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It was a very, very good photo. And it was mine, just mine. (p.8)  The main character is Kenji Harada in this book. Everyone calls him Ken. He takes photos, it's his job. He is a photographer. One day he recieved a request from an Agency. The content of the requests is to take the photograph of two people. Two people are Takahanada and Kumiko Okada. Takahanada is a famous sumo star in Japan. Kumiko Okada is a beautiful actress. Ken thought that he could sell a good photo of them for millions of yen. But there were already many people there. He gave up it, and he was a hungry and thirsty. He went to the coffee shop. Just then, Takahanada and Kumiko Okada happened to come along. He took the photo and he was very happy. But he almost died because of that photo... If you are interested in this book, please read it. Sue, Leather. (2001). The Big Picture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

"And he's ... stealing the Mona Lisa!" (p.3) Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. He has lots of friends in Paris. One of them is Céline. She paints pictures and is very beautiful. Céline's home is at the Louvre. Marcel often goes there for dinner. One day he arrives with some pink flowers. There is a guard at the door. He doesn't know him, he thinks he must be new. Marcel had a meal with Céline, after that he walks across the floor. He is very happy. Then he stops. The room is dark, but he can see something. There was a man with a long knife. He stole the Mona Lisa. The thief smiles and picks up the bag, but a second later he puts it again. Marcel thinks "It's now or never." He runs along the wall very fast, climbs up the tall, black bag, and jumps inside it... If you are interested in the rest of that story, please read it. Stephen, Rabley (1998) Harlow: Pearson Education

The man's hair and eyes were dark. He wore trousers, a jacket and a tie and had a black bag in one hand. "This is Erik Van Delft," said Shepherd. (p.6-7) The characters of this book are Harley Kirkpatrick and Annie Shepherd. They are journalist and wrote an article. The content of this article is about smuggling is done in Africa. Diamonds are important for a number of countries in Africa. But in some countries people buy guns with the diamonds. It call these diamonds "blood diamonds" because many people die from the guns. One day they were received a new information. A businessman named Erik Van Delft is involved in smuggling, also he is in London now. They chase that person. Kirkpatrick is a passionate man. I thought that he was a reckless person. Shepherd is clever, but I thought that she cannot live without a net. They are two contrasting people. Can they reveal a secret of the smuggling organization? If you are interested in this book, please read it!

"When I'm twenty-six," he thought, "I'm going to meet a woman, the woman I want to marry." (p.6) The main character of this book is Dino. Dino was 21 years old and worked in a hotel in the beautiful city of Venice. He has a dream. He is going gets married at 26 years old and when he was 30 years old, he wants to become owner of the hotel. But the plan collapsed, because he met Carla. She says "I have a lot of money, I will buy a hotel for you. So let's get married." Then they got married, and they found a beautiful hotel. Carla bought it for Dino, and he called it "Hotel Casanova." At first it is smoothly. But she had a strong desire for exclusivity. Moreover she did shocking confession. She killed her husband for Dino. He knew it and scared her. One day he meet Maria again, then he noticed he really love Maria. So, they escape from Carla... This story is interesting for me. What will happen to him? If you are interested in this b

"You are my Englishman now. Come!" (p.14) Pocahontas is daughter of the King Powhatan. Three ships left England and sailed to America. They purpose is reclaim land and make a new colony. The Englishman were happy. Indians were not able to stop it, because the Englishman has a gan. So, Indians were not happy. On the other hand the Englishman were not able to completely rule, because they were not able to live if they didn't get food from Indians. One day John smith who is a Englishman was caught, but he is friendly. So, King let Pocahontas watch him. She fall in love, but John Smith is a white man. It was unrequited love. After that she married other man. Then she was made to hear that he died. But he is alive... Pocahontas is an actual person. I didn't know it. This story is sad a little. I want to watch Pocahontas's movie. If you are interested in this book, please read it! Tim, Vicary. (2000). Pocahontas . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

