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Title: Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner by Amy Schwartz ISBN: 0-531-07027-1 Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: August, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For any kid who has to follow in an older sibling's shadow
Comment: Sometimes having an older sibling to show you the ropes on the first day of school can be an advantage -- and sometimes it can be a liability! Annabelle's big sister, Lucy, is determined to teach her little sister all the insider secrets. Using their mom's make-up, Lucy teaches Annabelle the real names of the colors, like Raving Scarlet and Blue Desire. Having already taught her sister how to count past one hundred, Lucy seeds Annabelle's mind with the really important issues of math, like "[a]re there numbers less than zero. . . what's the number after infinity?" Armed with an extra dose of Lucy's advice and the admonition, "Remember, you're my sister," Annabelle sets out to conquer kindergarten. Somehow, the strategy doesn't quite work. No one else answers roll the way Lucy taught her to, or calls any of the colors anything even close to "Blue Desire." When Mr. Blum, the teacher, says it's time to do math, Annabelle isn't about to mention zero or infinity. But when Annabelle is the only kindergartner who can count the milk money, Lucy's lessons finally pay off. Annabelle gets to be milk monitor and deliver the money to the cafeteria. When the cafeteria lady asks her name, she proudly proclaims it the way Lucy taught her, "Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner!" Amy Schwartz does as good a job illustrating this story as she does writing it. I especially liked the interaction between the two sisters: Lucy wise in the ways of the world, lathering on her mother's "Blue Desire" eye shadow, and Annabelle gazing up at her in rapt attention.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book To Read At The Beginning Of The School Year
Comment: Brief Synopsis: Annabelle is all ready for kindergarten. Her 3rd grade sister, Lucy, has taught her geography, counting, and colors. Lucy, also, made a name tag for Annabelle to wear on the first day of school. The name tag says: Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner. Annabelle's teacher is Mr. Blum. Annabelle arrives at school feeling confident as she meets him and her classmates. She is confident because of Lucy's good advice and training. It turns out that all of Lucy's advice isn't good. However, Annabelle winds up that first day as a success in her class.
Note to Teachers: The children's book would be wonderful to read on the first day of school. Children in grades K-3 would really love the story. It contains humorous passages and witty pictures. The book teaches the importance of being prepared for school. It teaches the importance of color distinction and the importance of counting. It,also, emphasizes the closeness between siblings.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great First Day Material
Comment: This is a classic Kindergarten book worth reading on the first day of school...helps those little ones relate to each other and to Annabelle Swift! You may also like the "Miss Bindergarten" books!
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Title: The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell ISBN: 0448425009 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $3.49 |
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Title: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate, Ashley Wolff, Puffin ISBN: 0140562737 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, Judith Dufour Love ISBN: 158089061X Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! (Picture Books) by Nancy L. Carlson ISBN: 0670883786 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: First Day, Hooray! by Nancy Poydar ISBN: 0823416305 Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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