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The Three and Many Wishes of Jason Reid
What would you do with three wishes? When eleven-year-old Jason Reid is offered three wishes from an Elster of the Third Order called Quicksilver, he starts off greedy and frivolous, and his third wish is always for three more. Soon Jason realizes that Quicksilver is fading from the strain and that he must let him go. But Jason makes his last wish count: he saves the local baseball field and surrounding park from destruction.
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Hazel Hutchins
64 books16 followersBorn and raised in southern Alberta, Hazel is the author of over forty books for children. Her work covers a wide age range – from picture books for the youngest set to novels for older grades – and delights in enterprising characters, interesting facts, gentle humour and the natural warmth of friendship and family. A popular presenter at schools and libraries across Canada, Hazel's books are also found in translation in many corners of the world.
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The three and many whishes of Jason Reid
Hazel Hutchins
# of pages read: 70 1/8- 87
- Summary:
"The three and many whishes of Jason Reid", is a book a about a kid, called Jason Reid hi is 11 years old, he plays all the days beisboll, is pretty good on it, but his own mistake is at the time to catch the ball, is so bad doing it. One day going back to home, he found something misterous in the forest, was an elf, called Tiny Quicksilver. The elf told to Jason he had a power he can led him some wishes(only three), the fisrt wish are a pair of beisball gloves, for doing better the function of catching the ball. then he wish a bicycle, and the last one is obviuosly other three wishes. then he started to wish a lot of things for him, like more bicycles, games,aquariums, etc. But he feel he was doing something bad, all the whishes are for his benefits, so he wish peace and plenty for the world, but this ais a big wish, imposible to made. So Jason started to think in another(and last wish) wish, that benefit, not only him, also other people, but not too bigg as the last one. One day he was walking on the street, and he hear that beisball stadium is going to close, so was the perfect way to hepl him and other kids, and people. So Jason, with the help of Quicsilver started to think a plan for avoing the destruction of the stadium.
The theme is the selfishnes, because Jason, have three wishes, but he made them ilimitated, but he never think in other people, only him, almost at the final of the book he decided to help the world, but is a big wish, is imposible to made it, so the elf told him he would need to think in other think, then he think to help the stadium but was at the final of the book.
Is a good book, I never get confused, I never get bored, at next time they need to include more images, so the book became more funny, I congratule the author, because I have have read about her life, this is his first book, and is one of the better books i have read. It combinate values, with some fun, and fiction moments.
I recommended for kids, an adult will not enjoy it too much, or not as a kid, because is easy to understand, it have some funny pieces, for people who enjoy fiction books. Also because is a good book, it has a formal vocabulary, it doesn't has a lot of unknown words, so it make it easy to understand.
5 vocabulary words
- DEAL: Verb (used without object), dealt, dealing.
To occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in):
Example: Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
-EMINENCE: noun
High station, rank, or repute:
Example: philosophers of eminence.
-DRY: Adjective, drier, driest.
Free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet:
Example: A dry towel; dry air.
-TOWEL: Noun
An absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Examaple: After taking a shower I dry off my body with a towel.
-COVERT: Adjective
concealed; secret; disguised.
Example: The mission was so covert, nobody can know it, was so important.
The three and many whishes of Jason Reid
Hazel Hutchins
# of pages read: 70 1/8- 87
- Summary:
"The three and many whishes of Jason Reid", is a book a about a kid, called Jason Reid hi is 11 years old, he plays all the days beisboll, is pretty good on it, but his own mistake is at the time to catch the ball, is so bad doing it. One day going back to home, he found something misterous in the forest, was an elf, called Tiny Quicksilver. The elf told to Jason he had a power he can led him some wishes(only three), the fisrt wish are a pair of beisball gloves, for doing better the function of catching the ball. then he wish a bicycle, and the last one is obviuosly other three wishes. then he started to wish a lot of things for him, like more bicycles, games,aquariums, etc. But he feel he was doing something bad, all the whishes are for his benefits, so he wish peace and plenty for the world, but this ais a big wish, imposible to made. So Jason started to think in another(and last wish) wish, that benefit, not only him, also other people, but not too bigg as the last one. One day he was walking on the street, and he hear that beisball stadium is going to close, so was the perfect way to hepl him and other kids, and people. So Jason, with the help of Quicsilver started to think a plan for avoing the destruction of the stadium.
The theme is the selfishnes, because Jason, have three wishes, but he made them ilimitated, but he never think in other people, only him, almost at the final of the book he decided to help the world, but is a big wish, is imposible to made it, so the elf told him he would need to think in other think, then he think to help the stadium but was at the final of the book.
Is a good book, I never get confused, I never get bored, at next time they need to include more images, so the book became more funny, I congratule the author, because I have have read about her life, this is his first book, and is one of the better books i have read. It combinate values, with some fun, and fiction moments.
I recommended for kids, an adult will not enjoy it too much, or not as a kid, because is easy to understand, it have some funny pieces, for people who enjoy fiction books. Also because is a good book, it has a formal vocabulary, it doesn't has a lot of unknown words, so it make it easy to understand.
5 vocabulary words
- DEAL: Verb (used without object), dealt, dealing.
To occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in):
Example: Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
-EMINENCE: noun
High station, rank, or repute:
Example: philosophers of eminence.
-DRY: Adjective, drier, driest.
Free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet:
Example: A dry towel; dry air.
-TOWEL: Noun
An absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Examaple: After taking a shower I dry off my body with a towel.
-COVERT: Adjective
concealed; secret; disguised.
Example: The mission was so covert, nobody can know it, was so important.
March 1, 2022
I remembered this book from when I was a kid, and I just read it to my kids. I still like it.
June 29, 2008
I don't remember what I was looking for, but I found Nancy Keane's extensive website of themed book lists. Since I'm always looking for wishing stories to go with my first grade unit, I fished this oldie (1983) out of the library.
What I liked about it was that the kids were aware of traditional wishing stories and how wishes usually go wrong, and they used that knowledge to try to make responsible wishes.
It's pleasant enough, although the wishing-for-three-more-wishes loophole is a bit dubious, and even young readers will see the solution long before the kids in the story. But the baseball content is attractive, and the length (87 pages, with some pictures, but not too many) will be great for those looking for short chapter books.
What I liked about it was that the kids were aware of traditional wishing stories and how wishes usually go wrong, and they used that knowledge to try to make responsible wishes.
It's pleasant enough, although the wishing-for-three-more-wishes loophole is a bit dubious, and even young readers will see the solution long before the kids in the story. But the baseball content is attractive, and the length (87 pages, with some pictures, but not too many) will be great for those looking for short chapter books.
October 3, 2008
This is another book I would have enjoyed when I was back in elementary school. Jason is granted three wishes by an elf, and figures out how to keep on getting more wishes. He wants to do something special, though, not just wish for selfish things. What he eventually ends up wishing for makes a nice, cozy, though predictable, ending. This book could stimulate an interesting class discussion about selfish versus unselfish wishes. Recommended.
September 17, 2012
I liked it. Predictable - yes, but engrossing at the same time. The book felt like a warm hug.
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