“There” written and illustrated by Marie – Louise Fitzpatrick is book made for an age group of 7-9. The book is about this person who wants to go somewhere. The persons asks him/herself what she/he can do there, what she will be like there, what things will be like there, and other questions. That’s basically the whole book. I’m not sure what the books message is but, I think it’s talking about when she/he grows up, how will the person change. One connection that I have is when the person was thinking of what would happen there (In the future). I like to think about my future also sometimes. Another connection that I have is when it was again thinking what would happen there (In the future). I know that everyone was wondering what was going to happen when Donald Trump become the president of America. The last connection that I have is when again the person was thinking of what was going to happen there (In the future). In the book “Middle of Nowhere” The boy is scared of what is going to happen in the future if his mom does’t comeback. One thing I liked about the book is the illustration. In conclusion, I didn’t like the book and I personally thought it was just saying the same thing over and over again.

“Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa” written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter is book make for an age group of 9-11. The book is about this woman named Wangari who lived in a small village in Kenya. She harvested the crops and shined in school which gave her a scholarship. 6 years later when she came back to Kenya from collage she realized that the forest was fully chopped down. She thought of planting trees again so that it would turn into a forest again. She thought that planting trees would make Kenya a better place for people. The government wasn’t to excited though. They thought it they would need trained men for it to work. Soon later every woman in Kenya started planting trees too. But the cutting still continued since that was what the government wanted but Wangari didn’t agree so they put her in jail since she kept planting trees. Wangari might have been stopped but the trees didn’t. They grow and now there where millions of trees when there were none a few years ago thanks to her and all the other women. Something I liked about the book is the illustration since it looked really bubbly. One text to self connection I made about the book is when Wangari was mad at the government. I was also mad at the government of America when Donald trump made racist laws. Another Connection I made was when she was again disagreeing with the government. Once I was reading this book and it was about this man who went undercover since his store was just sued by the government. That was a text to text connection. In conclusion, I liked this book and I enjoyed reading it.

“The Fantastic Undersea” written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarina is a book written for an age group of 8-11. The book is about this guy named Jacques who loved the sea and wanted to make movies and share the wonderful things about it with people. After many days of swimming in pools and seas, Jacques was injured and had to go to the hospital. But Jacques didn’t give up and swam in the Mediterranean Sea everyday. One day his friend gave him some googles which changed his life. He could never sea under water so clearly and from that day he started an underwater show and everyone who watched loved it. Nobody had seen someone go underwater and make films of it. Jacques was interested in doing the impossible which is the reason why him and group started making an underwater place where people could live. Shortly after, Jacques realizes that people can’t live without the sun. At the end he found the Cousteau socially where everyone learned about water pollution. In conclusion, liked the book since it inspires me to do something that has never been done before. One of the connections that I had was when Jacques tried to do something no other human being had ever done. (Make an underwater place for people to live). Once I tried to make a lego house when I was a kid but I also shortly after realized there was no way I could. That connection was Text to Self. Another connection I had was when he was making an underwater film. This reminded me of Steve Irwin and his underwater documentaries. That was a Text to Media connection. The last connection is when he was again making an underwater film. It reminded me of when Steve Irwin died and how it was all over the news. That was a test to world connection. As you can see, there are many ways you can make connections to things.

“Bat’s Big Game”, retold by Margaret Read MacDonald and Eugenia Nobati as the illustrator is a book for 7-9-year-olds. It is about this Bat who was going to play soccer. One team was birds and the other team was animals (Mammals). Since Bat had wings like a bird and fur and teeth like mammals he knew he could get into any team. He chose the mammals since he thought they would win, but then when they were losing he switched to the winning team, birds. Then again, he switched back to the animal team since they were winning again. Then the ref stopped the game and told each team to come to him/her. He asked the bird team if Bat was on their team, then he asked the other team if Bat was also on there. After that everyone noticed he was switching team and he got kicked out the game. After that day, Bat practiced every day. I kind of liked the book since I can kind of relate to it. (That’s what one of my friends does). But it was a little repetitive since he kept just switching teams. One text to self connection that I had was at the start when Bat was predicting which team would win and going on that team. One time, I was playing soccer with my friends at Ambleside and I was the caption of a team so I got to choose which players are on my team and obviously I chose the players I knew where good. Another connection I make from the book “Bat’s Big Game” is when he kept switching sides so he could be on the winning team. A few months ago I was reading this book and then this guy was losing a soccer game so he decided to put something really hard in his shoes so that when he kicked it would go faster, longer and stronger. Obviously this is a text to text connection. Another connection I had to this book was when Bat got exposed to cheating in the game. A few months ago I was playing basketball and in the other team, this guy would foul me every-time I went for a layup. One time when I was going for a layup he came from the back and pushed me and I fell really badly. Then the referee said he can’t play anymore until second half. This is a text to self connection since it was something that happened to me. As you can see, you can make many connections to one book just like how I did.