Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Best Teacher in the world by Bernice Chardiet and Grace Maccarone

Book Genre: Fiction

Publishing Info: Scholastic Inc, 32 pages

Awards or honors received: None

Summary: This book is about a litle girl named Bunny. Bunny is in Ms. Darcy's class, and all of the boys and girls in her class though Ms. Darcy was the best teacher in the whole world. When Ms. Darcy asked the students to take a note to Mrs. Walker, Bunny volunteered quickly. When she got the note and got into the hallway, she realized she had no idea where Mrs. Walkers classroom was, and she got very embarrassed. Without delievering the note she returned to the classroom, Bunny lied to Ms. Darcy and said that she had. She thought about her lie all night long, and stayed home from school the next day. She told Ms. Darcy the next day the truth, and She learned her lesson never to lie, and to ask questions about things she doesn't know.

Personal rating and reason for rating: ***** Great. Awesome book to show feelings and emotion. Children and adults can relate to Bunny and how she feels and how she acts.

Reading level: 2.3

Interest level: k-2

Possible uses of the text in integrated units of study (reading and writing across the curriculum): This book is filled with character value lessons. Every child has been in a situation where they are afraid to ask questions, told a lie they felt bad about, or been embarrased in front of friends. This is a great book to teach how to act in any of these situations.

Potential Problems or Difficulties: None

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