The Little School Bus - Hardcover

Roth, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735816476 ISBN 13: 9780735816473

Publisher: North-South / Night Sky Books, 2002

Synopsis

Youngsters are invited to read along with a catchy, repetitive story that follows a parade of young animals as they board their bus for school and then ride it home again at the end of the day.

About this title

About the Authors

Roth, a former kindergarten teacher, writes full time.

Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh and poet Anne Morrow Lindbergh, first learned about Bessie Coleman in 1986, the 60th anniversary of her father's famous flight. ""Bessie was an incredibly brave person who was hardly noticed, while my parents got so much publicity it was difficult for them to live their normal lives. I saw a crazy imbalance and wanted to try to set things right."" Reeve Lindbergh lives in Vermont.
Pamela Paparone observes that NOBODY OWNS THE SKY is ""about making dreams come true. My own dream has always been to be a children's book illustrator. In fact, I was ten years old when I created my first children's book. I dedicated it to Johnny Cash."" Pamela Paparone lives in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 1-With a frog as the driver, a variety of animals trickles onto a school bus. First, "a little goat/wearing his new winter coat" appears; then, "A pig in a wig" gets on, and others follow until, finally, "a sleepy sheep" climbs aboard. At the end of the day, they return in reverse order for the ride home. Paparone's colorful, detailed illustrations, a bit murky in places, are laid out on double-page spreads, providing lots for little ones to marvel at, both on the bus and off. The vehicle weaves through suburban neighborhoods and into the city as animal residents carry out their daily chores. Children will shout out the identity of the animals as the rhyming text describes them, and then happily chime in on the repetitious refrain after each animal climbs onboard: "riding the bus to school, to school,/riding the bus to school." Great for preschool storytime, a back-to-school read-aloud, or just a fun story about animals.
Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, AL
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Edition details

• Publisher: North-South / Night Sky Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735816476
• ISBN 13: 9780735816473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32