essay1-3a: mind map

mind-map

My Language Learning story

Childhood 

• early years
• pre-school years
• elementary school
• secondary schooling
   
  collage 
• French
• post graduate 
• overseas experience
• life-long learning
  languages 
• english
• german
• skill 
• listening
• speaking
• writing
• reading

essay1-3a: My Language Learning Story

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Essays 1-02c: You Will Enjoy about KGU Life

We introduce my university. We commute to Kumamoto Gakuen University. There is in Kumamoto. It is the most biggest university in Kumamoto. 6631 people attend to go it. This is four departments, and the Faculty of Commercial Science and the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Foreign Languages and the Faculty of Social Welfare. There are fifteen course of study into four departments. There has many great teachers, they are specialist each field of study.

First, We would like to talk to you about Eibei Gakka. Eibei Gakka has various devices to improve our English skill. For example, ALC is learning word site. We study many word for it. It is interesting for us to remember about English word. Please you try it, so you will learn many words. Anything else, second year students in Eibei should write many essay and upload to blogger for us essay. We should write 10000 word in spring semester. We can’t it, but we learn great skill for writing.

second, We teach you about English Lounge. The space is communicated with an international student and native speaker of instructor in English. Only the students manage English Lounge, and If you go to there, you should speak in English. You should not speak Japanese. It hold many event, for example Christmas party and Halloween party. You should do see a English Lounge. You can be to get along with many friends.

Third, Kumamoto Gakuen University has many good places. There are alot of places to eat foods and drinks. For example, Lawson, Bakery, student dining hall. We want to teach you Bakery. Bakery is in 12 center. I often go to there. We like there, because there are many kinds of bread. Our friends and we like bread. Our favorite bread is Mentai bread. It is very delicious. Do you know it? We want to eat it. If you eat it, you never forget its taste.

Fourth, we teach you student dining hall. It has a lot of various foods and drink. There are a lot of kinds of vending machines expect student dining hall menus. We often use there because we are looking forward to choose various foods. And then, price is much cheap for our student. So, it is easy for us to buy foods and drink in there. we like Tantanmen is the best in student dining hall menu. It is a little hot and moderate quantity for us. So we recommend girls too. Student dining hall is between Kenkyu-tou and Library.

Fifth, there are a lot of places to use PCs in this university. For example, library, e-campus center, PC’s rooms of 1 building and so on. So, all students have many chances to use PCs. we are always in trouble then because We don’t have a printing machine in our house when our classes’ professors gave us homework which has to use PC and print out it. But, there are a lot of places to use PC and a printing machine in this university, so We are always helped them. And, PCs in this university have all softs to useful for us to learn English, extracurricular class, many English dictionary and so on. These softs are very useful for us. We often use them. If we get a job, we would have many chances to use PCs to make a plan for our work. Please use places to use PCs for you in the future.

Sixth, We have favorite space in Kumamoto Gakuen University. This is a library. Our university's library is very wide. There are many books. We don't know what to have it. we can't read all books until graduation day. We will read anything in my power. We often go to there to study. The many of students make use of it during examination week. It was crowded packed to overflowing with students. We will go to there next examination days. The library is very silently, because all students want to read in a silently space. We hope it.

Seventh, there are many kind people in this university. When we are in trouble, people who are around us gave us some advices. We are belonging to Eibei Gakka, there are many kind people in Eibei Gakka. So We love them. We often plane girl’s party on about two months. So you don’t need to worry about human relationship. Probably, you can make good friends soon.

Eighth, everyone is good friends each other. We are also belonging to Circle.We like 8 center. That because there is in our friends. 8 center has circle's room. Our circle are a study group culture assets and a study group economic circle.All member are very kind too. Kumamoto University has many kind of circles. The 3 individual of a combination to circle and couture and Gakusho. We join Gakusho. I like Gakusho, beause many peoples kind of me. We are happy! Gakusho has many circles, for example, a study group hospitality and economy and marketing and children and society etc... We want to join Gausho. If you join in, you will get many friends.
　　
This is why, there are many good points in this university. But these are only a part of all. We want to talk food points in this university for you. We wish you send enjoyable days in this university.
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I co-authored this essay Hiromi. We used content from our previous, individual essay posts (1-02a-b).

