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A good book for kids who like sharks.

Reminiscent of [b:All the Broken Pieces|4296443|All the Broken Pieces|Ann E. Burg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328838681s/4296443.jpg|4344030] and other novels in verse about children experiencing incredibly difficult circumstances (also [b:Never Fall Down|12924297|Never Fall Down|Patricia McCormick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330649356s/12924297.jpg|18079742], which isn't in verse but I thought of it as I was reading this). The history of Guatemala was somewhat known to me, but a first-person account of a tragedy such as this makes it visceral. I felt strongly for Carlos, his mother and his village. The poetry used not only words but shapes and spaces to convey meaning.

Nineteen- year-old Mary Ann Graves’s adventure west is told through poetry in this first person narrative about a young survivor of the 1846 Donner Party. Traveling with her family, she dreams of a new life in California, but must survive a deadly winter in the Sierra Nevada, facing loss and making sacrifices in a story of perseverance.

middlegrade fiction in verse (war/Guatemala 1981). I would've liked this better if I could force myself to slow down, pace out each poem, but I generally don't care for poems and skim over them. These I could tell were well-written (compared to other novels written in verse) and I got a good sense of Carlos' feelings, and all that was going on around him.

The map in the front piece is wrong. St. Joseph is in the wrong place. There. Had to get that out of the way. It's on the wrong side of the state of Missouri.

I have a morbid curiosity about the Donner Party, like many people. This book in verse takes the point of view from Mary Ann Graves, the second oldest daughter of one family who joined with the Donner party on the way to California. We never know the things we will do to stay alive.

This is a story that looks like a poem. If you are a person who doesn't read poems--don't worry--It is really a story.
The author just uses the pattern of the words on the page
.....to give our mind the space to see the pictures,
.....to give our hearts room to feel.
You may find a page that you can't tell what order to read the words in, then you find that they make sense in both directions and the ideas in your mind expand.
This is a story of survival, but in order for there to be even a concept of survival there first has to be the danger that is moved through.

It would be a good book to read with children old enough to be aware of the wider world-- it is told from the point of view of a boy, too young to be conscripted, living in a Guatemalan mountain village in 1981. In it, he discovers what his path in life will be.
I am doing my best to encourage you to read this as there are still, in this time, helicopters raining death on villages and families who are just trying to live their lives in harmony.
There is a glossary at the end to define the occasional Spanish word used.

In my opinion this is a great book. First, I liked the style. Caminar is a poetic historical fiction book that took place in the 1980’s during the war in Guatemala. Carlos is a young village boy who enjoys playing like other children his age, but as war is nearing his village, he wonders about the army. His mother doesn’t want him to join any side, but instead she tells him to run, hide, go to his grandmother’s village and then look for her. Carlos obeys his mother but doubts his decision. The way the words are organized, are written in ways where the words speak to you. For example,
“the thuds
Stopped
The hisses
Gone
The sound of blades
Faded
I blinked my eyes
Looked around
Smoke thick
Trees thick
I saw
No one”
The spaces in between give enough time for the words to be processed and one can imagine and feel exactly what was happening. Second, I liked the theme. I’ve read many books that have strong Hispanic origins, but never had I read a book about a war from a Hispanic country. Not many people are aware of the different wars from other countries. The main purpose of this book was to shine light on to the people from Guatemala who survived the war in the 1980’s. Many people died, but their voices and stories still linger.

This is a collection of poems about different types of trains. I used to like trains when I was a kid but I did not know how many types of trains there were. This book lists over a dozen kinds of trains, one of them being a Shoulder Ballast Cleaner which I think most people haven'd heard of. I like that it tells about trains that are not common knowledge. I think a lot of kids find trains interesting and I think it can boost a child's confidence when they know things that are not common knowledge to others. This book also had a lot of rhyming words so it was fun to read out loud. In the back of the book there is a picture of a train and each train car has a fact about a different type of train and its history. Overall I think this book is very informational while keeping the story upbeat and interesting to read.

I don't really have a ton to say about this book. The book is extremely straight forward. There are 13 poems total, 1 per page. The title is some kind of adjective, followed by the word train. Every poem is about the train in the title. These poems are super simple and cute and describe the different trains in a fun way. I think if whoever is reading this book is a train lover, they will adore this book. I really liked poem 11, "Shoulder Ballast Cleaner", because the whole poem was written on different parts of the train illustration. I also loved that the last page is filled with train facts.