"Um," I said, "I think Jack Daly was left-handed." (p.13) I read this book. First I thought this story is love story, but it was mystery. The main character is Flick, she is a detective. She met Dr. Jack at a party. She found a congenial spirit in him. They made a date for Friday. But he shot himself fatally with a pistol. He was left handed, however he held a pistol in the right hand. So, she doubted a murder. One day she finds a doubtful woman, but she said "No! I didn't kill him". This book is very interesting. Who is a true criminal? If you are interested in this book, please read it! I recommend that everyone read this book. Sue, Leather(2003). Bad Love . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

"The lottery! I'm this week's winner, Mum! Look - six winning numbers. I'm rich!"(p.6)   I read this book. I thought Emma is very poor. She buys a ticket for the lottery every week, and puts the ticket carefully in her bag. But Emma's bag was stolen and the lottery was win. I became very sad. After that Emma found a criminal, however there was no evidence that he was a criminal. Also Jason who is a criminal was not able to prove that he was in the house. So, they employed a lawyer each other. However, I thought. It is a lawyer to be able to profit most. I thought that it was evil lawyer. "Colin, shall we get a new car? A Mercedes, perhaps?" This sentence is the last sentence. I read this sentence, I was angry and sad. I want to live honestly. Everyone please be careful not to be deceived! Rosemary, Border. (2000)  The Lottery Winner . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Dorothy lives in Kansas, USA, but one day a cyclone blows her and her house to a strange country called Oz. There, Dorothy makes friends with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. But she wants to go home to Kansas. Only one person can help her, and that is the country's famous Wizard. So Dorothy and her friends take the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, to find the Wizard of Oz... I thought Dorothy is an active girl. Magic word to go home is impressive. The magic word is "East, west - home's best." I think it means hometown is the best. I want to meet the Cowardly Lion and make friends. Please read it!

"The ship is stuck on the rocks," said Jane. "People are in danger. If you help us, we can rescue them." They ran to the lifeboat station. Jane loaded things on to a donkey. She gave the children long poles to carry. Children's idea is very good. This book is easy to read. I thought that I must be careful when I get on board a ship. I want to help another person.

They saw an octopus. Oh no! It was sitting on a chest. They couldn't look inside the chest with an octopus sitting on the lid. They blew bubbles at the octopus. The octopus didn't like the bubbles so it swam away. "Good!" thought the children. "Now we can look inside." I want to do a treasure hunt. This book is easy to read. I want to see a big octopus. If there is trasure in front of you, what would you do?

"I'm not a thief. I'm an innocent man," shouts Brown. He is angry because he is in prison and the prison guards hate him. Then one day Brown has an idea. It is dangerous - very dangerous. This book is easy to read. Why was Brown arrested? Can Brown escape? Check it yourself. Please read it!!

Pony Island is full of magic and excitement. Star is determined to win the beauty contest - at any cost. Moonbeam wants a coat like a rainbow and Bluebell is trying to cast her first spell. But all three are about to find out that magic isn't as easy as it looks. The picture of this book is very beautiful. I want to see magic ponies. This book is difficult for me a little. I think I must study English more. 

Mac was strong, but he wasn't fast. The tiny dinosaur ran circles around him. Mac felt dizzier and dizzier, until....   he thudded to the floor in an exhausted daze.  CRASH!  This book is a collection of short stories. The picture of this book is pretty. It is easy to read. Please read it!!

Billy isn't strong or handsome, but he is kind. One day, he is kind to someone who gives him the best present of his life - a goose. It's just the start of the fun in this jolly classic by the Brothers Grimm. Billy is very kind. So, I want to make friends with Billy. Finally it was good that he was rewarded. I've just remembered "黄金のがちょう." I want to see it with a video.

Hansel and Gretel are lost and starving in the deep, dark forest. Even stale bread and a scary stepmother would be better than endless trees. Then they spy a house made of chocolate and cake. Surely it's too good to be true... I want to see this story's house. I think Hansel and Gretel is very clever. I'm going to read the Japanese edition. 

