Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

DC Finest: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters: Book Review


Started: July 31, 2026







DC Finest Index

Justice League of America: The Return,

Playlist HERE:

Sunday, August 23, 2026

A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang: Review


Started: June 16, 2026






Links to stuff mentioned: 


Related Playlists
A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBl7dpw5Awdc&si=CcZVBsrHS-0VjFxj




Saturday, August 22, 2026

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting revised and adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez


Started: June 24, 2026



The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting: Book Review

(Book Review--Children's Books)

Started: July 15, 2026



Links to stuff mentioned:


Related Playlists:




Friday, August 21, 2026

Rereading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my kids


Started: June 3, 2026

This is a reread.  In addition to reading this as a kid, I reread it and reviewed it on August 10, 2021.



Related videos:



Related Playlists:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4GalpRkueVud-BTR9vmn41






Sunday, July 26, 2026

Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman


I've already done this story before as part of my Storybooks ESL Listening, but I was doing it for a Kindergarten class recently, and so I found it useful to convert it into another format.  

Google Drive Folder HERE
Slideshow: slides, pub
Matching activity: slides, pub
Coloring sheet: slides, pub
Lesson Plan: docs, pub
 

Target vocabulary:  many, few, hard easy, asleep awake, early, late, heavy, late, wet, dry, big, little


Content objective: Read Fred and Ted Go Camping for General Understanding
                  Be able to distinguish between the two characters, and identify their characteristics

 Language objective: adjectives for opposities


Stage Name

timing

Procedure

Expectations and Learning Target

10:25-

10:30


Lead-in 

10:30-10:35

Slide 3 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the situation is.  Get them to predict any problems that could happen while camping.  Use slide 4 for support if necessary

Gist Reading

10:35-10:45

Read Story

Vocabulary

10:45-10:50

Slides 47-60.  Elicit the vocabulary from students.  Provide vocabulary where necessary.  Confirm that students understand which vocabulary applies to which character

Distinguish characteristics

10:50-

11:00

Matching worksheet–demo the first one with students, then have them complete the rest of it at their desks.  Students draw a line from the adjective to the character.  If necessary, go back to slides 47-60 to remind students of the answers

Time allowing


Coloring Sheet



Monday, July 06, 2026

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby: Book Review


Started: June 5, 2026

As mentioned in the video, I had read many of these issues before when I read the 4th World Omnibus volumes 1 and 2 back around 2008.  However, I am not counting this as a reread because this is a different collection.  And also, I never actually finished the 4th World Omnibus Volume 2, and so I didn't finish read the last half of the issues contained in this volume.  
(I didn't review the 4th World Omnibuses at that time, because I didn't start including comic books in my book review project until 2022.)








See also: 
How Jack Kirby Characters from the 1970s Figured in the Superman Comic books of the Early 1990s: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2017/05/interesting-random-facts-how-jack-kirby.html


Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby Playlist: https://youtu.be/42YLSQHPgQ0?si=8uE3fYTKbqCJ39o8

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov: Overview of the Whole Series

 



Started this series: November 8, 2025


Once again, I was running up against the deadline imposed by my camera, which automatically shuts up after 30 minutes.  I was trying to talk as fast as I could to get the last books in.  If I had had more time, I would have talked a bit more about the final books, and how much they deviated from the original premise.  But for my full thoughts on any of these books, see the links down below.



Monday, June 08, 2026

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater: Book Review


Started: May 21, 2026

This is a reread.  As mentioned in the video, this book was read to me when I was in 1st grade.



Reading Books With My Kids Index

* For a list of some of the picture books I read with my kids when they were very young, see this list here.
* Intro video here.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: Book Review






Links to things mentioned:
Steve Donoghue's video on these books: https://youtu.be/ClLDHvXGeQg?si=zDJD0EyWMkQWJPjA
Michael K. Vaughan's video on these books: https://youtu.be/gcJGoVMk6B4?si=jSiC2mqmgBeAVEHG


Related Playlists:





Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x50ri5b1i2DdFuAamyfrgt5&si=m_hyZJ4eEMFK4hDg