Individual essay posts (1-02a-b)

Hiromi's revised essay (2012.05.23)
Momoko's revised essay (2012.5.28)


Here are links to each of our co-authored essays:

Joint essay posts (1-02c)

Hiromi's jointed essay (2012.06.21)
Hiromi's jointed essay (2012.06.21)

BR 1-04: The Frog Prince

"...Princess Poppy, will you marry me?"(p.47)

Chapter 1 is princess in trouble. The princess Poppy was furious, because she will have to marry prince Humperdink. She didn't like him. I would not rather marry him. Prince Humperdink was smelly and smug and slimier than a frog. It is no wonder she want not to marry him. I agree her.

Chapter 2 and 3 is Poppy's promise. When she ran down the path to the palace pond, she slipped into the pond and her beautiful golden ball drop into it. So, she met the frog. He helped her, but had conditional. The conditional was Poppy spend with him every day. She promised him. However, when he gave her the golden ball, she broke her word. I think that everyone must not break your word. The king also thought it. That's because she was cruel.

Chapter 4 is into the palace. The king was promised her about her word. I looked up to him, because he wasn't babying Poppy too much. It was so great! Poppy a spoiled child I thought.

Chapter 5 is the frog prince. She picked the frog up and threw him out of her window, so she suddenly realizes what she'd done. And, she bent down and kissed him to sorry. Just then, the frog transformed himself into the prince. I think that in fairy tales animals very often transform themselves into human being. So, he married her. I did not understand what he married her. That's because she did something spiteful to him. If I was him, I want not to marry her. His proposal of marriage had humor, "If you promise not to throw me out of the window again...Princess Poppy, will you marry me?" I like this word. The story based on the story by the Brothers Grim.

Reference
Davidson, Susanna. (2007). The Frog Prince. London, England: Usborne.

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BR 1-15: Magical animals

"I don't believe unicorns exist" (p.42)

Chapter 1 is Pegasus. I don't like this illustration, because it is not cute. Bellerophon was strong, brave, loved by everyone and killed Chimera for everyone and the king. At first, I looked up to him, but he misunderstood that he was god. I think that it is a gross misunderstanding. He was very conceited and he was silly. However, I don't like the king better than him. That's because, he behaved dish one aptly. I can't believe to live Pegasus. It is only a myth.

Chapter 2 is the greedy griffin. Hassan had a tender heart, because he loved two oxen. I think that the oxen are worked so heavy by the people or they are eaten by the people in the old day and now. However, he loved oxen, so he rescued it from a griffin. A griffin was so terror. I can't fight with him. I want never to die. I will abandon oxen. It is difficult for me to rescue oxen from a griffin. I hope that a griffin not live in the world.

Chapter 3 is the evil cockatrice. It is wise's story. When someone gaze met him, someone will dead suddenly. We never see him eyes, so Zak and his wife, Beela were showed himself eyes by mirror. I think that how clever of then to notice that!

Chapter 4 is unicorn magic. I don't believe unicorns exist, because I don't think that a horse have not feathers. Magical animals appear on Hurry Potter. I want to know a lot of magical animals.

Reference
Wiston, Carol. (2007). Magical animals. London, England: Usborne.

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Momokurochan

I like Momoiro-clover-Z very much, because they always make me happy. Their performance is always powerful.

They release new singles on 26th June. I introduce you it, please listen to the music.

This song's name is "PUSH". It is used commercial to "SOW". Sow is ice-cream. When I listened it first time. I could not stop to laughing. It has humor. I like this song very much. If you listen to it, you will listen to it many times. I always this song every day, every time.

This picture is Momokuro member, I couldn't believe that this picture is themselves. Momoka Ariyasu is the most funny in this music video. I can't without watch her.

