Show and Tell - Hardcover

Greene, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395888980 ISBN 13: 9780395888988

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1998

Synopsis

When new student teacher Miss Plunkett takes over Woody's second grade classroom, he is distressed, especially when he gets in trouble for bringing in his dead fish for show and tell, but when she needs help, Woody puts aside his feelings and learns that Miss Plunket is not all that bad.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephanie Greene is the author of many books for young readers, including the popular Owen Foote books. Ms. Greene lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. Her website is www.stephaniegreenebooks.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-Likable second grader Woody suddenly finds himself in a lot of trouble. He gets off to a bad start with his student teacher by bringing in his dead fish for show-and-tell. Later, he and his new friend Billy are sent to the principal's office for trying to conceal a dead worm. Returning from the office, the boys see Miss Plunkett standing with her back to them, working on a display case with her shoes standing solo in the middle of the hall. Billy quickly grabs them and deposits them in the garbage. Woody retrieves the shoes and is finally able to warm up to his teacher when she shares a childhood story with him. In nine short chapters, Greene's tale of friendship, kindness, and conscience in the classroom employs simple vocabulary, varied sentence length, and large print. There is one black-and-white, full-page sketch per chapter. The humor is classic second grade, with slimy creatures and bathroom buffoonery. However, some of the classroom situations, such as the show-and-tell circle, make the book better for reading aloud to kindergarteners and first graders than for early chapter-book readers.
Christina Dorr, Whitehall City Schools, OH
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0395888980
• ISBN 13: 9780395888988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Clayton Elaine