Mr. Gierhart's Blog

We read the story The Harvest Birds  this week. There was a character named Juan Zanate. He wanted to have his own land to plant and his neighbors made fun of him. In my opinion, Juan Zanate's neighbors are incredibly rude and insulting. For example, they teased him at the seed store and made him feel like there was no way he could be successful as a farmer. Additionally , Don Tobias made fun of him when Juan asked him for help, which just made Juan feel even worse. On top of all of that, when Juan's' field grew a great harvest, all the neighbors that had made fun of him now acted greedily and wanted him to work for them. That shows how selfish they actually are! For all of these reasons, I feel that Juan Zanate's neighbors in The Harvest Birds  are mean people! The Harvest Birds       The Harvest Birds

I feel that the best kinds of books are the ones with illustrations. I find pictures helpful for understanding what I read. For example, in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 , they wrote about an old guy that Ramona met. I thought he sounded creepy, but when I saw his picture, it helped me know that he was actually very sweet. I also enjoy the artwork and creativity of illustrators. As a matter of fact, I could just look at Eric Carle's colorful collage illustrations everyday and not even read the words! I know that books with pictures are the best kind and after reading this...I bet you agree with me!!!