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1.“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is the name of my most favourite book It is written by Mark Haddon. It is my favourite book as I enjoyed reading how the character reacted to different situations.
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2.Synopsis - The book is narrated as though by a 15 year old teenager, who is disadvantaged by having Asperger’s Syndrome which is a form of autism. The teenagers name is Christopher, and he loves mysteries, especially stories of Sherlock Holmes. Christopher is determined to discover who committed the ‘crime’ of killing his neighbour’s dog. Part of ﻿ Christopher’s disadvantage, is that he is unable to process in his mind, emotions and feelings. As a teenager he was dependent on his parents, but as he moved through the narrated story Christopher had to become more independent during his travels. Christopher also had to deal with serious family problems. But the book has a happy and surprising end.

3.The book fits into the genre - of a narrated mystery novel.

4.I read the book a few years ago, and really looked forward each night, to read what the character called Christopher was going to be doing next. I especially enjoyed the specific ﻿ narration, that related to his Asperger’s Syndrome, and his awareness of maths and colours. Christopher ranked colours he saw and disliked “yellow”. And worked out everything in his life by numbers. Those two things dominated his way of thinking. I enjoyed the book because I didn’t realise people lived with Asperger’s Syndrome, and how hard it was for their families. By the end of the book I had come to really like Christopher.  5.I couldn't get the potos in

6.I give this book a rating of 9.5.

** NIC BERNALDO 8D HUMANITIES - BOOK REVIEW 2 ** 1.**Collins Eyewitness Science – Electricity** is the name the book I am reviewing. And it is written by Steve Parker

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2.**Synopsis** - The book is one of a series by Collins Eyewitness Science This book provides information about many aspects of science, and I’ll list a few topics from the Contents page. For example – a mysterious force, ideas about electricity, collecting electric charge, using charges and flow, electricity from chemicals, circuits and conductors, electro magnets, resisting electricity, magnetism, manipulating electricity and the how why and when of electricity. 3.**Genre** - The book fits into the genre - of non-fiction and Science Series.

4.**Collins Eyewitness Science - Elecricity** is one of two books given to me by my neighbours, whose son is now an adult. So the book is from an old series, before computers became available for students use to gain knowledge. I originally chose to read this book because I’m interested in all sorts of science, and I’m a member at Science Works.

It is an easy book to start reading for basic knowledge of electricity, as the contents have text that is easy to understand, and there are lots of illustrations to help understand the text. Also the Index at the back is helpful to find a topic. So even though the book is basic for up to year 7 – you have to start somewhere. 5.**The cover** of the book was difficult to find on the internet – so it was scanned on our home computer.

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6.I give this narrated story a rating of 6.0.

** NIC BERNALDO 8D HUMANITIES - BOOK REVIEW 3 ** 1.**Collins Eyewitness Science –ELECTRONICS** is the name the book I am reviewing. And it is written by Roger Bridgman.

**The Google link** should be found on [|http://books.google.com.au/books but because it is another book of an old series i couldn’t find this link either.]

2.**Synopsis** - The book is another of a series by Collins Eyewitness Science This book provides information about many aspects of Electronics, and the Contents page also has a list of topics in the book. These topics are more advanced than the electricity topics. It starts with What is Electronics, but then it also has some of the electricity topics, before topics of later development s. Some examples are building circuits, filters, frequencies, visual connection, analogue and digital, integrated circuits, making microchips .And the last topic is the future how why and when of electronics. 3.**Genre** - This book also fits into the genre - of non-fiction and is a Science Series.

4.**Collins Eyewitness Science – Electronics** is the other book given to me by my neighbours. So this book is also from the same old series, before we started using computers in schools. I also chose to read this book, because I need to understand Electronics and like to pull apart old electronic items. It is also an easy book for basic knowledge of electronics, because it has the same sort of text and illustrations. But this book is really out dated now, compared with other books and magazines on electronics.

I first had electronics explained to me, when our neighbour came to our home sometimes for hours to work on our computers and laptops. His name is Mike and he talks and explains things as he works, and helped to set up my home laptop.

5.**The cover** of the book was difficult to find on the internet – so the cover was scanned on our home computer.

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6.**Rating** - I give this book a rating of 5.0. because it was more out dated.

**“OF MICE AND MEN”** The google link - []  ﻿ 2.Synopsis - The book Of Mice and Men is a simple story, but the internet article said that in many ways it is the most complex of John Steinbeck’s short books. The story is based on two characters called Lennie and George. Lennie is very strong and well let’s just say he is fairly large, but not one of the smartest people around, and can forget things easily. Lennie respects George and for that reason Lennie dose as George says or Lennie tries to anyway. The storyline is set in the great depression). 3.The book fits into the genre – of historical fiction and tragedy, and it is written from the view of a third person, in the past tense. [] 4.I thought “Of Mice and Men” was a good book, and it would be one of my favourite books. I found it interesting but it could be offensive to some people as I think it’s a bit raciest. I also found the ending confusing and slightly pointless 5.A picture of the character called George is on the cover of the Penquin edition of the book I read. I noticed that other copies of the book have different covers.sorry still don't know how to add photos
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 * 1) “Of Mice and Men” by a very famous author called John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed this book, so when I had to choose my next book, I asked Mr Young to find a similar book, and that book was called “To Kill A mocking Bird”, which will be my next review.

6.I rate this book as 8 out of 10, for the reason it could be better, because I don’t think the ending made much sense, other wise I would have rated it as 9 out of 10.

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 * NIC BERNALDO 8D HUMANITIES - BOOK REVIEW 4**
 * 1) ** “JUST A DOG” ** is the name the book I am reviewing written by Michael Gerard Bauer.
 * Google** link http://books.google.com.au/books?id=aGPZQgAACAAJ&dq=just+a+dog
 * 1) **Synopsis** - this book storyline really has a lot more to say than the simple cover of a dog suggests. The book seems just a collection of interesting and fun anecdotes about a big, goofy dog called Mr Mosely . But the author has used all these stories to convey a more complex story about a family deeply stressed. The Mum and Dad don't have a great relationship in the storyline, and when the recession develops, things go wrong. The Dad loses his job, a baby comes along when the family can't afford it, and a brother-in-law, one of the characters, arouses suspicions in the family. The dog Mr Mosely becomes very sick, and Corey has hard lessons to learn about aspects of life, such as loss, acceptance and hope.
 * 2) **Genre** - This book fits into the genre - Fiction.
 * 3) **“JUST A DOG”** was a book amongst new books, the Librarian was showing our class during Library Session. I choose the story about a dog, because it appealed to me, as we had recently added a new dog to our family. The book is easy to read as the story flows well, and as the reader, I look forward to next anecdote.
 * || //“ Mr Mosely isn’t a pedigreed dog but he is just the dog Corey and his family want: he is loyal, protective and loving. And he is much more than that. He might well be the one thing that holds them all together”//
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 * 1) **Rating** - I give this book a rating of 9.5. because I could relate to some of the anecdote stories, and love my two dogs and their personalities.