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T he big, yellow bus is rounding the corner! Get ready for a new school year with these fun books! Join the adventures at a superhero school, find out that your new classmate is a ro- bot, take an espionage class in 1851 England, or plot against a vice-principal villain. These stories will put you in the right mindset for a year of reading and learning!
YOUTH These sweet picture books will prepare your little ones for their first day of school.
what about the school? Does the school building worry? Does the school building prepare? Read to find out! Beginning readers will become familiar with each part of the school day in this step-by-step guide. Ready For School by Katie Peters Early readers will love this peek into the school day and the joyful real-life pictures of school! Follow the classmates from when the school bus picks them up, through class projects, to packing bags at the end of the day! The new kid in class needs your help in this exciting chapter book! Brand New Boy by David Almond The new kid in class (who’s a robot) turns out to be pretty cool, if a little weird. Too bad evil villains are out to
destroy him! Can his new friends rescue him and find a way to set him free? Can students overcome tricky obstacles in these engaging graphic novels? Blue Stars: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Smith Between robotics club, gymnastics, and class elections, cousins Maya and Riley have finally made a place for themselves at their new school! When their fun is threatened by school budget cuts and a vice principal who plans to use all the funding for detention, will they be able to combine forces and utilize their skills (and new connections) to thwart his plans? Like Lava in My Veins by Derrick Barnes Starting a new school is wild. Starting superhero school...Bobby doesn’t just have to learn math and science, but to control his superpowers! Kids who don’t learn control risk being expelled to the villain academy!
All Welcome Here by James Preller This fun picture book presents many first day of school stories…in Haiku poem style! Visit the classroom, playground, library, and more as the class explores and enjoys their new school! School Bus by Donald Crews Beep-beep! Time for school! Follow the big yellow school bus as it takes the kids to school and brings them home! Donald Crews’ classic minimalist illustrations make the school bus the star of this beauti- fully illustrated picture book.
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex
Everyone is getting ready for school. The teachers are ready. The kids are ready. But
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