The Web Files

So I really enjoyed this book. Found it very funny with it's puns, sight gags and references to old television shows. The only thing is most of the televisions shows (Dragnet, Hawaii Five-0) are well before my time so I'm not sure if everyone will get them.

So I really enjoyed this book. Found it very funny with it's puns, sight gags and references to old television shows. The only thing is most of the televisions shows (Dragnet, Hawaii Five-0) are well before my time so I'm not sure if everyone will get them.

I enjoyed reading the book “The Web Files “by Margie Palatini. One aspect I liked about this book was the writing. The writing in the book included alliteration. Using alliteration in the book allows for students to really think about what they are saying when they read. “’Have any idea who would pick a peck of your perfect purple almost-pickled peppers?’” Another aspect that I liked in this book was the plot. First, the reader finds out that objects are being stolen. Then the detectives question many different people on the farm. Lastly, after questioning many people on the farm, they figure out that the rat was the one stealing. They figured this out because the rat did not have clean hygiene, and the detectives could show more smell the peppers on his breathe that the rat had tried to eat for lunch. There are two big ideas in this story. One big idea is do not steal it is wrong. Another big idea is to make sure you take care of yourself and keep good hygiene. show less

Even though the plot wasn't earth shatteringly deep, Margie Palatini did manage to do an almost perfect recreation of Dragnet in book form. I read the entire book before I remembered how the song was supposed to sound. It's such a classic and she uses it in word form every few pages, but it just didn't click in until the end. The thing that I liked best was the whole cut and dry approach to setting the scene. That's classic Dragnet of course, but it's still pretty brilliantly executed. Overall, Margie Palatini did another great book. That's what she does though. I'd read it again.

In this "mystery" book, there are two ducks who are trying to solve cases that are occurring throughout a farm. First they find that someone has stolen pickled-peppers from the hen, then some tomatoes from the horses and lettuce from the sheep. They thought this could only mean one thing, somebody wanted to make a salad. The ducks knew just who to suspect, the Dirty Rat. When they went to his house they couldn't find any clues, until they saw a piece of lettuce dangling from his chin. He was arrested, tried and convicted on three counts of vegetable vagrancy, offensive bad breath, and not using a napkin to wipe his chin. I thought this was a cute story that helped to explain the process of using clues and investigating to solve a show more mystery. There were several references to other fairytales and the author very suddlely put them into the text and they made perfect sense. This book is a comical and fun read. It is organized into times to make it easier to understand the process of organization and the importance of time. This is a great book for mid-level readers and I think it was very enjoyable to read. show less

"The Web Files" by Margie Palatini is a very cute and clever book for young children. I thought it was very informative for young students to learn about right and wrong along with a tiny glimpse of the justice system. Although this is not a real crime presented in the book, it shows students the different repercussions that stealing can have on a person. I liked how this book gave time intervals to explain what was happening and to teach students about time. This book is definitely meant for a younger audience between ages 5-7. I thought that the illustration was very relatable to the story line and entertaining to see. I also thought that the rhyming within this book helped enhance and entice the reader. It helped the reader engage show more more into the story with its phrasing and the vivid alliteration. show less

The idea of this story is that if you do something bad chances are you can get caught, and one should think before they act. I liked this book because of the engaging writing and well developed plot. The plot of the book was very suspenseful. It leads the reader in different directions trying to figure out who the thief was. First the duck went to question the horses only to find out that the horses has their tomatoes stolen from them. The readers can then continue to question who the thief was. When the investigation was led to the rat, it almost looked as if he was innocent and that the detective would have to look for another suspect. I also like that the book had a lot of alliteration. It makes it fun and engaging for the reader to show more try and say the different phrases such as , “ About how many perfect purple almost picked peppers who you say were pilfered, pinched, and picked, “ It also used the phrase, “…Tub of my tartest tasty tomatoes.” show less