"You? Go to the ball?" said Cinderella's stepmother. "You must be joking. You belong in the kitchen." But Cinderella's fairy godmother has other ideas. With a wave of her wand, the magic begins. Cinderella's life is about to change forever. Cinderella is one of the favorite stories. I think Cinderella is very kind. I want to make friends with Cinderella. This story makes me happy!  

You are in a small plane, going across the Rocky Mountains. Suddenly, the engine starts to make strange noises...  Soon you are alone, in the snow, at the top of a mountain, and it is very, very cold. Can you find your way out of the mountain?  We must do a right choice to survive in this book. I can choose the choices, so it is interesting. please do it!!

The empty centre of Australia. The sun is hot and there are not many people. And when Bill meets a man,  alone, standing on an empty road a long way from anywhere, he is surprised and worried.  And Bill is right to be worried. Because there is something strange about the man he meets. Very strange. This book was a little difficult for me. It was a mysterious view of the world. People use the airplane to call a doctor in Australia. I don't know it.  Do you know it?? 

Some babies hatch from an egg. A mother duck makes a nest by the water. She lays her eggs in the nest. She sits on the eggs so they stay warm. Then the ducklings hatch. Some babies don't hatch from an egg. They are born from their mother. A baby zebra is born from its mother. The mother cleans the baby and then it can stand up and walk. It can run when it's one hour old! young Animal has eight chapters: 1.Babies 2.Parents 3.Help 4.Danger 5.Food 6.Homes 7.How Animals Learn 8.How Animals Grow Up This book can know about  characteristic of the animal. What animal do you like? Please read it!

A planet goes around a star. Eight planets go around the sun. The sun and its planets are called the solar system. The planets are all different. Jupiter is big and Mercury is little. Venus is hot and Neptune is cold. Saturn has lots of rings. Many planets have moons. A moon goes around a planet. Earth has one moon. We call it the moon. Some planets have lots of moons. In the Sky has eight chapters: 1.The Sky 2.At Night 3.The Sun 4.Day and Night 5.Stars 6.Planets 7.On th Moon 8.Into Space It became particularly hot recently. Let's drink water well!!

The dolphin jumps out of the water, and little fish are scared. They swim away, and then the dolphin can catch them! The dolphin gets air with a blowhole on its head. On sunny days, the basking shark swims at the top of the ocean. It can eat lots of plankton there. Plankton is its favorite food.  At the Beach has eight chapters: 1.The Beach 2.Sand and Rocks 3.In Rockpools 4.Near the Beach 5.In the Ocean 6.In the Air 7.At the Coast 8.Fun at the Beach I like dolphin, so my favorite chapter is 5. This book was interesting! Please read it.

London, November 1798 Jenny Tinker is fourteen. She and her father, Sam, work in Covent Garden market. They sell fruit and vegetables. The Tinkers get up early every morning and work very hard. One day after work Jenny sees a man. He is running and he has got a watch in his hand. "Here - take this," he says, and gives Sam the watch. "There's the thief! He's got my watch - stop him!" says old man. "You're coming with us," two policemen say to Sam. They do not listen to Jenny's story. Jenny did various things to help her father. I think she is very brave. Sam has met with a chapter of accidents. I read this book, I was impressed.

Dive into the undersea world of mermaids and join in their amazing adventures. Harmony braves the spooky Pirates' Graveyard. Marina takes on her rivals in the Great Seahorse Race. And dance-crazy Coral makes a bargain with King Neptune. I like mermaids,. I like the story of the mermaid too. I want to see mermaids and I want to talk them. The picture of this book is pretty. Please read it!

