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Loading... Cheater Pants (2003)by Barbara Park
None. When her father will not let her stay up late to do her homework, first grader Junie B. copies a classmate's paper. I enjoy the Junie B. Jones series and how her character is realistic and could be anyone of my students in the classroom.  tfink | Dec 12, 2012 |  Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants is an entry in Barbara Park’s popular series of early chapter books starring the titular Junie B., and it does a fine job of portraying well-drawn characters in believable situations. Junie B. doesn’t do her homework over the weekend, so on Monday she copies off the paper of May, her smug know-it-all classmate. When she gets caught, Junie B. has to face discipline at school and at home, but she doesn’t learn her lesson; she “borrows” a word from her friend Herb’s spelling test the next day. Both children turn themselves in out of guilt, and a lesson is learned. Junie B.’s classroom is populated by children with distinct personalities, and parents will enjoy the descriptions of their long-suffering teacher Mr. Scary. The illustrations are charming and the short chapters and generally easy vocabulary will make this accessible to children just transitioning to chapter books. One caveat: Junie B.’s first person voice is authentic, but as a result her grammar is often incorrect. Cute? Yes. But parents and teachers will have to decide if children who are still learning language arts will be negatively influenced by Junie B.’s writing style. Grades K-3. (  ) alexanan | Oct 23, 2011 | Junie B. Jones cheats on a test and learns a hard lesson, two separate times, for her actions. (  ) jlmattix | Sep 2, 2011 | There are some that look that they were done in watercolors and then reprinted in black and white. There are definitely great details in the characters and the letters that Junie B. supposedly wrote. It's nice to see that because it makes the first person of the book seem more believable.The setting of the school is realistic, and even though the actual story and plot did not happen in real life, this whole scenario of writing poems, copying, talking about it with friends, and making up for mistakes actually happen in real life. It was like that through the whole book, and I couldn't stand it! The storyline was actually pretty good, all kids should learn that cheating is wrong and that it doesn't matter if it's a test or homework or what. But I do *not* think children should be "learning" to speak/read/write in this way, and that's what this series is teaching. I'm not saying authors should be responsible for every little thing a child gets out of the book, but when you write like that in a published novel it's just saying "hey, it's okay to write and talk like this, look where it got me!". ( ) janique | Mar 4, 2011 | Ugggggggghhhhh! Seriously Did. Not. Like. Okay, I'm aware that I'm an adult, and this is geared toward young kids. But that's why I read it: I wanted to know what the big deal was, because SO many kids seem so in love with this series. And.... wow. Just wow. I realize that the author wrote it this way on purpose, to be more in the mindset of a 1st grader or whatever, but it's waaaayyy too much. The grammar and spelling and stuff is just... it really takes away from what is a pretty decent storyline. My heart pounded and pounded at that sight. 'Cause my brain was getting an idea, that's why. I tapped on my chin very thinking. It was like that through the whole book, and I couldn't stand it! The storyline was actually pretty good, all kids should learn that cheating is wrong and that it doesn't matter if it's a test or homework or what. But I do *not* think children should be "learning" to speak/read/write in this way, and that's what this series is teaching. I'm not saying authors should be responsible for every little thing a child gets out of the book, but when you write like that in a published novel it's just saying "hey, it's okay to write and talk like this, look where it got me!". (  ) Heather19 | Aug 20, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375823026, Paperback)Junie B. Jones has all the answers when it comes to cheating. It’s just plain wrong!But what about copying someone else’s homework? That’s not cheating, right? ’Cause homework isn’t even a test! And speaking oftests . . . what if a friend shares an answer that you didn’t even ask for? Sharing definitely isn’t cheating . . . is it? Uh-oh. Maybe this cheating business is more complicated than Junie B. thought. Could she be a cheater pants and not even know it? From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:42:59 -0500) When her father will not let her stay up late to do her homework, first grader Junie B. copies a classmate's paper. |
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