Thursday 27 June 2013

HENRY HUGGINS AND RIBSY

Henry and ribsy
By Beverly Cleary
Henry is the best  character of the Beverly Cleary books in my opinion.In this book henrys dad said he could go salmon fishing but he has to keep ribsy out of trouble.This is not easy all though ribsy is a good dog,but its super hard if ramona the street pest is around.She is bezus's little sister who is henrys friend.Can henry figure a way to keep ribsy out of trouble?





Author bio
 Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. There, Beverly learned to love books.
A Struggling Reader
When the family moved to Portland, where Beverly attended grammar school and high school, she soon found herself in the low reading circle, an experience that has given her sympathy for the problems of struggling readers. By the third grade she had conquered reading and spent much of her childhood either with books or on her way to and from the public library. Before long her school librarian suggested that she write books for children when she grew up. The idea appealed to her, and she decided that someday she would write the books she longed to read, but was unable to find on the library shelves — funny stories about her neighborhood and the sort of children she knew.
Career Path
After graduation from junior college in OntarioCalifornia, and the University of California at BerkeleyBeverlyentered the School of Librarianship at the University of WashingtonSeattle. There she specialized in library work with children. She was the children's librarian in YakimaWashington, until she married Clarence Cleary and moved to California. The Clearys are the parents of twins, now grown.
Advice to Children
Beverly's hobbies are travel and needlework. When children ask Beverly where she finds her ideas, she replies, “From my own experience and from the world around me.” Henry Huggins, written when she was in her early thirties, was her first attempt at writing. Her advice to the many children who write asking for “tips” on writing is for them to read widely while growing up, and when the time comes for them to write, they will find their own way of writing and will not need tips to guide them.

Ottis spofford

 otis spofford
By beverly cleary 
Otis likes to stur up a bit of excitment.When it comes to trouble hes your man,he can make a folk dance a room full of indians.He loves to make spit balls and tease ellen tebbits but one day his teasing goes too far.Hes in it deep by ellen he cut the hair she was growing for months for piggy tails.Otis is scared ellen has some big stuff planned.Not just telling his mum about it.
Follow this link if you would like to buy it     Otis Spofford


 
Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnvilleOregon, and lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. There, Beverly learned to love books.
A Struggling Reader
When the family moved to Portland, where Beverly attended grammar school and high school, she soon found herself in the low reading circle, an experience that has given her sympathy for the problems of struggling readers. By the third grade she had conquered reading and spent much of her childhood either with books or on her way to and from thepublic library. Before long her school librarian suggested that she write books for children when she grew up. The idea appealed to her, and she decided that someday she would write the books she longed to read, but was unable to find on the library shelves — funny stories about her neighborhood and the sort of children she knew.
Career Path
After graduation from junior college in OntarioCalifornia, and the University of California at BerkeleyBeverlyentered the School of Librarianship at the University of WashingtonSeattle. There she specialized in library work with children. She was the children's librarian in YakimaWashington, until she married Clarence Cleary and moved to California. The Clearys are the parents of twins, now grown.
Advice to Children
Beverly's hobbies are travel and needlework. When children ask Beverly where she finds her ideas, she replies, “From my own experience and from the world around me.” Henry Huggins, written when she was in her early thirties, was her first attempt at writing. Her advice to the many children who write asking for “tips” on writing is for them to read widely while growing up, and when the time comes for them to write, they will find their own way of writing and will not need tips to guide them.
































Ramona quimby

                                                                       Ramona Quimby
                                                                      By Beverly cleary
 Mr. Quimby's going to college, Mrs. Quimby's going to work. Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But when school is out she has to go to her grandmas house  and has to get along with a peskylttle girl called willa jean she gets to be mean to ramona. Ramonas life is getting worse every minute like a curse,Romanas family depends on her and she spews up in front of class and cracks a raw egg on her head so now she thinks shes a nuisence to Mrs.Whaley her teacher.
If you would like to buy this book follow this link Ramona Quimby, Age 8



"When it comes to writing books kids love, nobody does it better."
— Ilene Cooper, Booklist
Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and, until she was old enough to attend school, lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. There young Beverly learned to love books. However, when the family moved to Portland, Beverly soon found herself in the grammar school's low reading circle, an experience that has given her sympathy for the problems of struggling readers.
By the third grade she had conquered reading and spent much of her childhood either with books or on her way to and from the public library. Before long her school librarian was suggesting that she should write for boys and girls when she grew up. The idea appealed to her, and she decided that someday she would write the books she longed to read but was unable to find on the library shelves, funny stories about her neighborhood and the sort of children she knew. And so Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, and her other beloved characters were born.
When children ask Mrs. Cleary where she finds her ideas, she replies, "From my own experience and from the world around me." She included a passage about the D.E.A.R. program in Ramona Quimby, Age 8(second chapter) because she was inspired by letters she received from children who participated in "Drop Everything and Read" activities. Their interest and enthusiasm encouraged her to provide the same experience to Ramona, who enjoys D.E.A.R. time with the rest of her class.
Mrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the 2003 National Medal of Art from the National Endowment of the Arts and the 1984 John Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. Her Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 were named 1978 and 1982 Newbery Honor Books, respectively.

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Henry Huggins book review

Henry Huggins and the clubhouse
By Beverly Cleary
Meet Henry Huggins,he is an ordinary town boy.He has a dog and cat called Ribsy and nosy and you know the normal stuff.But when he has plans they're always spoiled,mostly by Ramona the street pest.But will Henry  ,Robert and Murph be able to make a club without pesky little Ramona ruining it?
Will a "no girls allowed" sign make a difference, I don't think so.I recommend this book because then you'll notice how good reading is and you might possibly read more.
If you want to buy this book follow this link Amazon.com: beverly cleary

Bio   

Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. There, Beverly learned to love books.
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Monday 24 June 2013

Book review monday

Hey guys I'm going to be doing book reviews all week ,All the books are by Beverly cleary.
                                                                    Ellen Tebbits
Ellen tebbtits  is a ordinary girl who has brown eyes and dark hair.But Ellen has a very bad secret.She wears.....   Woolen underwear!!But in her dancing school she meets the new girl Austine  when they meet in the closet.Ellen is so relieved that shes not the only one that wears woolen underwear. Austine wears them too. Then these girls bond and are bff's forever.

If you would like to buy this book follow this link      Ellen Tebbits                                                       


                                                               

Thursday 20 June 2013

My volcano

MY VOLCANO
 On this Saturday and Sunday I'm going to be making a volcano.I'm going to make it out of paper mache  I'll paint it brown in it ,I'm going to put sodium bicarbonate and vinegar in it.
Vinegar is an acid and sodium bicarbonate is a base.When they react together they make carbon acid ,which is unstable and then makes water and carbon dioxide that makes the  fizzing.