Jake looks at the beautiful tall girl in her carnival costume. Their eyes meet and she smiles at him. Suddenly, he knows. It's love! Jake's new friends are standing and waiting for him. But he walks away from them. He can only see Maria. Mel talks to Jake but he doesn't hear her. She looks at Maria and she understands. Jake fell in love with Maria at first sight. He want to take her picture. So, he has stolen a camera. What happens to him after this? Please read it!

Suddenly, Gran opened the door of the shed. "Surprise!" she said. The children looked inside. They all gasped. "I've made a nature laboratory," said Gran. "We can do the nature project in here. It will be fun." I thought she is very interesting Gran. I also want such a Gran. She has a wide knowledge of many things. I want to do the nature project.

The apatosaurus ran into the water. "What an enormous splash!" said Wilf. Nadim looked frightened. "Oh help!" he called. Another dinosaur was coming and it looked very fierce. "Let's get out of here," yeeled Chip. I want to see dinosaurs and I want to take pictures! I especially like " Plesiosaur ". Which dinosaur do you like?

It is raining. The sky is grey.  Carla goes to the market. She looks at the umbrellas. She likes a red umbrella. It's very smart. It costs ten dollars. Carla is a student. She doesn't have much money. A woman is selling the umbrella. Carla looks at the woman.  "I can give you seven dollars for that umbrella," she says.  "OK, young lady," says the woman. "This is your lucky day. give me seven dollars. The umbrella is yours." Carla bought the umbrella, but it was stolen soon. However this story becomes the happy ending. Please read it!

First, he put a tiny pea ona bed. Second, he piled 20 mattresses on top of the pea. Third, he piled 20 quilts on top of mattresses. "Here is your bed. Sweet dreams," he said. I thought prince is very clever. He hit on a good idea. I was very surprised and admired.  I knew this story. I've just remembered "エンドウ豆の上に寝たお姫様".  

I often listen to music. I like to listen to music. Recent my favorite song is "Red flavor". This song is sung by Red velvet! Red velvet is famous singer in Korea. Red flavor is summer song! The music is good in this season. Let's listen to this song!!

School's over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she'll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find out.  Val is a teenager. She always angry. However, she opinion is changed by having met him.

Hi, everyone, how are things? On the weekend, I watched baseball game on TV. I watched "All star game". The game of the dream that player chosen among each team fights. I cheered Central League, but that team losed.  But I was satisfied! Next year, that game will be held in Kumamoto. I want to watch it!  

The world's favorite game: how it started, the top players and the big matches, the greatest teams and their supporters. Soccer seen from the inside, in this fascinating view of an amazing sport. There will not be the person who doesn't know the soccer. The factfiles book Soccer  has nine chapters: 1 The big match 2 What kind of football? 3 How to play soccer? 4 Soccer yesterday 5 We won the cup 6 Watching soccer 7 The stars of soccer 8 The dark side of soccer 9 Soccer tomorrow Chapter 9 is about the future of soccer. After reading that, I want to watch the soccer game.

I watched  Korean's drama. Title is "My Love from the star". This drama is love story.  Alien and human love story. It is very interesting. Let's watch this drama!

The magic took the children back in time. It took them to China long ago. Nadim knew where they were. "We are in the Forbidden City," he said. "Whi is it called that?" asked Chip. "The Emperor lives here," said Nadim. "He lives here with his family. Other people are not allowed to come here. That is why it is called the Forbidden City."(pp.12-13) The children play with Emperor's children. Suddenly, the ball rolled away and fell down a granting. There are some steps, they go down. Just then, some people came into the cellar. What haapens after this? Let's read this book!

Last Sunday, I went to the bowling meet. It was a driving school sponsor. I played it with my friend. I was well-conditioned at the start, but it was bad in the latter half.

As you get near the north fence, you see something big moving on the other side. You sit up on your horse. There's a large brown animal walking around on the other side of the fence. You hold your breath. It's a very big bear! Slowly, you take out your gun... Do you shoot into the air to scare away the bear? or Do you sit on your horse without moving? Today I read The north fence, a book in the Atama-ii series. Your choose to divide whether to live or die. There is various end, it make me fun. Kannenberg, T. (2015). The north fence . Florida, USA: Atama-ii Books.

