BR 2-10: Ice Mummy

It is September 19, 1991, a bright, sunny day.

 This story is about Ice Mummy, which had beeb deeply frozen in the thick ice when a hiker found it.
The discovery made the people all over the world  talk about the frozen mummy. The police wanted Dr. Henn, a medical examiner to figure out what had happened to the mummy in the past, and then he agreed to solve the problem. First, he took it to the medical school where he works. Second, he put it in a cold room to prevent it from rotting.  Third, not he but Dr. Kinrad, an archaeologist examined some pieces of equipment of the mummy. As a result, the surprising fact about Ice Mummy came to light...

 The reason I picked up this one is that I was amazed to know the fact Ice Mummy truly exists in this world. The story and the photos of the Mummy made me a little scared, but this book made me think that I would like to visit a museum that displays mummies or something mysterious.

Dubowski, Mark. (1998). Ice Mummy. New York: Step into Reading step4.

BR 2-09: The Mysterious Island

The baloon came down quickly now and the great waves tried to catch them. (p. 1)

 In this story, there are four men, a boy and a dog. When the men were escaping from prison with a baloon, they including the boy and the dog were blown off by a strong wind. And then, they landed at an island, but many mysterious things happened to them there. I will tell you some of them. Firstly, Cyrus Smith, one of the prisoners, seemed to have been saved by someone in the uninhabited island. He fell into the sea when they were carried away by the strong wind. Secondly, when they wrote down what they wanted for survival on a piece of paper, one box suddenly appeared. Inside it, there was all what they had wanted. They were amazed, but thanks to the help by someone, they managed to survive for a long time. Thirdly, a letter was sent by the unknown rescuer. After that... the most surprising fact became clear.

 The reason why I picked up this book is that I'm really interested in living in a desert island. Actually, I have been dreaming of going and living there since I was a schoolchild. After reading this book, I wondered what I would bring if I could take just one thing to a desert island. I would bring a lighter or a box of match to make a fire and broil fishes, and so on.

Verne, Jules. (2002). The Mysterious Island. England: Penguin Readers Level 2.

BR 2-08: The USA

Think of a big, beautiful, empty land with mountains, forests, lakes, animals and fish, but no people. This was America 30,000 years ago. (p. 1)

 This book is fiction. In this one, you can learn mainly about American history and the environment.

I will tell you one historic event. First, about The War of Independence. Thirteen colonies along the east coast of North America was all governed by Britain, and the people of the colonies became angry at the high taxes that the goverment made them pay. As a result, as you know, an event called "Boston Tea Party" happened. After that, in 1755, a war between America and Britain broke out. In the severe war, some countries came in on the American's side, and in the end Britain lost.

 

Actually, when I took a American Politics course in the first semester, I studied about American history too. However, there are some pictures of the history in this book, so I have got a better understanding about it. For me, the most surprising fact in it is that Thanksgiving Day comes from "The Pilgrim Fathers". If you want to know about it, please read this book.  

Baxter, Alison. (1999). The USA. Oxford: Oxford Bookworms Factfiles.