Balliett, Blue. The Wright 3.BALLIETT, Blue. The Wright 3. Read by Ellen Reilly. 4 cds. 5 hrs. Listening Library, Random House. 2006. 0-307-28564-2. $38.00. Vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; plot, author, reader notes. J Petra, Calder and Tommy are on an important mission: they are attempting to unravel the mystery of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, the Robie House, in Chicago, Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. . Their 6th-grade class is determined to save the house from demolition Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. It contrasts with deconstruction, which is the taking down of a building while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use. while the super sleuths are untangling the floating voices, shadows in the windows and a moving roof. Is the house trying to save itself? Reader Reilly has quite a range of voices to convey and she is just brilliant. Her accents are superb, from the teacher's commanding voice to perfectly believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil young adolescents. Sherri Forgash Ginsberg, Libn.,
Chapel Hill, NC
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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