Book Reviews: George Washington Carver Chloe and Hellen Keller Gracelyn

George Washington Carver

My favourite book that I read this year was "George Washington Carver". It was a biography written by David Collins.

The book was set from the 1870's to 1950's. It is about the life of George Washington Carver who was born in the Ozark Hills in Missouri. His parents died when he was very young. He was very poor and people treated him cruelly because he was black. He became an artist and a scientist even though it was very hard for him to learn because he was he was told he wasn't aloud to go to Collage. He relied on God and prayed to him all the time. My favourite part was when he discovered all the things peanuts can be used for to help the farmers who had grown to many peanuts and couldn't sell them

I liked this book because it was an amazing story and it was true.
Chloe

Helen Keller

My favourite book this year was "Helen Keller" written by Margaret Davidson. It was set in Tuscumbia from 1880 to 1968. This book is a biography.

This story is about Helen Keller who got Scarlet Fever when she was 18 months old and became blind and deaf. It was very difficult for her to learn what everything was she couldn't read, write or talk.

My favourite part was when Helen put her hand under water from the pump and understood for the first time what it was and what her teacher's sign language traced on her hands meant. She was very clever and wanted to learn everything she could about the world and how to read, write and talk. She became very famous and travelled with her teacher Annie Sullivan and helped others who were blind or deaf and told them that they could learn too. She even visited President Roosevelt as well as blind or deaf soldiers and encouraged them to want to live.

She was an inspiration to me beacause if she could learn to do so many things when she was blind and deaf, then I can do it too when I can see and hear.
Gracelyn

Description Prairie

Prairie

We live in a small , log cabin on a prairie. Prairie is the French word for Meadow. Most of the time it is sunny with clear, blues, skies. Here we grow corn and wheat.

There are lots of plants and wild flowers. There are very few trees, lots of long grasses and flat open land. There are lots of colourful flowers. Their names are; Indian Paintbrush which are red and orange, Bride's Bonnet which is white, Prairie Violets are purple and yellow, Clover is purple with little orange dots. Feverfew is white with yellow in the middle like a daisy, Zinnias are all the colours of the rainbow. They are all beautiful flowers.

There are lots of different types of animals on the prairie. The Buffalo is big, strong and hairy. The Elk and Deer are big and strong with large antlers. The Prairie Dog is small, cute and hairy. Woodchucks have big cheeks and Gophers have big teeth.

In summer it is hot and dusty but in winter it is cold with strong winds. We get huge storms and tornados. The storm clouds are blue, purple, grey, yellow and green. We also get wild fires that are huge and get out of control.

I do not like to live here because of the fires and storms.
Chloe Laing

The Prairie
I live on the prairie which is very beautiful. It has lots of clear, open land. Prairie is a French word that means meadow.

On my prairie there are very few trees but lots of beautiful wild flowers. Brides Bonnet which is white, purple and yellow Prairie Violets, white Feverfew which can be used as a medicine, Zinnias which have many, many, colours and blue Indian Paintbrush. There are also lots of very thick long grasses.

There are also some very cute and furry animals but they can be pests because the eat and destroy my crops. The big cheeked woodchuck, the long toothed gopher and the cute Prairie Dog.

The scariest and most dangerous part of living on the Prairie are the storms and fires. The storms are normally tornadoes or lightening storms which can be very terrifying. The big, wild fires easily get out of control and can burn everything down.

I love my prairie because it is very beautiful and lovely and peaceful.
Gracelyn Laing