Iris and Walter and the Field Trip

by Elissa Haden Guest, Christine Davenier (Illustrator)

Overview

Iris and Walter can't wait for their class field trip to the aquarium. They'll get to sit together on the bus and visit scary sharks, shimmery angelfish, and, best of all, penguins. The aquarium is everything they had hoped for—until suddenly Walter gets lost! It's a good thing his best friend, Iris, knows what to do! Here are four chapters of easy reading pleasure in this new Level 3 Green Light Readers edition featuring sweet and sensitive illustrations by Christine Davenier. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544106659
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/08/2013
Series:	Iris and Walter
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	438,363
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Elissa Haden Guest has written ten books about Iris and Walter. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Christine Davenier lives in Paris. She has also illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.   

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-A class trip to an aquarium is the topic for this slim, four-chapter volume. The book flows logically, first with the teacher discussing the outing with her class, followed by discussion at Iris's house with her friend. Despite all the planning, Walter temporarily goes missing (he is unaware that he's lost) at the crowded facility. Miss Cherry handles the crisis with calm competence and reassurance, and in no time all are reunited. Guest has written a solid story without resorting to melodrama, and takes several opportunities to repeat new vocabulary. Words such as "penguin," "aquarium," and "field trip," and relevant marine terminology, are viable parts of the story, which will be of interest to students and useful to teachers. Whimsical, watercolor cartoons round out the book. An excellent example of the easy-reader genre.-Phyllis M. Simon, Bay Shore School District, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Praise for the Iris and Walter series:
"Splendid . . . Readers will delight in the youngsters' friendship."—School Library Journal (starred review)
"Iris and Walter will join Frog and Toad and Henry and Mudge in a prominent place on the easy-reading shelves."—The Bulletin —

From the Publisher

Two good friends head to the aquarium with their class. As the class is ready to set off, Miss Cherry reminds the students of proper decorum and trip procedure, but the inevitable comes to pass—someone is lost. Listeners will find themselves in the midst of this school event. Barbara McCulloh narrates with both the authority of the teacher and the enthusiasm of the students. Be wowed by the penguins and awed by the coral reef, but feel the anxiety around the missing student and the relief of both Miss Cherry and Iris at the happy ending. A.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

AUG/SEP 07 - AudioFile