I often drive a car. When I drove a car for the first time, I was very nervous. But I'm very fun recently! I want to go to Aso by own driving. And I want to go on a trip by car!!

The shoemaker put the leather on hiss table. "Tomorrow, I will make one last pair of shoes to sell at the market," he said sadly. But a magical thing happened. When the shoemaker woke up, the leather had already been turned into a fancy pair of shoes! Two elves are very cute. Shoemaker and wife became happy, I'm happy too. This story makes me happy. I love this story!! Findley, V. (2006). The Elves and the shoemaker . New York, NY: Scholastic.

Clomp, clomp, clomp! Little Billy started across the bridge. Then he heard a cranky voice."Stop there! I am going to eat you up!" yelled Troll. "Wait for my brother. He is bigger and much more delicious than I!" cried Little Billy."What a fine idea," said Trol, licking his lips. And with that, Little Billy crossed the bridge. (pp. 6-8) Three Billy goats gruff are very clever! They cooperated and defeated Troll.  I think Trol is an overly honest. I've just remembered "三匹のやぎのがらがらどん"  Findley, V. (2006). The three Billy Goats Gruff . New York, NY: Scholastic.

On Sunday, I went to see "Retirement commemorative public performance" with my friends. My junior members of the Japanese drum appeared for this public performance. They performance impressed me deeply! I want to play Japanese drum again. Really really "Otsukaresama!"

Henry is very excited to meet his cousin Annie for the first time. And Mudge is excited too! But when Annie arrives, she's not quite what Henry was expecting. Can two very different cousins still become very good new friends? Today, I read Henry and Mudge and the careful cousin. One day Henry and his big dog Mudge were watching for Henry's cousin. Her name is Annie. She sure looks clean, Henry thought. I thought she is a little cleanly, but while she spent time with Henry and Mudge, she changed. This book was very easy and fun. Let's read this one! Reference  Rylant, C. (1994). Henry and Mudge and the happy cat . New York, NY: Simon Spotlight.

On Sunday, I went to make food samples with my friend. It was a dream of the friend to do it! I made "custard pudding a la mode". It was very easy. My friend made "tempura and lettuce". She was very excited and she looks happy to me. So, I was glad too.  It was good that the dream of the friend came true!

       'I know this place. It's Africa!' Alex the lion and his friends want to go back to New York Zoo but now they're in Africa! Can they live happily with the other animals on the reserve? This book is very easy. Alex was a young lion and his dad was King. Alex liked dancing. One day, some men came, then they took Alex away. He never saw his mum and dad again. But they meet again. Then many things happen... This movie is known throughout all over the world.  But I never watch this movie. I want to watch it!   

On saturday, I went to a movie with my friend. We watched Detective Conan. It was very interesting and impressed me! We went to a karaoke after we went to there. I went a karaoke after a long time. I sang many songs. It was very happy. I will go there again!

Mama puts Juan Bobo to work whenever he is having a good time. But he always finds a way to make work fun - like using baskets instead of buckets to carry water, or sprinkling the pig with Mama's favorite perfume. I think  Juan Bobo is curious.

Today, I'm going to talk about Mother's Day. I planned to cook a dinner. I cooked hamburgers. My mother looked so happy. So, I was glad! I want to cook again! I love my mother.❤

I met my friends after a long time. We played bowilng and ate lunch. I was so happy. We had a good time there. And I went to high school on Saturday. Then I played the Japanese drum. I was very tired, but I felt refreshed. I want to play it again!

It's a hard life being a slave in Ancient Rome. So Androcles escapes to the forest - and comes face to face with a lion. This story moved me! It was very interesting. I want everyone to read this book!!

Hi, everyone, I'm Mako H. I'm from Kumamoto, and I like playing basket ball, playing the Japanese drum, and listening to music!