AR: 5.7

He robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, and had escapades enough to please any adventure-loving child. Now even the youngest readers can have the chance to enter Sherwood Forest with Robins band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan-a-Dale, the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, and wicked King John. Every moment of the story is filled with action and excitement.

I thought this book was pretty good. I'm not a big fan of Robin Hood, so it didn't grab my attention like I think it would to a younger male student. Overall, I liked the organization of the book. The chapters were very easy to read, but it was definitely for an older child due to some gruesome scenes throughout the book. I also liked the plot. Each chapter was full of adventure. My favorite scene was when Robin Hood secretly signed up for the Sheriffs archery contest, and won! However, the Sheriff would not give Robin the prize because he would not join the Sheriffs' team. This would be a great book to work with character development. The overall message of this story is to live honestly and deal fairly with people. ( )

INFO:
Santiago Becerra.
10ºB.
02/03/2014.
The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Howard Pyle.
2006.
189 Pages.

PROJECT:
Robin Hood talks about a archer who live in England called sir Robin in the time of the crusades and control by king Richard, he put his nobles as boss of different parts of the country. Sir Robin was a person who was fighting against corruption because many nobles starts to take profits of state and Robin became a enemy of this nobles and had to move to sherwood forest, in sherwood he pass many obstacles because he was a very good archer and one day he kill someone without care and he had to hide of the sheriff who wanted to find him and give to the nobles. Sir alex became knowing as Robin Hood and he starts to rape the gold of the king of sherwood and give to the poor people because he was increasing the taxes to the poor people. Soon he met with a beautiful princess called Marian , Robin get in love with her and Prince John who was a noble want to use him as a attraction to capture Robin , after this fighting
, one day there was a contest of archery to attract Robin and capture because he was the best archery of England but he can participate because the sheriff will be there, Robin go dressed as a different person to participate and to see Marian because the winner can marry him, Robin became capture by the sheriff but after all these struggles the crusades finish and King Richard return to Sherwood and send to jail the sheriff and the Prince John little , and Robin and Marian marry by the King.

NEW WORDS:

Skirting: (Noun)
- An outer edge; a border or margin
¨He wandered over the paths and byways skirting the dense woods¨Pg.19

Filly: (Noun)
-1. (Animals) a female horse or pony under the age of four.
2. a spirited girl or young woman.
¨His lady on a brown filly at his side¨Pg.43

This was a great book. My 4th grade class and I read it together and they really enjoyed it. It was a great story to teach about character development and the elements of a story. ( )