Clackety Track is a book full of poems about trains. It would be great to use when doing a unit on trains. There are many different types of poems in the book that can be used as examples to show students there are different ways to write poems. The pictures are also a good demonstration of what the poem is about. At the end of the book there are a bunch of facts that relate to trains. This would be good to use when you are trying to teach students about poetry, trains and transportation. It's a good way to expose them to a variety of different things all at once!

This story takes place in 1981 in Guatemala, during the time of their civil war. The story revolves around a boy named Carlos and he has decide when its time for him to grow up and become a man. So he can defend his village from the soldiers that frequently come there, but his mother tells him that she does not want him to for he is still her little boy. The book is a good read and can be graphic at times.

Growing up, I was never a fan of poetry, but this being the second novel that I have read entirely made up of poems, I can say that I am a fan. I love how all of the different poems reflect on the text with the pauses and breaks in the writing. At times it was I had to re-read parts to understand what was going on, but overall this book was easy to read and engaging throughout. Carlos' story was told in a way that made readers feel that they were along on the journey with him. Not only did this keep me engaged while reading, but this feature also helps young children retain the information too.½

I enjoyed this book because I like how the author tells the story. The book was very touching and I actually teared up a bit. I have always loved poetry and I like that the book is written in poems. The part that struck me the most in the book was when he lost his mom. He felt like he needed to become a man now. He had no one left for him.½

"Caminar" is a story of a young boy named Carlos. Carlos wants to be a man but his mother is not ready for him to grow up yet. His country is in the middle of a war and there are soldiers going around interrogating people. This is a good story of a child and his journey on becoming a man. Some of the poems were hard to read the first time and had be read a few more times to fully understand.

In Caminar Skila Brown tells this story about a young boy named Carlos wanting to step up and fight for his village in Guatemala. But his mom isn't ready for him to grow up, she wants him to be her moonfaced boy. When soldiers scatter into their village to warn them about rebels they also interrogate them to give up communist names. The village people are scared and don't know what to expect but when the communist scatter their village they are warned that the War is coming and they should run. Run up the mountain to warn Carlos abuela who lives and the top of the mountain. I liked this story its was Carlos hardships trying to survive and his journey to becoming a man.

This books tells the story of a boy named Carlos, who's country is in the midst of a Guatemalan War, in the form of multiple poems compiled together. The story is told from his point of view, which makes it even more moving. Because of the war, Carlos is forced to grow up much faster than his mother would like for him to. The author vividly captures the innocence of a child in an adults' world when Carlos is lost in the woods and has a sort of break down when he realizes that his family has been killed and he is alone. The image that's painted in the readers' heads makes it real and allows us to FEEL the emotions that Carlos felt here. The way that the poems are formatted plays a huge part in how the story is read and even interpreted. Some poems are short and to the point, where some seem to drag on a little. In other sense, some poems and the spacing used in them kind of force the reader to slow down and FEEL what's in the text. I liked this book and all of the literary elements that the author brought into it to help tell the story.

Caminar was an amazing story of a young boy named carlos during the Guatemalan war. The story was from Carlos's point of view reminding us that young innocent children have to go through war too. His mom wants him to stay young and innocent but we follow his journey on becoming a man because the war forced him to grow up. This story is made up of many different types of poems. I think the use of poems in this story worked really well. Since the story didn't continually flow it kept the suspense going and also the use of poetry helped convey exactly how Carlos was feeling. There were a few concrete poems throughout the story which made the novel a little more fun to read. I'm glad I read this story because before I didn't really know about the Guatemalan war and this helped me see what it was like for them.

Caminar is a remarkable story of a boy who lives during the Guatemalan war. The book is told through the eyes of a young boy named Carlos, allowing us to see the conflict through the eyes of a child. When we think of war, we often forget about the innocent children who suffer at the hand of adult conflict. The story follows Carlos as he becomes a man out of necessicty because of the war. The language used in the book conveys the emotion that Carlos feels as he is left alone in the woods, knowing his family and friends have been killed. It also conveys his determination to help others. Multiple poems in the book also use language and form to convey the urgency that Carlos feels multiple times throughout the book as he attempts to escape danger and help others. This book was amazing and I would love to incorporate it into my future classroom as a reminder to my students that life in America is easy compared to what many children have to face.

