Shipwreck Saturday (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers) - Softcover

Cosby, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590956205 ISBN 13: 9780590956208

Publisher: Cartwheel, 1998

Synopsis

This easy-to-read story about acceptance by comedian and storyteller Bill Cosby is now a Scholastic Reader!

Little Bill has worked very hard on his sailboat, but the older boys make fun of it. When it breaks, he is afraid that everyone will laugh at him. How will he be able to face his friends?

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2--Two more beginning readers that emphasize character building and finding positive resolutions for difficult situations. In Shipwreck Saturday, Little Bill takes a sailboat that he has painstakingly built to a nearby lake to see if it will float. However, the vessel is wrecked by the strong wake made by a passing rowboat. He runs home in tears only to be called back by his friends who have used the remaining pieces to make a kite that they are flying high in the sky. In Super-Fine Valentine, Little Bill wants to give a girl a Valentine but is concerned that his classmates will make fun of him. He overcomes his self-consciousness and ultimately makes a new friend. Honeywood's bright, folk-art illustrations visualize Little Bill's emotions and reinforce the point of each story. These titles can help youngsters pick up some hints on handling themselves in different situations. Slight but serviceable additions where values clarification is needed.

Cheryl Cufari, Glencliff Elementary School, Niskayuna, NY

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About this edition

• Publisher: Cartwheel
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0590956205
• ISBN 13: 9780590956208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Honeywood Varnette P., Eywood Varnette Hon