Ready, Set, School!
by Jacquelyn Mitchard
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After Rory the raccoon conquers his fear of spending an entire night away from home, he is prepared to tackle the challenge of starting school just one week later, whether his parents are ready or not.Tags
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What a great book (and idea) to get little ones thinking about getting ready to go to school. Even though new things are scary, you should still try... you'll probably like it. A hopeful, if simplistic, outlook - perfect for first timers (parents and kids alike).
The meaning behind the story was great - don't be afraid for new changes whether it's you or your parents - but the story was sort of long. There were lots of words on each page, which made the story seem to never end until it finally did. I was surprised at how much words were in each page considering this was a picture book. Overall, the book was good.
This book is about a raccoon that has to overcome his nerves and fear about starting school and eventually after realizing its not so bad he does just that! This is a good first day of school read for your younger students to see that changing grades is not so bad! Maybe best for 1-2 grades. The author has written children and adults books and more information about her and her works are at http://www.jacquelynmitchard.com/.
This book is about a raccoon who is nervous about leaving his hhouse and the first day of school. His first obstacle to overcome was a sleep-over at his aunt's house. Rory ended up having fun and playing with his cousins only after his dad told him new things were scary but you must give them a try.
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Jacquelyn Mitchard was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 10, 1957. She studied creative writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1976, she became a journalist and eventually achieved the position as lifestyle columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper. Her weekly column, The Rest of Us: Dispatches from the show more Mother Ship, appeared in 125 newspapers nationwide until she retired it in 2007. She is the author of children's, young adult, and adult books. Her first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club and was named by USA Today as one of the ten most influential books of the past 25 years. It was also adapted into a movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Her other adult novels include The Breakdown Lane; Twelve Times Blessed; Christmas, Present; A Theory of Relativity; The Most Wanted; Cage of Stars; and Still Summer. Her children's books include Starring Prima!: The Mouse of the Ballet Jolie; Rosalie, My Rosalie: The Tale of a Duckling; and Ready, Set , School! Her young adult books include Now You See Her; All We Know of Heaven; and The Midnight Twins series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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