Hummingbirds

Title:HUMMINGBIRDS

Author Jolyon Goddard

Topic

Who or what is the book about? The book hummingbirds is about where they live and eat,and it just so happens that these marvelous creatures are amazing at flying too.

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.They are very pretty.   2.You can make hummingbird food 3.They fly very fast   4.They have long beaks 5.Female hummingbirds are green

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.Hummingbirds they have 335 species. 2.Hummingbirds feed on 150 types of flowers. 3.A female hummingbird builds a nest before finding a mate. 4.Hummingbird legs are too weak for walking. 5.Hummingbirds feed themselves all day.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.chicks	Young birds
2.camouflaged	Shaded blend with background
3.fledglings	Young birds that have adult wings
4.iridescent	Changing color seen at angles
5.nectar	Liquid made by flowers
6.migrate	Moving from one place to another

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

I love this book because it has lots of facts in the book and very interesting.

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Foal to Horse

Nonfiction Book Review

Title:Foal to Horse

Author Discovery Kids

Topic

Who or what is the book about? This book is about how a foal grows into a horse.

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic. (write in complete sentences) 1.How a foal grows up into a horse it tells where the foal comes out also it tells how the mamma takes care of the foal. 2.A lifecycle of a foal to a horse and how it tells the years of the foal to a horse. 4.How a foal is born and what it is like to grow up to a horse. 5.How a foal grows and also how it goes from days to years to having its own foal.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.How a horse can have a baby/foal and also where it comes out. 3.What food a foal eats this is important because some food is bad for foals to eat. 4.How a foal makes friends also to see who is in charge in the big or small herd. 5.How a foal gets to know who is in charge so they do not get into trouble.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.Foal	Baby horse.
2.Hours	A kind of time.
3.Horse udder	Where the milk is stored.
4.Boss	Someone who is in charge.
5.Herd of horses	When horses run and stick together.
6.Saddle	The thing you get on when you ride a horse.

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

I would recommend this book because it has a lot of facts about horses and foals.

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Mysteries of Giant Humanlike Creatures

Nonfiction Book Review

Title: Mysteries of Giant Humanlike Creatures

Author:Kathryn Walker

Topic

This book is about giant creatures like Bigfoot, Yeti and the Wildman of china.

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.Bigfoot lives in North America. 2.The wildman lives in China. 3.The yeti is very dangerous and lives on the snowcaps of the Himalayan mountains. 4.Some Neanderthal people may have interbred with the Cro-Magnons. 5.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.The yeti is brown. 2.The wildman is brown and hairy. 3.The asian alma is a monkey. 4.The Asian Alma is brown and hairy. 5.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.undergrowth	bushes
2.hoax	trick
3.logger	A person who cuts down trees
4.summit	The highest point of a mountain
5.centuries	Hundreds of years
6.ancient	Something from a very long time ago

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

I would not recommend this book because there are not many good facts. Second, there are not real myths.

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Germany

Nonfiction Book Review

Title:Germany

Author:Sarah Tieck

Topic

The topic of the book germany is all of the cities in germany,its history and the life they live in now.Also the kings and queens of germany.

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.That the Nazi took over germany. 2.Germany has lots of cities and a couple castles. 4.Germany is in the center Europe. 5.People talk with a german accent.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.One thing is that ancient germany was ruled by tribes around the year 500, many of the groups united under the franks. 2.Charlemagne was a powerful ruler in germany. 3.After germany losing world war 1,germany lost power and colonies. 4.In 1933,Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party took control of Germany. 5.Traditional German foods include bread,cheese,pastries,sauerkraut,and sausages such as bratwurst.People drink coffee and milk.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.Nazi	A member of the national socialist german workers party
2.bratwurst	A type of sausage
3. Federal republic	A form of government in which is when people choose a leader
4.unite	To come together in a group
5.world war 1	A war fought in europe from 1914 to 1918
6.world war 2	A war fought in europe,asia,and africa from 1939 to 1945

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

Yes. It tells about the history of germany.

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Crystal Creations

Nonfiction Book Review

Title:Crystal Creation

Author:not sure

Topic

Who or what is the book about? Crystal Creation

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.a crystal is a solid material made of atoms. 2.a crystal is made of molecules also. 3.the shape of a crystal is determined by shape of minerals molecule. 4.some crystals such as diamonds take billions of years to form naturally. 5.a crystal is an repeated three-dimensional pattern.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.this experiment works only at night because real crystals cannot form naturally for 24 hours. 2.the list of things i saw are:clean jar,hot water,pack of powdered alum,two spoons,pipe cleaners,paper clip,pencil,paper towel. 3.it only works overnight for this experiment because if it does not grow overnight then it won't form naturally. 4.if they have time to grow most minerals dissolved in water will form crystals. 5.this experiment will work overnight.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.atoms	A three dimensional pattern
2.molecules	A shape of a determined shape
3.naturally	Something that forms its own shape the way it’s supposed to from
4.experiment	Something that you try
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Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

I would because it talks all about the way it forms and how does it form and the way it actually is supposed to be.

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