Caminar is about a boy named Carlos who is caught in the middle of a war. His mother is saddened when she doesn't want him to grow up. The stress of the war and being caught in a forest while the war is going on makes Carlos have a breakdown and doesn't know what to do. Caminar is wrriten as different poems on each page that come together to form the whole book. Some of the poems do need to be read a few times or really thought about and even ask for some thinking outside of the box in order to understand them and get the whole message of the book.

“Caminar” by Skila Brown’s book is written as poetry full of free verse, narrative poems, imagery, concrete poems, and figurative language. I was not familiar with what the name of the book meant so I looked it up. Caminar translated from Spanish means: Walk. I find this to be an excellent title for this book. It refers to walking so many times in this book, it is a repetitious theme that echoes throughout. This book is a historical fiction view of how Carlos goes from a boy wanting to be a man during 1981 Guatemala’s civil war. It tells of horrific events, death of his village, mother, and how he was forced to take sides with the Guerillas who were the lesser of the evils. The story is multilayered, another major theme deals with the spirit animal, and his being the owl who saves him, and yet he is described in “owl-like” descriptions saving the village of his grandmother. The story is captivating It is about coming of age, stepping into manhood, redefinition of self and bravery in the middle of war. I felt very drawn to the book and the dramatic stylization of the poems that emphasized the sounds and the sights that he was experiencing as well as the sense of inner turmoil and emotion.

Caminar is a poetry novel about a boy in the middle of a long war between the military and the guerillas. This is not a book I would have chosen to read because of how the text was short and long and differently spaced on the page. However, I forgot that this was written in poetry form as I was reading it. It brought a new light to reading for me. This was a sad story and represented real-life events. I noticed that some of the spacing in the text slowed the reader down and gave the words more meaning. For example, one poem is written, "What Roberto Said - take anything at all." The spacing slows the reader and makes you think about those words being spaced. This poem makes you wonder if the rebels are really bad guys. Skila Brown is a very creative writer and I am excited to try reading more poem written novels.

I really enjoyed this book that Brown wrote, it had a lot of hard content to read about and I think that since this was such a difficult book for me to read and hear about, that it would also be hard for children to read and think about. I think that it definitely opens people's eyes about the things that go on in other countries. Brown wrote her book, and a lot of time adjusted the words to look like what Carlos is feeling. We talked in class about how in one poem he said that his heart beat sped up, and when it did the words on the page ran together. When he said his heart beat slowed down, the words on the page gradually got longer and more spread out. I think this was a great book, and I think it was beautifully written even though the content of it was so sad.

This book is told through poems. It is about the Guatemalan Civil War. Carlos, the narrator, wants to be a man by fighting in the war. The language in this novel is repetitive and very descriptive. As a reader, I can imagine what is happening. Also, the novel has quite a bit of onomatopoeias to give some sound. This is a very emotional novel, where Carlos finds several people of his village dead, so he has to make his way to the top of the mountain to warn his abuela. He survives. He is a hero. He lost everything and even his mother, but he was brave.

Carlos is a young boy who is forced to grow up fast during Guatemala's civil war. Although his mother tries to keep him from growing up so fast, she finally sends Carlos to warn his grandmother about the war. Carlos faces many challenges during his journey but is able to overcome them and become a man. The story is told through narrative poems. The author uses descriptive language to capture the emotion in the story.

Caminar by Skila Brown is about a boy named Carlos from the village of Chopan in Guatemala. Carlos’s village is attacked and he wasn’t able to go back and save them. Carlos is told that if anything happens that he is to go up the mountain to his Abuelas. As Carlos is near the village, the attacking starts again. Since he was unable to save anyone in his village, he is determined to save the people in his Abuelas village. Carlos helps save the people of the village and decides to stay since there is nothing left of his village in Chopan.

Caminar is a fiction poetry book written in verse. It started out slow, but ended up being a really good read. It took me about an hour to finish this book. I never even knew a war like this existed before, so it was very eye opening to learn a little history about something that was so horrific to many people. A lot of people lost their lives and lost a lot of family. Although this book is fiction, it was still a real event that took place in Guatemala.