Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George reviewed by Cole

One of my favorite book series is the My Side of the Mountain Series by Jean Craighead George.  In that series, my favorite is Frightful's Mountain.  In this book, Frighful, the peregrine falcon that Sam Gribley trained in the first book is off on her own adventure.  I love books that give you an animal's perspective and that is what you get in this book:  Frightful's view.  Many things happen to Frightful as she tried to make her way back to Sam, where she instinctively thinks she belongs.   I love all of the information about peregrine falcons and birds of prey that I learned from this book.  I cannot tell you my favorite part because it will give things away--read the book to go on a wild adventure!
Written by Cole, 6th grader

"The One and Only Ivan" reviewed by Josie

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is about a gorilla (Ivan) and an elephant (Stella) that live in the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.  One day a new elephant comes to live there, too. The book is told from Ivan's perspective and I love books told from an animal's point of view.   I would recommend this book because it has funny parts, but also has sad parts.  You end up loving the characters so much in this book!    I loved the little girl in the book named Julia because she loves Ivan and cares about him when others do not.  If you like books about friendship and wonder about whether having animals in captivity is a good thing, this is the book for you!
Written by Josie, 4th Grader

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