Miss Nelson Is Missing!

by Harry Allard, James Marshall (Illustrator)

Overview

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute. "Rarely has the golden rule been so effectively interpreted for children." -- Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780590118774
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1984
Series:	Miss Nelson Series
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)
Lexile:	340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Harry Allard (1928-2017) was the author of many hilarious books for children, including several Miss Nelson and Stupid Family titles, all illustrated by James Marshall.



James Marshall (1942–1992) created dozens of exuberant and captivating books for children, including The Stupids, Miss Nelson Is Missing!, and the ever-popular George and Martha books. Before creating his canon of classic, hilarious children’s books, James Marshall played the viola, studied French, and received a master’s degree from Trinity College. He also doodled. It was the doodles, and the unforgettable characters that emerged from them, that led him to his life’s work as one of the finest creators of children’s books of the twentieth century. In 2007, James Marshall was posthumously awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal for his lasting contribution to literature for children.

Editorial Reviews

The children in Miss Nelson's class go beyond misbehaving; they are downright terrible! Near her wits' end, Miss Nelson thinks up a brilliant plan. The next day the kids have a substitute--the nasty Viola Swamp--who loads the boys and girls with homework and never gives them a story hour. By the time Miss Nelson finally returns, the children are so grateful they behave well. But now Viola Swamp is missing....

Barnes & Noble Staff

"Rarely has the golden rule been so effectively interpreted for children."—Booklist, ALA
 
"If all teachers looked as goofy as Mr. Marshall makes these two, the earth would never again have a truancy problem."—The New York Times

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