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= = = =__TERM 2 NOVEL STUDY__= =__WHERE THE WHALES SING BY VICTOR KELLEHER__= BOOK REVIEW By Brooke Parkinson WRITTEN BY VICTOR KELLEHER AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIVIENNE GOODMAN Do you enjoy reading stories about whales? If so, “Where The Whales Sing” by Victor Kelleher is the book for you. This is a story with a wonderful beginning, middle and ending. Why wouldn’t anyone not want to read this book?

` Where The Whales Sing ` is a story about a girl named Claire sailing on a boat with her father, when suddenly, Claire`s father falls overboard during a storm and drifts away. So now, Claire is alone. Would Claire ever find help in time to survive? Who will keep her company while she`s alone on the ocean?

I can`t tell you what happens at the end, but I can tell you what I liked about the book. Claire swims with the whales and it makes you think wow, how much fun that would be. For example, Claire swims with the whales a lot and it seems like she really enjoys it. In Chapter 3, Riding the Whale, the author said “Still half asleep she could sense the whales in the darkness…… A fully grown humpback whale rose to the surface”. Of course I kept reading the book to see if Claire got saved or not.

Will Claire find help? Or will she have to live with the Whales? If you want to find out what happens to Claire, then I recommend you read ` Where The Whales Sing ` and find out for yourself.



I think that dogs make better pets than cats because...
 * They are intelligent because they work for the police, firebrigade and so on, this also means that they help save lives
 * They don't go out hunting at night so they would stay at home and not go missing
 * They listen
 * They can do tricks and shake hands, roll over, sit down, stay, beg, lie down and more. (if you train them.) You can even enter in competitions like agility and discus
 * They're very playful and they spend lots of time with you
 * They don't scratch or hurt you so often

I think that dogs make better pets than cats because they don't scratch or hurt you so much, they're easier to look after, they're fun and you can enter them in competitions, they're intelligent, loyal and much more. If you're unsure whether you're a dog lover or a cat lover, read on and see why dogs make better pets than cats.

Dogs make better pets than cats because they are intelligent. They help save lives and that's important. Dogs help save lives whether they are trained and are sniffer dogs or whether they are at home because when a dog is at home and they see someone that isn't familliar they will bark loudly to let you know that someone you don't know is present. Dogs do work as sniffer dogs. That is where when you are in an airport for instance the dogs sometimes sniff the bags to make sure there are no drugs or anything like that in them. They also work for the police where they find missing people and more. They also work for the fire brigade where they look for people who are trapped somewhere and they help pull them out. There are also guide dogs and they help the blind people find their way around and dogs will be the only animal who are allowed to sit with the people on planes and travel on public transport. You don't see a cat doing all those things because they are so lazy and don't know how to do things like that.

Dogs don't go hunting so they don't go missing. The majority of cats will go hunting at night, so in the morning there will be a chance that your cat will not return home because...  1. They have gotton run over.  2. They have been attacked by another animal.  or  3. They can't find there way back home. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> I don't know about you but I wouldn't want my pet to be here one day and to be gone the next when I'm least expecting it. If you don't want your pet to go missing, don't get a cat, get a dog instead. Dogs won't run off if you close the gate at night but cats can because they will either go over or under the gate. If you don't want to be disappointed if your cat goes missing get a dog and it will be there by your side, just remember to lock the gate at night.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dogs make better pets than cats because they listen to you. If you train your dog and you say it's name. eg: "Rex! Come here boy." The dog will come and if you say to your dog "Sit!" The dog will sit but if you say to a cat "Beg!" Your cat will not beg. Dogs listen to you much more than a cat, sometimes your cat won't listen at all! You rarely see a dog off guard and not listening to you. This is another reason why dogs make better pets than cats.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dogs make better pets than cats because they are more fun to be around and you can do more things with them. You have half the fun teaching them tricks like sit down, shake hands, lie down, roll over, beg and more. Then when they are good enough and they know the tricks you can enter them in obedience contests. When you teach a dog to fetch a stick it's like training them for a discus contest so start off with a stick and then when your dog is good at that move on to a disk or a frisbie so they have an idea of what they are catching and so they get used to catching a disk. Then enter them in a discus competition. Teaching your dog to jump high and go through other small obsticals can be so much fun. When they learn how to do all those tricks you can enter them in an agility contest. If you like to groom your pet don't worry, you won't miss out on that because in the obedience contest the judges look for a nice and clean dog so you can still groom your dog and for extra fun why not put a ribbon in it's hair. You can't do all these things with cats. So if your active and want to have more fun get a dog because they are fun and active just like you. They are also great fun and they like to hang around you at home. They are loyal and will always be there and if your feeling down they will always cheer you up. A cat would just sit there and be lazy.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dogs are easy to look after. You basicly lock the gate, feed them and give them water to drink, bath them and play with them. People say that dogs are a mess but that will all come in time. If you teach your dog not to dig holes and chew shoes they won't. You have to teach dogs like your parents have to teach you. I mean you didn't think that you were perfect did you? If you did then you are wrong. Your parents had to teach you from write and wrong. The same applies for dogs. Teaching your dogs tricks and that is like school for dogs and you can even take them to obedience classes where they will learn tricks. Dogs are smart and will learn not to do what you don't want them to do in time.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dogs don't scratch you or your window. Cats on the other hand do. Dogs only bite peple to protect there owners. Cats are annoying and get in your way. This is yet another reason why dogs make better pets than cats.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">I think that dogs are better pets than cats for the many reasons I have mentioned above. Of course having a dog will have its fair share of ups and downs but spending your life with a dog, in the long run will be more rewardable. I know that I would definitely choose a dog over a cat. What pet would you choose now?

