Evan

**//__Evan's Reading Log__// ** Teacher Goal:

Class read: **//__Number the Stars by Lois Lowry__//**



non-fiction- plants: **//__ Once There Were No Trees by Claudia Johnsen Ph.D .__//**

This is a great book about what life would be like without trees. People got tired of trees and cut them down. Then they missed the trees, so a little boy found an acorn & planted it. Then everyone was happy again. I learned that trees are used to make houses, food, and clean our air. This book made me appreciate trees, and just how important they are for us more than ever.

non-fiction- animals: **//__The Wolf-Night Howler__//** This is a great book about wolves. I learned that the leaders of the pack are called the alpha male & female. When the pups are about two months old, the adults move them to a meadow. The pups first come out of the den when they are about six weeks old. I rate this book 5 stars.

historical fiction: **//__"The Man in The Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas__//**

This is a great book. I loved it when Philippe had to put on the iron mask. The iron mask was very big and heavy. Philippe was very brave. He tried to steal the throne from his twin brother, King Louis XIV of France. ( That is why he had to wear the iron mask.) Louis was a bad king. Louis locked people in the bastille if they said bad things about him, or wrote bad poems about him. Philippe was a very kind person. Philippe stole the thrown because he did not want France to have a bad king. Philippe's parents had him thrown in jail, because they did not want to have to choose one brother over the other to be the next king. Philippe did finally become king. He and his brother were identical twins. The bishop told Philippe that he was going to secretly put his brother in jail,and make Philippe the king. Fouquet found out about this and told D'artagnan. D'artagnan reported it to King Louis. King Louis was released and Philippe had to be stranded on an island for the rest of his life wearing an Iron mask. The iron mask was a punishment so no one would recognize him, and it would be heavy to wear. I recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction books. I rate it five stars.


 * Personal Goal: ​**

My goal is to finish: **//__"The Name of This Book is Secret" by Pseudonymous Bosch__//** This is the BEST book EVER!!!!! I loved it when the Midnight Sun spa burned down and Cass, Benjamin, and Max-Ernest barely made it out alive! I recommend this book to anyone who likes humorous mystery books. 5 stars!


 * Extra reading:**



**//__Who Was King Tut by Roberta Edwards__//**

This is a non- fiction book about King Tut. I learned that his real name is Tutankhamun. He got married when he was 10, and died when he was only 18 or 19 years old! The egyptians worshiped many different gods & goddesses, such as Thoth, the god of the moon, Anubis, the god of cemeteries, and Isis, the goddess belived to protect children. The kings & queens of egypt are called pharoahs. The egyptians also belived in something called the afterlife. After someone dies, they come back in the afterlife. They have to journey to a place called the land of the dead. If they can afford it, whoever buries them will put a book in their tomb that has spells to help them get there called the book of the dead. When they get there, their heart will be on a scale with a feather on the other side. If their heart is lighter than the feather, they have lived a good life, and will get to go to the land of the dead. If their heart is heavier than the feather, they have lived a bad life, a monster will eat their heart, and they will not get to go to the land of the dead. This was a great book! :-)

I agree on Evan's choice of books. **Terri Anderson** I agree with Evan's choices also! The summary of King Tut is very interesting! Mrs. Petty 1/24/10

HI EVAN - YOUR WIKI IS AMAZING! WHEN I READ THE SUMMARIES AND REVIEWS, I WANT TO READ ALL THESE BOOKS! GREAT JOB! MRS. PETTY 2/8/10