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Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, has 139 pages of silliness with Mr. Popper, Mrs. Popper, their children, and their 12 famous penguins. The story first starts out with Mr. Popper wanting to go to the Poles. He writes a letter to Admiral Drake, an explorer in the South Pole. When Admiral Drake gets his letter he sends him a present, a PENGUIN! He names him Captain Cook, and the whole family has all kinds of fun with him. But, When Captain Cook gets sick no one can find out what is wrong wit him. Luckily Mr. Popper thinks to takes him to an aquarium. When he returns he has another penguin! He names her Greta, who lays 10 eggs, one every three days. The average Arctic Penguin only lays 2 eggs per season. Mr. Popper trains the penguin family and the Poppers become famous! I would recommend this book, but it was not one of my favorites.

The Murder of King Tut, a Plot to Kill the Boy-King

The Murder of King Tut,

a Plot to Kill the Boy-King

The Murder of King Tut, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard, is a non-fiction thriller about the life of the famous boy-king, the famous discover, Howard Carter, and the discovery. It has 332 pages and every one is terrific! This documentary tells about the good and the bad and the before and after. Carter has been employed several times and this time he thinks this is the last time when a wealthy man named Lord Carnavon, hires him he is sure to find the "untouched" tomb. Soon he finds himself in competition with another group of diggers that are also looking for the tomb of the famous boy king. In the end Carnavon and Carter find the "untouched" tomb they had been longing! I would definitely recommend this book, I thought it was my favorite!!!

Boy of the Painted Cave

Boy of the Painted Cave

Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel is 158 pages filled with action and sorrow. The main characters are Graybeard, Volt, Ram, Tao, who wants to be able to draw. But, unfortunately, it is taboo in their clan. The solution in the end was Tao becomes a cave painter, his dream.

Tao and Volt dislike each other because they both have many different opinions. Volt and clan don't allow Tao to do things he likes to. One of the conflicts is that Volt does not like wolf dogs, but Tao thinks they are great hunters and companions. Also Tao thinks everyone should be able to draw as they please.Thankfully, all of these issues are solved in the end by Tao becoming a ave painter.

Quickie Blog:No More Magic

No More Magic

No More Magic, by Avi, is 138 pages of mystery. The main character named Chris gets his favorite bike stolen , but none of the clues match up. He thinks that some kind of alien took it. His friend Muffin also had something taken and thinks it is the same "creature" that took Chris' favorite green bike. Will he find it or not? Read the book and find out!