Friday, February 11, 2011

Beyond the Blue Mountains by Robin Allan

New words :
  1. cackle(noun)
      • to make the loud, unpleasant sound of a chicken
        The hens cackled in alarm.
      • (disapproving) to laugh in a loud, high voice
        A group of women were cackling in a corner.
        a cackling witch
  2. cluck :   (verb)
      • to make the low interrupted noise that a chicken makes
      • (informal) to express disapproval or other emotion by making a short sharp sound with your tongue
        to cluck in disapproval/amazement
        She shakes her head, smiles, and clucks her tongue.
      • (informal) to express an unnecessary amount of sympathy, worry or approval towards someone
        The attendants clucked and fussed over passengers.
Expensive sentences :
  1. The weather was kind, the sun shone ,the Blue Mountains shone too —— safe and lovely.
Comment :

           This book is easy to read. The vocabulary inside is simple and can be understood shortly. The story is about a boy whose name is Sam travels along with his bird —— Henry. They save lot of animals and people in their adventure. They are very kind indeed. There is an interesting thing in this story, it is animals can communicate with human by talking to each other. Sam and Henry also encounter with quite many danger along their way to Blue Mountains. The most thrilling danger is they fight with the Looba, the Woman of the Mountains. In the end ,Sam and Henry kill her and become the hero of the Blue Mountains.