Exposition-Disagree

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Children should receive $20 per week regardless of their behavior:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Should children receive $20 every week regardless of their behavior? I don't think so. Children should learn that you don't get money for nothing in the real world so children shouldn't receive the money.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Children don't deserve the money when they show disrespect to their parents. When the children show disrespect towards their parents, they will think that it's O.K to do that because the parents are rewarding them with money. The bad behavior will become worse and worse because the parents are rewarding them with money. The children will have to learn that their parents will always love them but, you have to be cruel to be kind and that's why the children shouldn't get paid $20 every week.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Not all parents have the money to give their children. Giving children money will waste families money. These days the majority of parents have 2-4 kids. That's 40-80 dollars wasted because the parents are giving their children money for nothing. Some parents haven't even got the money to give their children in the first place and wasting money isn't the way to go about it. Wasting money could lead to parents having to look for more work, families becoming broke and children spending money on pointless things such as video games. This does not look good for families of the future.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Giving children money could lead to social issues at school, sporting teams and more. At school, bullies could bully the child to give them their money. Also children could be teased for being the "RICH KID" and it might not even be true. Some kids might only want to be friends with them because they have money. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Children shouldn't receive the money for many reasons. However, if children do chores every week around the house then it would be fair. The magority of children don't do chores and that wouldn't be fair. Children should work to get the money like every other person that works but because of the the magority of children that don't work the children shouldn't receive the money.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">In conclusion, I personally think that children shouldn't receive $20 every week regardless of their behavior for the reasons I have just mentioned.

How Jess has Changed
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">__**Before**__ || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">__**After**__ ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Doesn't get along with his family || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Gets along with his family ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">He was lonely || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">He has Lesely ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">He cared about being popular || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">It doesn't matter anymore because he now has a friend ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">He liked drawing but kept it a secret because of what the other kids thought || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">He still likes drawing but doesn't care what the other kids think he even went to an art musem with his music teacher, Miss Edmons ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Likes to run, partly because it might make him popular || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Likes to run but because it's fun ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Miserable || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Happy and has fun with life whatever it throws at him ||

