Category: Nonfiction

Hachiko Waits

4/25/2017

Hachiko Waits is a great non-fiction book about a dog who waited at a train station for his master to return for ten years. In the book the main character is a dog named Hachiko, or known as Hachi. He is a small puppy. In the book, the problem of the story is that Hachi’s master died and no one can tell Hachi because he’s a dog. But Hachi doesn’t die because a boy takes care of him for 10 years. I loved the book. It was unexpected when the owner of Hachi died, and it made me feel sad knowing that a puppy waited for his master for ten years, and he didn’t know that his master died. In the end, I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone. -Beck

Molly Pitcher

4/21/2017

In the nonfiction book Molly Pitcher by Augusta Stevenson, Mary (Molly) Pitcher, the main character, has a nice, young childhood on a farm. She wins a cattle competition when she was around 10 years old. Then, she almost gets robbed. When she grows up, she moves to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Once war begins, her husband dies in the war. Her new husband also ends up fighting in the war and dies of heat exhaustion, so, she takes over his cannon that he fired and is a hero. She almost gets hit by a cannon ball from the British, but it just missed in between her legs. She observed that she was lucky it did not go higher otherwise it would’ve caused horrible damage. The main problem in this story is that she wants to fight in the war but she is not allowed to. She ends up going anyway. She saves hundreds of lives with water. I would definitely recommend this book to many of my friends and family because I love how the book held my interest the whole way throughout it, and made me want to keep reading because it was just so interesting. It definitely made me curious to know more about the Revolutionary War and the important people in it. The information was presented clearly enough that a 3rd grader could probably read it. That was one of my favorite parts about the book. -Shae

Where Was Patrick Henry On the 29th of May?

3/27/2017

Where Was Patrick Henry On the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz is an amazing nonfiction story. This story is about Patrick Henry and how is life developed. The main character of course is Patrick Henry and he was a unique character in the world he lived in. The main problem is that Patrick can’t find a job that he likes. I thought it was very amazing that Patrick Henry was an ordinary boy, but he help start the United States of America by being a lawyer. The story had a lot of suspense. It did because you never knew what would end up being his job! The setting was pretty cool because it helped me learn about Virginia back then. The story made me feel lucky that I’m smart and have school to learn. -Jared

Dangerous Crossing

3/21/2017

Dangerous Crossing by Stephen Krensky is a lucky non-fiction story. This story is about John Adams and his son Johnny’s journey to France to get help from France for Revolution. The main character is John Adams. He always stays calm while his ship is getting attacked, struck by lightning (yeah that is true), and in a terrible storm he always stays calm. The main problem is that the journey to France is very tough and unexpected. This story made me always want to keep reading. It did because I thought they weren't going to make it France, and they were going to go back to the colonies. This story made me insanely more curious about the journey of John Adams to France. I hope I can find another book about the treacherous trip of Mr. Adams and his son. -Jared

When Washington Crossed the Delaware

3/21/2017

When Washington Crossed the Delaware is a nonfiction book by Lynne Cheney. This book is about when Washington crosses the Delaware river to fight off the Hessians at the battle of Trenton. The main character in this book is George Washington, the general of the Continental army. The main problem is that the Continentals are running out of supplies and they are losing confidence. I liked this book because it explained good information but in a exciting way. I also liked this book because it was short but packed with information. -Shayan

Who Was Thomas Jefferson

2/28/2017

Who Was Thomas Jefferson was written by Dennis B. Fradin and Illustrated by John O’Brien and it is a non-fiction book. The main character is Thomas Jefferson. The book is about Thomas Jefferson’s life and what he went through to get to where he is today. Some problems he has in this book is that he keeps losing money and he would borrow money from people and not pay them back. I thought this book on a scale from 1-10 was a 10 because i thought it was really interesting. This book wanted me to keep reading because most people know that he wrote The Declaration of Independence but he did a lot more to help this country to get where it is today. -Jack L.

Shays’ Rebellion

2/23/2017

The nonfiction book Shays’ Rebellion written by Monroe Stearns is an excellent way to get facts about Daniel Shays’ rebellion.The main topic in this story is about Daniel Shays rebellion. The main problem in this book is that farmers are in extreme debt and can't pay it off. My opinion of this book is that it was ok. I really did not make me want to read more and keep my interest, but it did give loads of facts. What was weird about this story is that the person who is leading the rebellion is a sergeant for the other side. Overall I think that the book Shays’ Rebellion written by Monroe Stearns is a great read. -Ryan

Penguins

1/31/2017

Penguins by Frankie Stout is a Nonfiction book about penguins. There is no main characters. I like this book because the information was presented in an organized way. It was clear and easy to read. The book also answered all of my questions. It also answered questions I didn't have but are important to know. I like this book a lot and if you ever want to know about naters coolest birds (Penguins) you should read this book. -Peyton

Climate Change

1/24/2017

The book Climate Change by Amanda Bishop is a nonfiction book that talks about how climate change is affecting the world and how we can stop it. There is no main character. The problem is that we need to stop climate change because it is harming the environment. I really liked the book because the topic made me think about how much Co2 I put in the atmosphere, and it answered a lot of my questions about what country has the most pollution. -Kalyan

What Are the Summer Olympics?

1/24/2017

What Are the Summer Olympics? written by Gail Herman is non-fiction and is about the history of the Olympics from the first ever Olympics to the most recent Olympics. This book was really interesting because it told me so much information that have never know about like when the first Olympics and how many sports are in the Summer Olympics. This book made me really curious about what else there is in the games. -Jack