Meredith Johnson

I liked the book, “Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus”. One reason I liked this book was because of the characters. The characters were believable and the situation that occurred in the book could happen in real life. “Sometimes being your best friend is hard, Emily says. For the tryouts, we decide not to be best friends.” In the book both of the girls want to the same part, and since neither of them want to upset one another they decide not to be best friends for the time being. Another show more reason I liked the book was because of the illustrations. The illustrations were life-like and accurately described what was going on in the story. The big idea of this story is to not let things get in the way of your friendship. These two girls let a part in a play get in the way of their friendship but eventually resolved it. show less

The book "How Much Is That Guinea Pig in the Window" is a story about a class of students that are working to raise money for a class pet. It is a very interesting way to talk about and encourage the use of math by using a story that could actually happen. This story is one that is relatable for children because it is about a group of students in a classroom setting. Not only is the story interesting but, it incorporates math. A child could be reading this book and not realize that they are show more doing math at the same time. Since math is a tough subject, this is a great technique to encourage math skills. This book also provided a lot of pictures which can help a child to see the numbers being talked about to help them follow along with the story. This story could actually happen which makes this a realistic fiction. This is book that I would recommend in a math class. show less

Amanda and Emily both want to be Marie in The Nutcracker, but both realize they don’t want the other sad. They pretend to dance badly at the auditions, and get to be snowflakes together- pink snowflakes.

Voting on a guinea pig as a prospective class pet, the students of Mr. Day's class calculate how much recycling they will have to do in order to afford one.