Atheneum

9781665940429

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The First Week of School

The First Week of School is a sophisticated picture book that packs an amazing punch, brimming with atmosphere and personality

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Review of ‘The First Week of School’

Drew Beckmeyer’s The First Week of School is a game changer, an exceptionally creative back-to-school book that practically turns the genre on its head. It’s full of droll humor that will appeal to readers young and old. As the title suggests, it chronicles a first week inside an elementary school classroom, offering a bird’s-eye view…

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3 picture books to take you to the top of the class
As the school buses begin to roll, these offerings will help young readers ease into back-to-school mode, and remind them that a world of stories is waiting to be discovered in each and every classroom.

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