This song's name is "Otome-sensou". It means of "The war of a girl" in English. This song is written by Hiroko Yakushimaru. She was idol in Syouwa.

Do you have interested in Momoiro-clover-Z? I want to watch their performance everyone. You will necessary like her. Please listen to these songs! Thank you!

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See you again JK

2012. 06. 15 (Friday)
I jointed JK sayonara nomi last night. We went to Ikki, and we enjoyed talking about something. For example, about circle, about love, about job etc.

my circle is Bunkazai-Kenkyu-Kai. I like them very much, because we have enjoy time many times. Circle is my family.

Junki will go to Fukuoka for his job. I want not to go him, because I like him. He is look my brother by me. Junki'a daughter is Yuuko. She is very cute. His wife is Ayami. She is kinds to me. I like them very much.

I want to meet them forever. I have a fun!
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We had fun in Aso mountain

2012. 06. 12. (Thursday)
I went to carry house with my friend Junki. He is kind to me and funny. He is older than I 5 ages, but we are one of the best friend. The carry house's name is Yagi carry. He takes me to there. It is so delicious. We like it very much, but to tell the truth, I like Abashi's carry better than it. I couldn't say it, because he looked pleasure very much. Yagi's interior design is so cute, and I prefer it. Do you want to go here? It is nearly Daiichi high school and Family Mart. This carry cost 650yen~. I feel confident that you will like it. That carry is spicy.

 Next, we went to Sensuikyou. We climbed this mountain. The day's weather was cloudy and rainy, but we never give up climbing it. For some time, we wanted to climb a mountain. That's because, we tried to climb this mountain. This picture is before started to climb me.

We climbed at this mountain, we immediately so tired. It is severe for us to raise a lot of stairs. The stairs are harder than 11 building in KGU. It was very hard, but the view was so beautiful. We were on the clouds. The view cheered up for us. I became powerful girl.

When we arrived top on the mountain, we saw a crater in Aso mountain. It is so mysterious. I  was impressed with it. It looks like the universe. I couldn't believe that it is the earth. A crater covered deep clouds immediately. Luckily, we saw a crater. I was so happy! However, what  climb down a mountain is so harder than what climb a mountain. We have fun time!!!!!!!!

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A cactus

Recently, I like cactus very much. That's because cactus is bloom cute flower in sometimes. This flower isn't bloom always. Do you know cactus' flower? Do you see it? It is very cute flower. At first, I couldn't believe to bloom this flower. I have seen this flower on picture, and I haven't seen it on my eyes. I want to see this flower. So, I bought a cactus in 100 yen store. When I saw it, I couldn't but buy it. It was so pretty! I want to bloom this cactus' flower. Every 15th, I can give it to water. Cactus must not give much water. That's reason; if I give much water, cactus have dead. It is difficult for me to give moderate water for my cactus. However, I never give up growing my cactus, and I will see this flower. Please search and grow cactus' flower :-)

  

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BR 1-14: Stories of WITCHES

"Maxi-boxi-jollybee-hog, get on the ground and bark like a dog." (p.24)

Chapter 1 is the lost broomstick. Bess was lost her broomstick. Broomstick is necessary for witches to fly somewhere. She is far from being a good a witch, and she is a self-centred person. That's because, she turned woman into a horse and ride to the party. I felt sorry for the woman, because she was ran long distance and she was drifted away for her husband. It was very sad for the woman to drift her husband. If I was her, I couldn't bear it, and I will get angry with the witch. I don't like the witch.

Chapter 2 is dog spell. An old wizard was so gentle man, because he helped Kate for dog spell. I like him better than a witch. A witch was really ruthless, because she had ate all of the picnic basket. She was greedy old woman. Moreover, she upset with Kate. I don't know what  to can angry her. It is "Gyakugire" in Japanese. I think that witches are silly. I'm happy to return original body to Kate. She will have nothing to do with witches. She become to hate witches.

