On page one, Chapter one, Anne-Marie Johansen and her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen raced each other down the streets for fun, Anne-Marie challenged Ellen to a race and they got pulled back by two soldiers. And the reminded me of when i was littler i used to get challenged to race and we would race through forests yelling and making lots of noise and this older man would always get mad at us for making to much noise and racing all the time. We would have a lot of fun like Anne-Marie and Ellen did, and in this situation i related more to Ellen because i barely won the races :P
Despite not thinking that I would like this book I enjoyed 'Number The Stars'. At the beginning when Ellen and Annemarie are racing and stoped by a soldier I didn't know how they survived because I would have bursted into flames on the spot. My favourite part was at the end when Annemarie is walking theough the woods and comes across the Nazis. I was so scared at that part my feet felt prickly. I couldn't really connect to Annemarie but I felt for Ellen. So loved to those who deeply know her but is easy to over-look by strangers.
On page 110 i had a connection. mine was where it said " But she found the entrance , beside the high blueberry bushes~how often she had stopped here in late summer to pick a handful of the sweet berries!" My connection was that in the summers i go to my aunties farm in Elk Point and she has lots of bushes and trees with fruit on them so we always pick blueberries in the morning to make fresh blueberry pie, for desert that night.
I wondered where Peter took Ellen's parents's. I was really happy when Ellen's parents came to the house unharmed and then they all went to Sweden together on a boat. I questioned what the big deal with the packet was until the German soldiers opened it, then I became even more confused when it was a handkerchief. After I read chapter 16 and the Afterward I understood that the handkerchief was drugged with rabbit's blood and cocaine which temporarily destroyed their sense of smell. That way the German dog's couldn't smell any Jews hiding on the boat. The one thing I still don't get is why the book is called Number The Stars. I don't get it because the only star in it was Ellen's Star of David necklace which really wasn't a huge part in the story. Also there was no major number's in the story so it makes no sense why the author titled it Number the Stars.
On page 60, Chapter 7, Anne-Marie, Kirsti, Mama Johansen, and Ellen Rosen arrive at Anne-Marie and Kirsti's uncle Henrik's house in Gilleleje. The author describes the area as a beautiful place, with meadows full of high-grass and late wildflowers. On this farm, there is a small old red-roofed farmhouse, with it's crooked chimney. A wispy straw-built bird nest sits in the corner of the house's roof. There is also an old, knarly tree sitting peacefully with apples hanging from it's branches. This scene reminds me of my Aunt's farm. The description fits my Aunt's farm almost perfectly. I imagine that Uncle Henrik's farm is just as pretty and fun as Aunt's:) I wish I could actually see Henrik's farm:P
An event that I connected with was when Annemarie, Mrs. Johansen, and Kirsti were walking to Uncle Henrik's farm house. I go to my aunt and uncle's cabin every summer and I'm always as excited as Annemarie was.
@Haven, the book is called Number the Stars because the Star of David is jewish, and many of the jews are trying to escape Denmark at the time. Also, there is a large number of jews trying to get to Sweden, therefore, the book is called Number the Stars.
@dr.seuss your connection is really good because it is somewhat like mine in a way about the farms and how you go there i really enjoyed it ..good job :D
@Dr.Seuss i liked you connection and you gave a lot of detail, You really showed how your connection connected to the story, and i liked the wording for that bit too, i thought it was very discriptive and you had a clear vision of what the place looked like. i have no critisizm for your comment, i think you did a very good job (=
@jem stark really good connection i agree usually when we have races I win or you do because neither one of us are that fast ...i liked the way you described how you felt and connected to how Ellen felt in the book yours was really good, but add a tiny more detail to it next time .... GREAT =)
@Dr.Seuss I also loved the description of Uncle Henrik's house not because I have ever been to a place like that, I just loved the detail that the author gave.
@CAT~IN~THE~HAT, i really like your description of the connection you had (= i found it very interesting, and when i go to sunshine coast my aunty has berry bushes and i like picking them too. I liked the way you used a sentence from the story so I really got what and when you were talking about. Good job C:
@ Jem Stark great connection , I used to have a lot of races when I lived in my old complex and I was on e of the shortest kids there so I never won alot but since I was also one of the oldest kids there I usually came in second. Also there was a lot of the little kids there who cheated and didn't run the full ways.
@CAT~IN~THE~HAT, I think your connection was excellent! I actually have a connection to your connection:P, in the summer time, beside Adam's Road Elementary school, by the field there is blackberry bushes that we pick and bring home to eat. But of course we come prepared to pick with buckets and cups:) The berries are very yummy:P
@manchee, I am also very excited when my family goes on vacation to our cabin on Mayne Island. I get so excited, I can't even sleep the night before! I imagine that my cabin is as great as yours Manchee. :)
@Dr.Seuss The book is called Number the Stars because Annemarie talks about a passage in the bible. The passage talks about numbering the stars and Annemarie wonders how you can number them if there are so many, going on forever.
@ Jem Stark When I was younger, the school near my house had a little row of huge trees. They were tall but skinny and my friends and I loved those trees. They made wonderful 'science labs' and 'houses', and I have run through them so many times that I can run at full speed with my eyes closed with out tripping over over the big roots that stick out! Running through trees was is a pretty big part of my life.
