Ayaka's Reading Blog

Suddenly, the men, the woman, and the dogs all arrive. They are all very angry with Edgar. "He took my bike," says a man. "Look at my dress! He did that!" says the woman. The other man says, "He hit my dogs!" "Get him!" they all shout and they all jump on Edgar. (p.23) Edgar is a spy. One day, he wants to give secret plans to a woman. She is a spy for another country. She will give him money for them. But he is not a good spy, so he give them to the wrong person. How can he get them back? Today, I read "I spy." This book is funny and interesting. Edgar is a spy, but he is not a good spy. The day is his first day in his job, but he takes some mistakes. I think the last scene of this book is the most interesting scene. I want to read other books of the series. Waring, R., & Jamall, M. (2006). I spy. Boston, MA. Thomson ELT.

"Not if I can help it," thought the ant. He ran up the man's leg and bit him. The man yelped and dropped the net to clutch his leg. "Thank you my little friend," cooed the dove, as she flew away. And the moral is... One good turn deserves another. (p.22-23) One day, an ant had slipped in to the water. He couldn't swim, so he panicked. And then, a friendly dove flew by and she helped him. The following day, the ant saw the dove. She was trapped by a man. Then, the ant decided to help her and he ran up the man's leg and bit him. Thanks to the ant, the dove was saved. The moral of this story was that one good turn deserves another. After I read it, I thought that I had to return the favor to my friends, family, and so on. Watson, C. (2007). Aesop's Fables. London, UK, Usborne.

You look up though the sunroof just as the tornado passes over the car. Luckily, it doesn't touch down. You see into the funnel, all the way to the blue sky at the top. Lightning flashes all around. Unbelievably, you live! Today, I read "Tornado Alley." The book was written by Lesley Ito. The main character in the book is a writer. One day, his boss told him to travel to small towns and write about them. He went to a small town, and the town was called "Tornado Alley." Then, he met two people, Andy and Jo. They are tornado hunters. Ito, L. (2015). Tornado Alley. Florida and Tokyo. Atama-ii Books.