Chapter 3 is the farmer's revenge. This story made me great. The farmer severe punishment on the greedy a witch. She had stolen the farmer's milk. It was very silly. I think that witches are very greedy. All of the stories, Witches were described for greedy. I don't like them, because they are very cunning. Please read this book, and you will hate witches.

REFERENCE

Rawson, Christopher. (2007). Stories of WITCHES. London, England: Usborne.

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BR 1-13: Stories of Snowmen

"All snowmen come alive at night" (p.13)

Chapter 1 is Chilly and the bonfire. I was surprised what all snowmen come alive at night. Nobody knows it. It is very funny story. That's because, children believe all snowmen come alive at night. I don't believe it now. However, when I was a child, I had believe that snowmen alive. Not limited to snowmen, children believe all things come alive at night. For example, stuffed animals, woods, flowers and dolls etc. I want to join Christmas party in America. I have never join genuine it. I think that it was very interesting to Oat's farm Christmas party.

Chapter 2 is snowy and Icy. I like Emma Humble and her snowman, because they are persistent. Snowman wants to be a beauty and want to get best prize. For that purpose, after he made effort, his efforts were rewarded. It made me happy, because I believe what a good deed never goes unrewarded. He was fully rewarded for his effort. Daphne Dash and her snowman are ill-natured. I don't like them. Even the richest man I don't like ill-natured.

Chapter 3 is Freezy's new buttons. The snowman never gave up to return his buttons, and an unexpected piece of luck came him way. I think that a give a present from God. God alone knows what will happen, because he knew what snowman's effort. Stan and Lenny were pathetic excuse for a man. I won't to be like them.

REFERENCE

Russell, Punter. (2007).  Stories of Snowmen. London, England: Usborne.

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Mrs. Dalloway

　　I watched movie ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ by Adeline Virginia Woolf. This story express about living and death, sanity and insanity by means of a hero of Clarissa Dalloway and a sub hero of Septimus Warren Smith. A living and sanity are expressed by Clarissa. A death and insanity are expressed by Septimus.

   ‘A view of Virginia Woolf’ was written by Yoshio Yoshida. This book consider about ‘Mrs. Dalloway’. Mr. Yoshida understood a Mrs. Dalloway’s feelings of adoration of death, but when I watched this movie, I couldn’t understand it. I just understand a Mrs. Dalloway’s feeling of terror of death. The following is what I state about places of I understand a Mrs. Dalloway’s feeling of terror of death.

   There are some places express about living and death of Clarissa in this story. I state two places it. At first, a terror in an expressionless look of her. This isn’t rare, but I felt that Clarissa was afraid to the feeling very much. She understood why to reason Septimus died. In other words, she was afraid to the feeling link died. That’s because, I don’t think that she had adoration for died.

   Next place, Clarissa wanted to unit things and persons, but she wanted to estrange this things. There are persons after feel pleasure and intense emotion, they tend to have nothingness’ of emotion or not impressed. For example, the feeling have after pass an examination, but it only get hard study. She wanted to get intense emotion, but she was afraid to emotion not impressed. Her pleasure is when the twinkle of living. I don’t think that she had adoration for died.

   For the reasons stated above, she hadn’t adoration for died. This story is very interesting. Please watch this movie, you will like it.
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Vacation plan

   My vacation plan is go to Minnesota in America. I will go to there, because I will go to Home stay. This summer, I will participate in Kaigai-Kenshu. I am looking forward to meeting my host family. I want to learn there speaking skill and listening skill. I want to get along with my host family, and I want to make many friends in Minnesota. I don’t finished to get ready for Kaigai-Kenshu. I have to finish it quickly. I am looking forward to Kaigai-Kenshu, but I am afraid to it. That's because, I can't talk well with them, and I will at a loss which to different culture for Japan. However, I want to speaking English well, so I should study harder now.
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About blogging

  I write about blogging. I should write about every day and typing homework and book review. Eibei students have to publish many essays for blogger. At first, I won't write blogging, because I have to do many essays anything else. I can't finish it. However, I like writing blogger so-so. That's because, my friends can finished many essays, and If I don't work harder, I won't be able to move up to the next grade. I won't take this class again. This class is the hardest in all classes. I won’t ever drop out this class, so I will publish about many essays for my blogger.

