Dear Students,
Wow! What an amazing semester! Is the book challenge really coming to an end? It's been such a joy peeking into the books you are reading on your book blogs!
With Alice, I’ve been reading Lea Dives In, which is the book that accompanied her American Girl Doll, Lea, she got for her 8th birthday. I first heard ALL about Lea’s story from the saleswoman at the American Girl Doll Store (to me it was almost quite creepy how invested she was with the stories for each doll!). Anyway, Lea is setting off on a trip to Brazil to stay with her brother who is studying in the Rainforest.
We find that Lea’s late grandmother was quite the traveler and brave. Lea has been given her grandmother’s journal and the author weaves diary entries from her grandmother throughout the story’s narrative. Lea, however, has a fear. A deep fear of the ocean. I’m excited to read about how she overcomes this fear and how her bravery might set a positive example for my daughter.
I also like the idea of travel journals and think this would be a good extension for our upcoming trip to Florida. Alice could write about her adventures in the same way Lea is doing in this text. Also, little facts and information about Brazil are uncovered as we read. It’s nice to be able to learn a bit about a different culture through this text.
I’ve also downloaded an audio book from the Overdrive app. I know I've mentioned this before, but you should really check out the Overdrive app. You can connect your public library card to this app and check out ebooks and audio books to play through your computer, tablet, or smartphone! I love to check out audio books and play them in the car through my Aux input while driving back and forth to Kokomo.
I’m looking forward to listening to the rest of this novel!
Happy reading,
Dr. K.
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