Excellent Reads

WILD FRIENDS: ORANG-UTAN ADVENTURE by Linda Chapman and Michelle Misra Illustrated by Rob McPhillips 75 pp. Red Fox. £4.99. (Ages 5 and up) ISBN 9781849416955 Rating: 3 Stars     This book is about Emily and Molly who are going to Borneo to see orangutans with Emily’s mom and dad, but there are some loggers that are destroying the rainforest.     My least favourite part was the ending of the story because Emily did not stop the loggers! And then she even went back to look at more animals rather than trying to stop the loggers. I would try to sort out the problem if I was in her shoes.     I like that in the book Emily and her friend and family explore the rainforest like what I did. But, we did different things like Emily cuddled orangutans, and I saw monkeys. I think the age for the book should be 5-8 because the book is not scary at all !!!. I will give this book 3 stars. also on the Guardian Children's Books Site

FRANKIE VS THE MUMMY'S MENACE Frankie's Magic Football book 4 by Frank Lampard Illustrated by Mike Jackson 112 pp. Hachette £4.99. (Ages 5 and up) ISBN 9780349001630 Rating: ? Stars     This book is about four characters that are friends and go on a school trip. Suddenly they start to play football at the museum, so the teacher called Mrs Murray tells them off. But suddenly they go on a magic adventure to the pyramids to see the king's sister. But they did not have any football tickets for the ancient king.     I liked the book because I like football – mostly for tackles! I think 6 and 7 year olds will like this book because it is about time travel and because the book is short. I like the ways that the writer makes the book exciting and fun to read. also on Guardian Children's Books Site

MR MOLE AND THE MOST POWERFUL BEING IN THE WORLD by Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters Illustrated by Didier Conrad 32 pp. International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Ltd. $10.99. (Ages 5 and up) ISBN 9781906345884 Rating: 3.5 Stars This book review is about Mr Mole trying to find a smart husband for his daughter to marry. And the man Mr Mole wanted her to marry was in the sky, but every time they said no. I think 7 year old children in the Infants Years would like this book because I am 7 and I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed this book but it is a little boring because the same thing basically keeps happening, so I will give this book 3 and a half stars.

I AM BATMAN By Catherine Hapka. Illustrated by Adrian Barrios and Kanila Tripp. 30 pp. HarperCollins Children's Books. £2.99. (Ages 5 and up). ISBN 9780007865109 Rating: 5 Stars [INTERVIEW-STYLE REVIEW] What is this book called? I am Batman. What is this book about? Batman. Who is in the book? Batman and the Joker, other people too. What happens in the story? Batman have a car and he has a really big thing that goes really fast and he lives in a building and he have a Batman costume. And there's lots of nice people and there's the Joker. When the Joker comes someone thinks he's a clown and then kills everybody before all his smoke and makes them die. And the baddy have lots of money and the baddy took a big money bus and he hit a money bus guy and he throwing him on the road. He got a favourite piece of paper and a painting. And some person helps him. What is the best thing about the book? The good people and the Batman. And the Batman took money the Joker put. An...

THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE By Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. 64 pp. Puffin. £5.99 (Ages 5 and up) ISBN 9780141323756 Rating: 5 Stars I really liked this book it actually is my favourite book. This book is about an enormous silly crocodile. Who wants to eat all the children and does lots of tricks on them but all the animals tell the children to run away. But elephant swings the enormous crocodile round and then the crocodile flew to the sun and burns up like a sausage. and my favourite part is when the crocodile tries to eat the children. I think 3,4,5 and 6 year olds should read this wonderful book. (communicated by Agustinia ligabuei ; written by Bellusaurus sui )

MRS FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH By Robert O'Brien. 208 pp. Penguin Books Ltd £5.99. (Ages 8 and up) ISBN 9780140307252 Rating: 4.5 Stars This book starts off good and ends good. It's about a mother mouse whose name is Mrs Frisby and whose husband died. But what happens when she is sent to see an owl and the rats of NIMH? To find out read the book. I think that 7, 8 and 9 year olds should read this book because it's a story for those ages and because of the moral which is to be brave and never give up.