=**__Character Web__**= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">1. Jess comes from a poor family <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> 2. Jess has a best friend named Lesely, Lesely says that Jess is a great friend and makes a great ruler of Terabithia <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> 3. Jess' favourite teacher, Miss Edmons, the music teacher, thinks Jess is a great artist and should follow his dream and be an artist <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> 4. Jess has had a bright personality since he met Lesely <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> 5. Jess likes to spend time in Terabithia with Lesely, for every time they go there together a new adventure begins <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> 6. Jess thinks of people like Lesely and May-Bell as close friends, friends like family
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">__Lark Creek__ ** || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">__Terabithia__ ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Janas Avery is the giant, the big threat || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Imaginary trolls attack Terabithia ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Garry is a bully and picks on Jess in the playground and during class || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Vultures and other mythical creatures attack Jess and Lesely, in working for the dark master ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Jess Arons || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Jess is a ruler, the king of Terabithia ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Lesely Burke || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Lesely is Jess' best friend and is a ruler as the queen of Terabithia ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Prince Terian (P.T for short) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">P.T is Lesely's pet dog and he rules as the prince of Terabithia and he is also a guard ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">May-Bell || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">May-Bell is Jess' younger sister, as he introduces her to Terabithia she rules as the princess of Terabithia ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Ordinary dragonflies || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Magical dragonflies are warriors of Terabithia ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Ordinary people || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Terabithians, people who are imaginary and their appearance is very different to normal people on Earth ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">A world everyone knows about || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">A secret place only Jess, Lesely, Prince Terrian (P.T) and May-Bell know about ||

=**__Personal Response__**=

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> Lesely is a lively girl, full of fun and has a kind nature. She comes up with the best stories and likes to go on adventures like Terabithia. I have known someone a little bit similar to Lesely but not quite as adventerous and lively as Lesely. To know someone exactly like Lesely would be like a whole other world, for I have read about people in books like Lesely but not people very close in personality, wise like Lesely in real life. To know someone like Lesely would be such a different but pleasurable experience. I, personally would love to have a friend like Lesely because Lesely is so honest, wise, optimistic, kind, lively and would be so much fun to have around.

=**__The Climax: //Jess' feelings//__**= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">In the climax of the novel **//__BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA__//** Jess lost a friend. Not just any friend but a very special friend, very different. As I just mentioned earlier Lesely was different but not different in a bad way, but in a good way. Lesely was very mature, very intelligent, but very creative and out there when it came to using her imagination and making things up. Lesely gave Jess the best friend anyone could ever ask for. Jess tried not to believe the news his parents had told him when they said that Lesely had died, but he soon realized that they were telling the truth when he saw the ambulance cars where Lesely had lost her life.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> Going to Lesely's funeral was the hardest thing Jess had to do because he had to say goodbye and let go but Lesely will still always remain in his heart. He made a bridge where Lesely had died so no-one would ever die there again. He also made Maybell the princess of Terabithia but she still didn't take Lesley's place.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> A rushed, mixed of feelings rushed through Jess when he found out that Lesley had died. He was so sad, so upset, so angry. He feels that Lesley's death was his fault. He thinks that if he asked Lesley to come to the art museum with him she would have gone and she would still be alive today.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"> Lesley gave Jess his life back in a way. She gave him a reason to live. To go to school. To respect his family. You don't meet people like Lesely very often and to lose someone like Lesely was the most devestating thing Jess had to ever go through. Lesely was loved very much and for her life to be lost just doesn't seem fair but as everyone thought about Lesely when she died...__//**MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.**//__

=**<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">__//Biography: Katherine Paterson//__ **=


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Katherine Patterson was born in China in 1932.


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Her parents were American.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Cause of wars her parents were forced to move to China 2ce and that’s why Katherine was born in China
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">She first spoke Chinese
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">When she started kindergarten she moved to the U.S.A
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">She spoke English in the U.S.A but with a British accent


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Because of her father’s new assignments Katherine had to move to more than 12 different schools from year’s k-12
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">After Collage Katherine taught school for a year
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">She returned to the U.S.A in 1962 where she met John Paterson
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">She then spent the next four years in Japan


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Katherine and John then got married and as a couple they had for children


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Before Katherine Patterson became a full time writer she wrote educational books in her spare time
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Her first success was winning an award for the National Book award for the master puppeteer
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Bridge to Terabithia was Katherine’s first book out of Japan
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Katherine won the Newbery medal in 1978 for her book Bridge to Terabithia
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">In 1981 Katherine won the Newbery medal for one of her other books called Jacob I Have Loved
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Katherine also won the National Book award for the second time for one of her books called The Great Gilly Hopkins
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Katherine continues to write junior fiction books
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Reading is not surprisingly Katherine’s favourite hobby


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">She enjoys writing and says that she does it well and will continue to do so

=**__Pamphlet: Inside and Outside__**=

=**__Poster__**= <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brooke. You have a real flair for writing. You also have a fantastic understanding of the novel. Well done! <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mr Mac.