On page one, Chapter one, Anne-Marie Johansen and her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen raced each other down the streets for fun, Anne-Marie challenged Ellen to a race and they got pulled back by two soldiers. And the reminded me of when i was littler i used to get challenged to race and we would race through forests yelling and making lots of noise and this older man would always get mad at us for making to much noise and racing all the time. We would have a lot of fun like Anne-Marie and Ellen did, and in this situation i related more to Ellen because i barely won the races :P
ReplyDeleteDespite not thinking that I would like this book I enjoyed 'Number The Stars'. At the beginning when Ellen and Annemarie are racing and stoped by a soldier I didn't know how they survived because I would have bursted into flames on the spot. My favourite part was at the end when Annemarie is walking theough the woods and comes across the Nazis. I was so scared at that part my feet felt prickly. I couldn't really connect to Annemarie but I felt for Ellen. So loved to those who deeply know her but is easy to over-look by strangers.
ReplyDeleteOn page 110 i had a connection. mine was where it said " But she found the entrance , beside the high blueberry bushes~how often she had stopped here in late summer to pick a handful of the sweet berries!" My connection was that in the summers i go to my aunties farm in Elk Point and she has lots of bushes and trees with fruit on them so we always pick blueberries in the morning to make fresh blueberry pie, for desert that night.
ReplyDeleteI wondered where Peter took Ellen's parents's. I was really happy when Ellen's parents came to the house unharmed and then they all went to Sweden together on a boat. I questioned what the big deal with the packet was until the German soldiers opened it, then I became even more confused when it was a handkerchief. After I read chapter 16 and the Afterward I understood that the handkerchief was drugged with rabbit's blood and cocaine which temporarily destroyed their sense of smell. That way the German dog's couldn't smell any Jews hiding on the boat. The one thing I still don't get is why the book is called Number The Stars. I don't get it because the only star in it was Ellen's Star of David necklace which really wasn't a huge part in the story. Also there was no major number's in the story so it makes no sense why the author titled it Number the Stars.
ReplyDeleteOn page 60, Chapter 7, Anne-Marie, Kirsti, Mama Johansen, and Ellen Rosen arrive at Anne-Marie and Kirsti's uncle Henrik's house in Gilleleje. The author describes the area as a beautiful place, with meadows full of high-grass and late wildflowers. On this farm, there is a small old red-roofed farmhouse, with it's crooked chimney. A wispy straw-built bird nest sits in the corner of the house's roof. There is also an old, knarly tree sitting peacefully with apples hanging from it's branches. This scene reminds me of my Aunt's farm. The description fits my Aunt's farm almost perfectly. I imagine that Uncle Henrik's farm is just as pretty and fun as Aunt's:) I wish I could actually see Henrik's farm:P
ReplyDeleteAn event that I connected with was when Annemarie, Mrs. Johansen, and Kirsti were walking to Uncle Henrik's farm house. I go to my aunt and uncle's cabin every summer and I'm always as excited as Annemarie was.
ReplyDelete@Manchee, I liked your connection, but I think next time it should be a little bit more detailed.
ReplyDelete@Haven, the book is called Number the Stars because the Star of David is jewish, and many of the jews are trying to escape Denmark at the time. Also, there is a large number of jews trying to get to Sweden, therefore, the book is called Number the Stars.
ReplyDelete@Manchee i like your connection its really good , but next time add a little more detail =)
ReplyDelete@dr.seuss your connection is really good because it is somewhat like mine in a way about the farms and how you go there i really enjoyed it ..good job :D
ReplyDelete@Dr.Seuss i liked you connection and you gave a lot of detail, You really showed how your connection connected to the story, and i liked the wording for that bit too, i thought it was very discriptive and you had a clear vision of what the place looked like. i have no critisizm for your comment, i think you did a very good job (=
ReplyDelete@jem stark really good connection i agree usually when we have races I win or you do because neither one of us are that fast ...i liked the way you described how you felt and connected to how Ellen felt in the book yours was really good, but add a tiny more detail to it next time .... GREAT =)
ReplyDelete@Dr.Seuss I also loved the description of Uncle Henrik's house not because I have ever been to a place like that, I just loved the detail that the author gave.
ReplyDelete@CAT~IN~THE~HAT, i really like your description of the connection you had (= i found it very interesting, and when i go to sunshine coast my aunty has berry bushes and i like picking them too. I liked the way you used a sentence from the story so I really got what and when you were talking about. Good job C:
ReplyDelete@ Jem Stark great connection , I used to have a lot of races when I lived in my old complex and I was on e of the shortest kids there so I never won alot but since I was also one of the oldest kids there I usually came in second. Also there was a lot of the little kids there who cheated and didn't run the full ways.
ReplyDelete@CAT~IN~THE~HAT, I think your connection was excellent! I actually have a connection to your connection:P, in the summer time, beside Adam's Road Elementary school, by the field there is blackberry bushes that we pick and bring home to eat. But of course we come prepared to pick with buckets and cups:) The berries are very yummy:P
ReplyDelete@manchee, I am also very excited when my family goes on vacation to our cabin on Mayne Island. I get so excited, I can't even sleep the night before! I imagine that my cabin is as great as yours Manchee. :)
ReplyDelete@Dr.Seuss The book is called Number the Stars because Annemarie talks about a passage in the bible. The passage talks about numbering the stars and Annemarie wonders how you can number them if there are so many, going on forever.
ReplyDelete@ Jem Stark When I was younger, the school near my house had a little row of huge trees. They were tall but skinny and my friends and I loved those trees. They made wonderful 'science labs' and 'houses', and I have run through them so many times that I can run at full speed with my eyes closed with out tripping over over the big roots that stick out! Running through trees was is a pretty big part of my life.
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