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Using the computer

  Using the computer is my weak point of one. I don’t like to use the computer, because I can’t use Excel well and I can’t type first. A lot of people can't use the computer well, but all business need to Pc skills. Everyday, every time, I use the computer, for example, I send e-mail by the computer, and I make many essays, so I send to Typing Homework for Mr. Tomei. I have to use the computer many times. I should learn PC skills. I want to use the computer well. Eibei students has to use the computer, because a lot of essays need to use Words, and we publish essays for blogger. We will has a good command of PC skills.
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About my keitai

My keitai is iPhone. It is very useful for me, because it can use website. For example, I can sent g-mail from my keitai. I can publish essay from my keitai. It is very good. That is because, I should do many essays. If I have not my keitai iPhone, I can't finish many essays.
My iPhone is iPhone 4S. Iphone 4S is very useful for me. It can talk with me. iPhone is made by Apple. I like Apple, so I have iPod. I look up Apple, I want to work there, because I want to earn a lot of money.
Steb Jobs is died, but he look up many people forever.
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BR 1-12: Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple

  They are divided for the apple. (n.p.)

 Rabbit and Hare are close friends, but they get complication when eating are involved. They are very gluttonous animals.
  I will give someone big piece of apple when I have a big piece and small piece of it. That is because  , I want to get along with my friends. I won't to do a squabble.
  Mr. Raccoon is clever. In fact, he couldn't eat the mushroom, but he ate all it. Mr. raccoon is the best worst animal in three animals. I don't like him, because he is sly. I won't become like him. I want to become pure.
  I want to read this book, because it is very interesting book.

Reference

Harriet, Ziefert. (1998) Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple. New York, NY: Usborne.

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BR 1-11: Jason's Bus Ride

  He rode the bus. (n.p.)


 Jason is very kind boy, because he moved stubborn dog. The dog didn't move away, but Jason patted the dog, so he walked away. I think that he wanted praise.

  　　Harriet Ziefert write many books, I often read him books.

This book use easy word, so I can read soon. It is very easy for me to read it. I think you will like me.

  The illustration is cute. I like this picture. Jason is smart boy. He will grow gentle man. I like this   book, you should read this book. Please read this book! Thank you.

Reference

Harriet, Ziefert. (1987) Jason's Bus Ride. New York, NY: Usborne.

(103 words) (total: 6514)

My favorite movies

My favorite movie is High school musical. It is so great and exciting. The sound track is make me fun and cheer up. Troy is very cool. I like him very much. Gabriela is so cute. I want to like her. They were couple real world but they finished to love. I feel a little sad, because they are my ideal.



   Anything else, My favorite movie is "MAHOUNIKAKERARETE". This is made by Disney. This movie is make me very happy and want to love. I have seen this movie many times, but I never lose interest in this movie. I love this movie. Please watch this movies, and you will become to love this movies. If you watch this movies, please talk me yours impression.

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Try this questions!

I make some questions about News. Please try to answer that questions!

Question

1. Who the last Aum Shinrikyo fugitive still on the run for the 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system?

2. Who had been on the wanted list for 17 years for suspected involvement in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack? She was arrested.

3. Where on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s official birthday and celebration of her 60^th year?

4. What is the name of Elizabeth’ Ⅱ’s ceremony?

5. What the planet transits the sun on June 8, 2012?

6. Where the country has detained a top security official for passing sensitive information to the United States?

7. What is the country Zaccheroni players’ mind ahead of Sunday’s 3-0 win Japan?

8. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda failed Wednesday during a meeting lasting 90 minutes to persuade former DPJ leader. What’s DPJ leader’s name?

