Customer Reviews

Next Spring An Oriole (Stepping Stone, paper)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This book is about a family traveling a two-month hard journey going two miles per hour in a canvas covered wagon from Virginia to Michigan. This took place in 1837, April 3. The family brought a skillet and a musket. The main character is a ten year old girl named Libby experiencing an adventure. This book puzzles me because the title is 'Next Spring an Oriole' and the book is about a journey. But when I thought about it I realized the two times the oriole was mentioned was the beginning and the end. i also realized that at the beginning most of the family was sad and at the end they were happy. Maybe 'Next Spring an Oriole' is like saying next spring there will be happiness. The author is very specific by saying an oriole.
This is a very interesting book and I really enjoyed it. The book also has very interesting pictures. They are sort of like a smudged pencil. I think the pictures captured a lot. I really liked the characters Taw cum ego qua. I loved how the writer compared Taw cum ego qua to a quick bird. She was a very interesting character. I think Taw cum ego qua was a very creative character. Libby and her family met a Native American family and Libby met a girl her age whose name is Taw cum ego qua.
The story was great. I loved it. This book was special because not a lot of people would think to write this kind of story. I loved how descriptive this writer was. I also loved how the author explains the process of building a cabin. I pictured everything perfectly and felt like I was in the story. I can imagine how hard it must have been for Libby and her family. It was probably very hard.
i would definitely recommend this book to you because of how the writer explains everything. This book is definitely worth reading.
Serena, Second Grade, 05-06

Next Spring an Oriole was a pretty good book. I liked some of the characters like Libby, Mr. Labelle or Taw Cum e go qua. I like when books are realistic. This book was pretty realistic. I thought that their journey was cool, all the way from Virgina to Michigan. I thought the book would be interesting but it turned out to be just OK. I liked when they had lice and had their hair cut off. I thought Taw cum e go qua's necklace was pretty. Libby and her family are very kind. They helped Taw cum e go qua when she had the measles. I liked the book!
-By Flora, Second Grade

This book is about a girl who meets another girl. She travels from Virginia to Michigan in a wagon. She gets lice and she got lice from some little children. I thought the book was not very good because the book wasn't interesting. They could have made it very interesting. I liked how the writer gave full detail on how they made it through the mud and the slush. In the beginning I thought the book would be interesting because the cover and the blurb looked interesting but when I actually read the book it wasn't very good. So I gave it one star.
-By Kyra, Second Grade

At first I thought that this book would be very good. The book actually turned out to be the opposite. I sort of liked the part when Herbert said Welcome to Saginaw, the End of the World because it was not the end of the world and I thought it was a little funny that he said it. I disliked the part when the Mitchell family cut their hair off. I liked this book and I disliked it and I cannot decide which to choose.
-By Peter, Second Grade

Next Spring an Oriole is an interesting book. It is bout a family that travels in a wagon moving two miles per hour. They move from Virginia to Michigan. I like how the writer puts a lot of metaphor in the book. For example, when she compares a bird's nest to a little pocket. I did not like how Libby and her mother got lice and had to have their hair cut off. If I had to rank the book one to ten I would rank it five. If you read this book what will you rank it?
-By Warner, Second Grade

A moderate book. Not too exaggerated not too plain. A pioneer fiction story about a 10 year old girl and her family's journey, two months, a thousand miles. From Virginia to Saginaw, Michigan. They start off on Libby's 10th birthday in a covered wagon. On the journey they take care of an Indian girl with the measles. At Saginaw the family builds their cabin and settle down. Libby wants to be friends with the Indian girl but she does not want to. The book has won no awards, it is from Stepping Stone Publications. It also has many metaphors, it does not have any adventure. If you wanted to decide whether to read this book or not you would need to look at many reviews to decide. I have never read a book like this. It is very unusual.
-By Arnab, Second Grade

This book is about a girl named Libby who traveled in a wagon 2mph for 2 months 1000 miles with her family from Virginia to the deep woods of Michigan.
This story was boring because the author didn't really explain everything and there were only 7 sentences about about an oriole. This book is worth reading if you are going to move or if you interested in Native Americans.
-Sam, Second Grade, 05-06

This book is about a girl named Libby who is ten. On Libby's tenth birthday her family moved from Virginia to Saginaw, Michigan in a canvas covered wagon. It takes two months to get there. When the family stops they meet a nice man named Mr. LaBelle and get lice from his children.
I think the author could have explained the journey more.
The story was interesting. This was a good book because it is a happy story and i don't like very sad stories.
If you are interested in Native Americans read this book.
-Amanda, Second Grade, 05-06

This story is about a ten year old girl and her parents who go on a trip from Virginia to the deep woods of Michigan in a wagon going nearly 2mph. On their trip they meet a Native American tribe and in that tribe there is a Native American girl and her name is Taw cum ego qua. This book is special because it takes place in 1837. This book is worth reading because it has good descriptions throughout the book.
-Nicolas, Second Grade, 05-06

This book is about a family that travels from Virginia to Saginaw, Michigan. They packed a skillet, an axe, a sketch book and a doll with a face. Their trip was very hard because the Mitchell's wagon only goes 2 miles per hour. I liked the very detailed pictures. i also liked that this book explains how you would build a cabin back in 1837.
I would recommend this book to my friends and family because of the details.This book has a lot of metaphors and simile. If you are interested in historical fiction, you should read this book.
Caroline, Second Grade, 05-06