Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Finbo by Janaki Sooriyarachchi reviewed by Tyler
Finbo is a book a young whale, Finbo, who has trouble fitting in with his friends because of his enormous size. Finbo has trouble playing hide and seek with his friends because he is so big he can't hide very well and because his friends are so small they can hide well. His friends would even hide behind Finbo's own tail and still Finbo couldn't find them. Finbo goes home and cries to his mom complaining that he isn't very good at hide and seek. He then tells his mom that he wishes he wasn't a whale and that he was smaller. His mom tells Finbo that he is special and that he is a mammal unlike the other fish who he is friends with. Later Finbo becomes important to his friends if you read further into the book where he saves the day and his friends. I could read this book at any grade from kindergarten to 3rd grade. I could ask the students what characteristics fish have and what characteristics mammals have in upper grades. The moral of the story is everyone is special in their own way and everyone brings something to the table that others do not. I think this book will be very enjoyable to students because it has elaborate pictures and is easy to read. Also, i think students will be able to get into the story especially at the end where a shark is involved. Finbo is a book that both boys and girls can get into and possibly relate to in different situations.
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I think Tyler did a good job reviewing this book. From the short summary he gave the book sounds like it would be fun to read and I like the fact that he did not tell me how it was going to end. I also liked the part where he mentioned using it in the classroom. He said that this would be a good book to show that everyone is special and I think it is important that all students understand that and I believe that Tyler found a book that would help him get the message to students. I also like how he mentioned that he could also go into a deeper talk about fish and whales with the help of this book.
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