School Projects: Book Report on Foal in the Fog by Ben M. Baglio
Karlie’s Book Report
Recently, the girls had to the do a book report for school. Karlie read the book Foal in the Fog by Ben M. Baglio for her book report. She had to come up with a box or container for her book report. The barn was the perfect box for this book report. She was really excited about doing her book report. Brina did a book report too on Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne
Foal in the Fog with pictures of horses and ponies on the outside!
The other side of her barn with more pictures!
Her book report with all the details of the book per the teacher’s instructions. Inside the box she put items that relate to her book – horse, black lab, saddle, pictures, bales of hay, fences, and horse shoes.
Karlie’s barn box for her book report turned out really well and she did a great job on her presentation! Her barn is on display at their school library!
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Recently I finished reading The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls. The Long Winter is book sixth book in the Little House series. The girls LOVE reading these books. I try to read at least a chapter to them every night and they always want me to keep on reading! Glad the girls are enjoying this series as much as I did as a little girl. This was probably one of the hardest ones to read because the Ingalls family went through a lot of tough things during this winter season (from near starvation, freezing, and more). The book teaches a lot about being creative with the resources around you, helping others, and working together to get through the rough season.
Laura Ingalls and her family continue their adventures in the town of De Smet, South Dakota. They got their homestead, but didn’t have time to winterize the little shanty before winter so they moved into the town of De Smet to live in the building that Pa had built last year. Thankfully they had a place to stay in town because blizzard after blizzard hit the little town and cut off all the supplies for several months, including anything that was suppose to be arriving on the train. Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and baby Grace did their best to enjoy each day.
It was a hard winter for the family with low food supplies and the cold from the blizzards. The book introduces many new characters into the series from their interactions with people in town during the winter months. Almanzo Wilder and Cap Garland made a dangerous journey to find wheat so the families in town would not starve. Even though it was a tough season many good friendships were established during these months. The Ingalls family was creative with their cooking, heating the home, and finding ways to stay entertained while they were stuck inside during the blizzards.
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
I just finished reading the book Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls. They were a little confused when we first started this book because they expected the next book in the series to be about the little girl Laura and her family, not about a boy named Almanzo. Although they were unsure about it at the beginning it only took a chapter to get them hooked and back into the series.
Farmer Boy is book three of the set we are currently reading through with the girls. The book introduces Almanzo, Laura’s future husband. While Laura growing up in a little house on the prairie with her parents and two sisters Almanzo was living on a big farm in New York State with his parents, one brother, and two sisters.
The book is written from Almanzo perspective and goes through many of the things he did as a boy from chopping wood, cutting ice, planting corn, raising a prize pumpkin, training his steers, and much more! The girls found it fascinating reading about Almanzo’s days. They especially liked that he was found of horses.
If you are looking for a fun book to read to your kids (both boys and girls) or have your children read themselves this is a great book. I know the girls will be going back and reading these books again on their own after we finish with the series. They have really enjoyed this series and learning a little bit about how Almanzo grew up fueled their excitement even more!
