Extensive Reading

Tytle: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Author: JONATHAN SWIFT
Pages: 345


Summary
The first voyage was to Lilliput. Lilliputians were very small, so Gulliver looked like huge. Gulliver was convicted of treason among other crimes.
The second voyage was to Brobdingnag, a land of Giants where Gulliver looked like small. He was afraid of them, but his keepers were surprisingly gentle.
Gulliver's third voyage was to Laputa. He met the Stuldbrugs, a race endowed with immortality.
His fourth voyage was to the land of the Houyhnhnms. He enjoyed life in the island, and he didn't want to leave. However, the time had come for him to leave the island. After returning to England, Gulliver felt disgusted about other humans, including his family.

Comment
This story is very famous, but I have never reed it. I didn't lose my interest while reading the book, because many kinds of characters appeared.

Book Rate
★★★★

Extesive Reading

Tytle: Charlotte's Web
Author: E.B.White
Pages: 227


Summary
Mr. Arable found a immature pig, so he tried to kill. However, Fern opposed to him.
She raised a pig named Wilbur.
Wilbur had to move to Zuckerman's farm because she couldn't raise him anymore.
In Zuckerman's farm, he got along with a spider named Charlotte. Charlotte wrote a sentence for him by his thread. It made Wilbur famous.
One day, Charlotte died, and after few days, Charlotte's children came to Wilbur.
Wilbur decided to take care of them, and ask them to write "Charlotte was versatile and sincere. Her memory will not disappear forever" for Charlotte.

Comment
The story is heart-warming.
We can learn the importance of cooperation through the book.
Characters are animals, so very cute!

Book Rate
★★★★★

Extesive Reading

Tytle: ZLATA'S DIARY
Author: ZLATA FILIPOVIC
Pages: 185

Summary
The first part of her diary is like the same diary as other children who live in peace-country. However, the war broke out in her country. The content of diary changed to being about the war. She was very strong even though she lived with no water and electricity.

Comment
I can't believe that my friends are killed by shells. I learned the fear of war through this book. ZLATA spent her childhood in the war, but she always has strong mind, so I respect her.

Book Rating; ★★★★

introduce myself

Hi!
I'm Sakiko Ogura.
I live in Narita.
I have a older brother.
I belong to the cheerleading club. We practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

I am crazy about rice crackers. I eat it everyday. Especially, I like the salty taste one.


I like reading biography.
I can learn many people's way of living through the book, even the writer already dead.