This book is a MUST read for any boy or girl serious about learning how to become a Jedi. Information about the Jedi, their special powers, training, weapons, equipment, spacecrafts, and enemies is clearly illustrated and explained in this enjoyable and fact-filled book about the protectors of the Galaxy. 'May the Force be with you' as you explore the world of the Jedi!

Similar authors: Catherine Saunders

Similar books: Star Wars, Epic Battles; Star Wars, Ready, Set, Podrace; Star Wars, Beware the Dark side by Simon Beecroft

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/6/2009

ISBN-10: 0756631130

ISBN-13: 9780756631130

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Everyone hopes their birthday wish will come true. Igraine's brother wants to be a magician like their parents. He could care less about knights and all those codes of chivalry. But that is exactly what Igraine wants, dreams, and wishes for - to be the best knight ever. Never mind that she is a girl and only eleven, almost twelve. Everything changes on her birthday - she gets a very special suit of armor, her parents become pigs when a spell is said wrong, and then the castle comes under siege. Her brother Albert takes charge, even though his magic skills are still in the beginner's stage, and Igraine is sent on a mission to retrieve giant's hair to reverse the spell on their parents. Igraine's adventures are full of challenges that stretch her abilities. Will she fulfill her quest and return home in time for a happy ending?

Reviewed by: adf

Date read: 2/3/2010

ISBN-10: 0439903793

ISBN-13: 9780439903790

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For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Meggie, and her father have been on the run, often fleeing in the middle of the night. Meggie learns that her father, who repairs, and binds books for a living, has a secret. He can 'read' fictional characters to life, and one of those characters is after them. This is book one of the Inkheart trilogy. If you like this, look for Inkspell and Inkdeath.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0439852706

ISBN-13: 9780439852708

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Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0

'Jack and the Beanstalk' by E. Nesbit is a rich retelling of the traditional Grimm's fairy tale, 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. This author cleverly weaves this story to include the reader in the adventures of a foolish boy who sells his family's only procession, a cow, for a handful of beautiful beans. The plot is predictable but the enriched story and illustrations spin a magic all their own.

Similar authors: Amanda Askew; Candance Fleming; H.C. Andersen; Steven Kellogg

Similar books: Grimm's Fairy Tales by Deanna McFadden; A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz; Little Red Riding Hood by Gennadii Spirin; Jacques and de beanstalk by Mike Artell; The Pied Piper's Magic by Steven Kellogg; Jack and the Beanstalk: The graphic novel by B.A. Hocna

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/27/2011

ISBN-10: 0763621242

ISBN-13: 9780763621247

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Sensai Wu writes in his journal, 'Heroes who can find humor in even the most terrifying situations are often the ones most able to survive.' This is one of the things that make Jay so valuable to the Ninja team. He is always quick with a joke, but he can also cook and he is a talented inventor (even if his inventions don't always work). Of course, like all the ninja, he is skilled in spinjitzu. In this story, Jay and Kai leave the Ninjago camp and go into a nearby town to get supplies. Once in town, they find the store keeper in trouble and themselves the prime suspects in a murder attempt. Can Jay's sense of humor and his skill at inventing save them from the angry and suspicious townspeople? This is one of four early chapter books which each focus on a different Ninjago character.

Similar books: Cole: Ninja of Earth; Zane: Ninja of Ice; Kai: Ninja of Fire

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 12/21/2012

ISBN-13: 9781451744729

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