Mermaids Don't Run Track
by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (26)
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Mr. Jenkins, the director at Camp Lone Wolf, has decided to hold a track meet. He's even brought an expert running coach to help the Bailey School kids prepare. The new coach is strangely inspirational-when she sings, people feel like they can do anything. But when the kids notice the strange resemblance the coach bears to a mermaid, the fact that she refuses to get wet, and that she's planning to run off with Mr. Jenkins, they wonder if this coach is more than she appears to be. Can the show more kids solve this mystery before they lose Mr. Jenkins and Camp Lone Wolf forever? show lessTags
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I only read a few of these Bailey School books, but it always struck me as weird how the weird new teacher always disappeared at the end of the book. Would have liked to see longer-lasting weird teachers, especially one that was possibly a mermaid.
The Bailey School kids are back at camp and now they are on a mission to determine whether or not their track teacher is a mermaid. This is such a fun story that kids will love. The Bailey School Kids series of chapter books is one to check out if you have students that are maybe having a harder time moving a student from picture books to chapter books.
A good book...a little bit advanced for my fourth grade daughter who does not understand the literary device of inference.
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Debbie Dadey was born on May 18, 1959 in Kentucky. Prior to pursuing a full-time writing career, she was head librarian at an elementary school. She is known for co-authoring the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Her co-author Marcia Thornton Jones was a teacher at the same elementary school when they started writing together. The first show more title they wrote together was Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots and from this emerged The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Even though they no longer live near each other they are still collaborating on titles. They are also authors of several series including The Triplet Trouble series, the Bailey City Monsters series, and Keyholders series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Marcia Thornton Jones was born in Joliet, Illinois on July 15, 1958. After graduating with high distinction from the University of Kentucky, she became an elementary-school teacher. She received a Master's degree in 1987 from Georgetown College. She is known for co-authoring the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Her co-author Debbie show more Dadey was the head librarian at the same elementary school when they started writing together. The first title they wrote together was Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots and from this emerged The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Even though they no longer live near each other they are still collaborating on titles. They are also authors of several series including The Triplet Trouble series, the Bailey City Monsters series, and Keyholders series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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