Top-Secret, Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and Me!) (Hardcover)

by Barbara Park (Author), Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)

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Product Description
Wowie, wow, wow! It’s Junie B. Jones’s top-secret, personal beeswax! This hilarious companion to the best-selling series features Junie’s own original writings along with drawings, stickers, and lots of blank pages with creative prompts designed to get kids drawing and writing about their own top-secret, personal beeswax. Kids will love getting to know Junie up close in this fun, interactive writing format.

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Wowie, wow, wow! It?s Junie B. Jones?s top-secret, personal beeswax! This hilarious companion to the best-selling series features Junie?s own original writings along with drawings, stickers, and lots of blank pages with creative prompts designed to get kids drawing and writing about their own top-secret, personal beeswax. Kids will love getting to know Junie up close in this fun, interactive writing format.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (February 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375823751
• ISBN-13: 978-0375823756
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,014 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic interactive book for Junie fans, May 31, 2003

By	"anadon" (Sharon, MA United States) - See all my reviews

My daughter received this book from her brother for her 7th birthday and was thrilled. The format introduces a young child to the concept of a personal journal, using Junie's entries to illustrate how you can form and write down your thoughts. It develops both reading and writing skills. My daughter loved it so much, she started writing in it as soon as she opened it and wouldn't stop until she was bleary-eyed. She was thrilled to learn that Junie's birthday is just one day after hers and they are the same age. The interactive nature of the book forges a wonderful bond between Junie fans and their favorite 1st grader. The book is also very sturdy -- hardbound with a padded cover and gloss coating to stand up to lots of use.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great diary for adolescents, March 5, 2004

By A Customer

3/6/04 A young kin(who happens to be a girl) was given this book . The book brings out the creativity in children (more so since it is patterned like a diary and they do not have to worry about correct spelling .The sample by the character before the reader does similar is also done well(e.g.:the last chapter "Time To Say Goodbye"" Asks the reader to 1. rate journal experience 2. tell how it feels to be a real live author 3.sign the book and give a sign off message). It has no lock & key on and to the book so it did not put her in the position of hiding it somewhere as "confidential" where she wouldn't pick it up again to proceed nor did it put her under pressure to have to finish it (she's had it since last year's holidays and picks it up to work on when she feels like it....the author puts her character(Junie B. Jones) in 1st grade ,however the language and style of the book definitely would appeal more to adolescents of 3rd grade to about 5th or 6th grade .

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to make writing fun!, December 24, 2003

By A Customer

I just got this for my 8 1/2 year old niece. She already loves Junie B. so I knew this book would be a hit. I think it probably works best for girls, but if you know a boy who loves Junie B., he'll like it. If she (or he) doesn't already know who Junie B. is, it's probably best to read a few of books before getting this diary.

My niece loves reading, but writing is still a struggle for her. With this book she's having fun writing, instead of it being a chore. She has done about half the book in just three days. She loves that it's her own personal book and that no one else can look at it (although we are sometimes allowed a peek). I've promised that when she finishes this, we can go and buy another diary, with a lock and everything.

I think this is a great introduction to creative writing. There's enough structure so that the process isn't intimidating. The book's format shows that there's a lot of freedom in writing your own diary. You can draw, make lists, and there's even a few times where Junie B. changes the writing suggestion to something she wants to write about.