9. Two-time world champion in ice skating someone will return to competition for the 2012-13 season after taking last year. What’s her name?

10. A bus packed with tourists headed for Tokyo Disneyland crashed early Sunday on an expressway in somewhere. Where is prefecture?

Answer

1. Katsuya Takahashi (The Japan Times, June 6, p1)
2. Naoko Kikuchi (The Japan Times, June 5, p1)
3. British (The Japan Times, June 5, p5)
4. Diamond Jubilee (The Japan Times, June 5, p5)
5. Venus (The Japan Times, June 4, p4)
6. China (The Japan Times, June 3, p1)
7. Oman (The Japan times, June 5, p18)
8. Ichiro Ozawa (The Japan Times, May 31, p1)
9. Miki Ando (The Japan Times, May 30, p16)
10. Gunma (The Japan Times, April 30, p1)

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BR 1-10: The Little Red Hen

The little red hen is kind to all people. (n.p.)

The story like small white hen. The small white hen everything to do himself, but he gave a bread for his friends in this story. I disappointed his friends and got a little angry. If they help for the little red hen, I didn’t disappoint and get angry. But the little red hen ate all bread himself, and also I disappointed him. He should give a bread everyone I think. And If he had done it, I looked up him. I want to do everyone and to eat everyone. I like this illustration. It is very cute.

 Reference

Harriet, Ziefert. (1995) The Little Red Hen. New York, NY: Usborne

(104 word) (total: 6004)

BR 1-09: The Princess and The Pea

The princess is true princess. (n.p.)

 The story is wonderful princess’ story. At first, the princess was drippy, because it was rainy. The queen, the king and the prince not believed her real princess. The queen tested her by the pea. She hid the pea under the twenty mattresses. She think that a real princess always use luxury bedding. There is no lump. So, the princess noticed lump in her bed, and they believed her real princess.

I was surprised to believe for they believed her just a pea. I can't understand mean of this book. You should read the book once.

Reference

Harriet, Ziefert. (1996) The Princess and The Pea. New York, NY: Usborne

(103 word) (total: 5900)

BR 1-08: The Gingerbread Boy

The Gingerbread boy running away! (n.p.)

 The story is cruelty, because the gingerbread boy was ate by smart fox. I was so sad. The gingerbread boy make sad for a little old man and a little old woman. They want to get child and loved the gingerbread boy. He made fun of a little old man, a little old woman, a caw, a horse, a farmer and a fox. The gingerbread boy made many peoples angry. I’m will careful about make a person angry. The gingerbread boy was pitiful, but a little old man and a little old woman was pitiful more than him. That because they lost what is loved.

Reference

Harriet, Ziefert. (1995). The Gingerbread Boy. New York, NY: Usborne

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BR 1-07: CORDUROY -Write a Letter-

Corduroy writes a letter. (n.p.)

 Corduroy is a teddy bear. He is Lisa’s fried. I think that Lisa is often notice something to shortage. She always try to write a letter for someone, but she give up to try it. That’s because she think that I’m just a little girl. Corduroy always never give up to try. He think I can write for someone. It is great. The last, Lisa mailed a letter for radio studio, and the song is loved Lisa and corduroy to play by the deejay.
I want to try anything like Corduroy, I will never give up everything. I want to read this book.

Reference

Inches, Alison. (2002). Corduroy - Writes a Letter. New York, NY: Usborne.

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BR 1-06: Scat, cat!

 Cat is very cute! (n.p.)

This is cats’ story. There are some character cats in this story. I like dogs better than cats, because I was scratched on the hand by a cat. I afraid to the cat, but this story’s cats were cute.

There are many important words in this story, for example this is pest. Pest is a small animals or insect that destroys crops or food supplies. I like this story.
 Illustration of this book is so cute. Especially, Cats is drew so cute. I like this picture. I want to read this book, because I think that you become to favorite book.

Reference

Inches, Alison. (2002). Scat, Cats! New York, NY: Usborne.

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