School - Softcover

McCully, Emily Arnold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064432335 ISBN 13: 9780064432337

Publisher: Trophy Pr, 1990

Synopsis

This wordless book ‘illustrates the bustling activities of the mouse children as they prepare for school on a brilliant fall morning. Insatiable curiosity gets the better of the youngest child, who sets off to discover for himself what school is all about.Warm, wise, and humorous.’ —SLJ.

About this title

About the Author:

Distinguished author and illustrator Emily Arnold McCully has won many of children's books highest honors, including the Christopher Medal and the National Book Award, as well as the Caldecott Medal, which she received in 1993 for Mirette on the High Wire.

She is also the creator of the popular I Can Rad Books about Pip and her Grandmas Sal and Nan: The Grandma Mix-Up, Grandmas at the Lake, Grandmas at Bat, and Grandmas Trick-Or-Treat.

Ms. McCully divides her time between New York City and Chatham, New York.

From Booklist:

PreS-K. Originally published as a wordless picture book in 1987, this version features text and enlarged illustrations. The story follows a lovable young mouse that sneaks out of the house, undetected by her mother, and joins her older siblings at school, where she raises her hand in math class, listens to stories, and naps until her mother arrives (alerted by the teacher) and retrieves her. The welcome addition of short phrases ("School time!" "Everyone is busy") certainly makes this an easier title to share aloud with groups than the wordless original is. But the strength is still the expressive, appealing artwork, which shows, with minimal lines and body language, young Bitty the mouse's yearning and excitement, the vivid fall colors, and the snug schoolroom, full of activity. A good choice to share with preschoolers who long to march off to elementary school with their older siblings. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: Trophy Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0064432335
• ISBN 13: 9780064432337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32