Book of Jonah

In my opinion, the book was fair. Though it has an exciting climax and detailed events, the ending was confusing because the book ended in the second year of world war two. I really wanted to know what is going to happen to Sophie and her family because if you know very little about world war two you would want to know when did the Allies free France. In other books, authors tell you about the whole years of world war two with important details. In this book, I think there are some parts that…

The Renaissance brought many inventions to life, but one of the greatest creation is the print and press created by Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes was born in Mainz, Germany in 1395. Before his creation of the the print and press, he printed cards, pictures, designs, and patterns on clothes. Gutenberg never married nor did he have kids, his life was surrounded around his business. His printing experience started in 1438, created the press in 1440, and printed the 42-Line Bible in 1454-1455.…

cut in their library budget every year, leaving less money to purchase quality books for their collection. Therefore, it is essential for school libraries to host a book fair at least once a year rather through Barnes and Nobel, Scholastic, and Reading Warehouse. “The book fair is a common staple for many school libraries to earn free books” (Pentland, pg.112). My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of came at a better time. Prior to the fair, I was…

Why the Printing Press is Critical to Western Civilization Many people today would be horrified if they were not able to update their Instagram account every few hours, not be able to read the daily newspaper, or if they broke their Snapchat streak. Before the invention of the printing press, these normal things would seem impossible. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention is critical to all these activities and Western Civilization. The invention of the printing press was vital to Western Civilization…

Puppy’s Find by Heather Payer-Smith is the first wordless picture book I chose to evaluate. The book has a sequentially organized plot that provides a framework for children who are just developing their own organizational skills. The book walks the reader through a dog going outside to berry a bone and come back inside the house. The depth of detail is appropriate for the level of children it is simple pictures with lots of colors to catch the child’s attention. If the child is a pet owner,…

There is a common view that book censorship has been around possibly as long as the written word, although it has been executed in many different ways and enforced by a variety of authority figures throughout the years. One of the most memorable exercises of book censorship happened back in the 1600’s and continued scattered throughout history, through the action of book burning. However, these were the most severe cases and there has been a great…

It's been a long awhile since Rudy has died from the huge bombing. Rudy finally got his kiss the one he always wanted from the book Thief (Liesel). But for Liesel she lost something special that she thought she would never need. Now I have Rudy in my hands and taking him to where he will be living for ever in the dark. But I will take Liesel soon so Rudy will see the Book thief and I will finally have her in my hands. Rudy POV: “I hear Liesel calling RUDY! RUDY! Where are you?” “Rudy are you…

I am reading the science fiction book Amulet The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi. This book has 187 pages. According to Jeff Smith the creator of BONE, “Five-no three pages into this book you will be hooked.” I think this book is for struggling reader. I say this because this book is a graphic novel. The protagonist in the book is Emily. She has this amulet that can shoot this weird lightning like power if she focus. She is brave and wants to find her mom because the antagonist took her mom…

in past years have done this through the use of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. But because of use of certain language in the book it was pulled from some school curriculum. In the case of the Drake school their copies of the book were burned. Author of the book Kurt Vonnegut responded by writing a letter to the Drake School Board about how “...angered, sickened, and saddened,” he was by their actions (Vonnegut). I think the copies of the book should not have been burned, and should have been…

The book “Deaf Hearing Boy” is way more than just a story about a hearing boy. It has a really big and important meaning to it about how deaf people used to be treated, but also how they still are treated. This book is a story about R. H. Miller’s life story and the complications he had to face being one of the four brothers all whom were hearing and his parents being deaf. His parents had a hard life to try and make it through. They loved the urban life. They felt as if the deaf community was…