Author Lana Button perfectly captures the fears and uncertainties of a kindergartner dealing with her first substitute teacher. She also models a way to cope, as Kitty steps up to help the substitute — a “ginormously tall” giraffe named Mr. Omar — and discovers that sometimes change can be good. Button’s playful and lively cadenced rhyming text, together with Christine Battuz’s friendly illustrations of a full cast of animal characters at school, make this a terrific picture book for story time. It provides an excellent lead-in to prepare a class for their first substitute, or for a discussion about how it feels when life doesn’t go as expected. A celebration of self-discovery and personal development, this book also makes a wonderful choice for character education lessons on kindness, empathy and perseverance. Educators will appreciate the heartfelt depiction of a young child’s warm feelings for her teachers.
Author Lana Button perfectly captures the fears and uncertainties of a kindergartner dealing with her first substitute teacher. She also models a way to cope, as Kitty steps up to help the substitute — a “ginormously tall” giraffe named Mr. Omar — and discovers that sometimes change can be good. Button’s playful and lively cadenced rhyming text, together with Christine Battuz’s friendly illustrations of a full cast of animal characters at school, make this a terrific picture book for story time. It provides an excellent lead-in to prepare a class for their first substitute, or for a discussion about how it feels when life doesn’t go as expected. A celebration of self-discovery and personal development, this book also makes a wonderful choice for character education lessons on kindness, empathy and perseverance. Educators will appreciate the heartfelt depiction of a young child’s warm feelings for her teachers.
My Teacher's Not Here!
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My Teacher's Not Here!
32
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771383561 |
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| Publisher: | Kids Can Press |
| Publication date: | 04/03/2018 |
| Series: | Kitty and Friends , #1 |
| Pages: | 32 |
| Product dimensions: | 9.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d) |
| Age Range: | 3 - 7 Years |