippi Longstocking. This is about a 9 year old girl who lives with her mum and dad. She has two friends called Tommy and Annika.  Avril told us that over 140 millions books have been sold world wide of Pippi Longstocking and she is a favourite children’s character.

 

 Hayden reviewed The 39 Clues. He has read the 1st and 2nd book and is now reading the 3rd The Sword Thief.  Hayden loves these books.

 

Anton reviewed What Do People Do All Day? Anton thinks this book is great because there are no humans in it. They are all animals. He gave it 7/10.

 

Nathanael reviewed The Complete Peanuts. The Peanut comics are a favourite with Nathanael and he likes Snoopy. He gave it 9 3/4 out of 10

Karori BookBusters

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We would like to share with you some of our  reviews from our August meeting. There will be more coming. Enjoy!

 

Milena reviewed Gobbolino, the Witch’s Cat. It’s about a witch’s cat that doesn’t want to be a witch’s cat. He goes to lots of people’s houses but everyone discovers that he is a witch’s cat. Milena rated it 100/100.

 

 

 

Ella reviewed Ella Enchanted. It’s about a girl that was cursed at birth, but the curse was meant to be a gift. Ella is 11 now and her mother dies in the story but it’s still a fantastic story. Ella (the BookBuster, not the character!) thinks it’s the best book she’s ever read.

 

 

 

Charlotte thought Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is awesome. It’s about a boy called Percy. He’s a Demigod (half god/ half human).  Percy goes on a quest to find the golden sheep skin and meets a 100 eye giant. She gave it 10/10.

 

 

 

Madeline likes Harry Potter Books especially the first one: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She said that it’s very good because Harry Potter finds out he’s a wizard and he has many adventures in this book and its sequels. She rated it 10/10.

 

 

 

Daniel thought that Guinness World Record 2008 is a great book with shining on the front and he likes all its cool and weird records.

 

 

 

 

Olivia likes Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson because it shows what it is like to have divorced parents and no friends. It makes Olivia feel like she was there at the time. Her favourite character is Beauty.

 

 

 

Andrew thinks the book Robots! Draw your own androids, cyborgs & fighting bots by Jay Stephens is an awesome drawing book for people who are into robots. He rated it 9/10.

 

 

Finn thought the book called Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredible Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds) is very funny and he really enjoyed it.

What’s the difference?

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Alligators and crocodiles – they are the world’s largest reptiles and the closest living relatives of the dinosaurs but if you would like to learn what the difference is between them then this book is for you.

I discovered that the word “crocodile” comes from the word krokodeilos (kro-KO-day-los), which means “lizard” in Greek and the word “alligator” comes from the word el lagarto (L la-GAR-toe), which means lizard in Spanish.

I also learnt something new. I discovered that there are two different kinds of alligators and fourteen different kinds of crocodile and the only place in the world were you will find them both together is the southern tip of Florida and the Florida Keys. They can swim up to 6 miles an hour and can stay underwater for as long as two hours.

So if you want to learn more take a look at Alligators and Crocodiles. They are amazing creatures but don’t get too close!

Move over ancient Greek gods

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Rick Riordan author of the amazing Percy Jackson series is now writing about Ancient Egyptian mythology.

The first of The Kane Chronicles is The Red Pyramid. In which Carter and Sadie Kane discover who their parents really were,  get slightly possessed by Isis and Horus (two Egyptian Gods) and have to save the world from being turned into burning chaos. Along the way they get to travel to London, Paris and New York, perform magic, indulge in some kick butt fight scenes, and hang out with a groovy knife wielding cat goddess. What is there not to love about a book like that?