{"id":1120,"date":"2020-08-19T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obsidianeducation.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/19\/how-to-write-a-book-review\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T05:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T05:42:30","slug":"how-to-write-a-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/19\/how-to-write-a-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a Book Review?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Another way of making children start writing is to make them write about their favorite book\ud83d\udcd6. They will already have some ideas in their minds after reading the book and it will be easier for them to write. They will also learn to express their opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I have made&nbsp;<strong>two versions<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong>a book review template for children studying in Kindergarten-Grade 2&nbsp;and&nbsp;a book report template for children studying in Grade 3-Grade 7<\/strong>. I have also provided&nbsp;<strong>samples<\/strong>&nbsp;with the templates to guide you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book Review Template for children studying in Kindergarten-Grade 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/book-report-part-1-2528grade-22529.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;\">An example book review for the book &#8220;Treasure Chest&#8221;:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pic2.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Treasure-Chest.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;\">Book Review Template for children studying in Grade 3-Grade 7:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/book-report-part-1-2528grade-72529.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/book-report-part-2-2528grade-72529.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;\"><b>An example book report for the book &#8220;The Wishing Spell&#8221; (Book 1 of the Land of Stories Series):<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pic1.jpg\" width=\"438\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/land-of-stories-part-1.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/land-of-stories-part-2.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"direction: ltr; position: relative; text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tfWjur1inugMcl7B1DPLJ1egzkFxGYHf\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Book Reviews and Templates<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"viewer-a68c9\" class=\"XzvDs _208Ie tFDi5 blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _6RI6N tFDi5 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #2a2a2a; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u265f\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude03\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddef\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04\ud835\ude00:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\uddd4\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff: The person who has written the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2: The name of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff: The person who has made the drawings in the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff: A book tells the story of some characters \ud83e\udddd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f. The characters can be persons or animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4: The time and the geographic location \ud83c\udfdc in a book. There can be more than one settings in a book \ud83d\udcd6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde6\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06\/\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01: A short account of the main points in a book. It usually includes the beginning, middle, and end of a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\/\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc: The leading character of the book who faces danger and fights all adversity using his\/her intelligence, strength, or bravery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\/\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01: The leading character of the book who fights with the hero\/protagonist. He\/she creates problems in a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2: The main idea in a book around which the whole book revolves. It can be magic \ud83e\uddd9\u200d\u2642\ufe0f, bravery, horror, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01: A book report is a short and objective summary of the main points in a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3a\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04: A book review is a critical analysis of a book and contains more detail than a book report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I hope this helps your children in their journey of creative writing \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2618\ufe0f<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Happy Writing! 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