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Oopsy, Teacher!

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Even the best teachers can have an oopsy day. Sometimes things just don’t go their way.

Uh-oh! Mr. Bungles drips jam on his tie at breakfast. His students play a trick on him at school. And the class hamster, Nibbles, escapes from his cage! Mr. Bungles and the class chase Nibbles through the halls and into town. But can they catch the hamster?

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Carolrhoda Books ®
Language English
Publication Date 2013-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 1.5
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV002190, JUV035000, JUV019000
Dewey [E]
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Lexile 450
Guided Reading Level K
ATOS Reading Level 1.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 151478
Accelerated Reader® Points 9.5
Features Original artwork and Reviewed

Author: Stephanie Calmenson

Stephanie Calmenson was an elementary school teacher, children's book editor, and Editorial Director of the Parents Magazine Press before turning to writing full time. Her books have been called "marvelous" (Publishers Weekly), "lyrical" (School Library Journal), "hilarious" (School Library Journal), and "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist). Her most popular titles include Dinner at the Panda Palace, a PBS StoryTime Book; The Principal's New Clothes; Late for School!; Welcome, Baby!; and Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story. She has collaborated on anthologies and chapter books with Joanna Cole, author of the Magic School Bus series, and with Ann Martin creator of The Baby-sitter's Club series.

Illustrator: Sachiko Yoshikawa

Sachiko Yoshikawa has been creating whimsical and vibrant illustrations with collage and mixed media for the past 20 years. She has illustrated numerous books for children including Late for School!

Reviews

School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 September 2012

“The full-color cartoon illustrations capture the nonstop action, while the rhyming text—placing the next important rhyming word on the following page—builds momentum. The characters’ protuberant eyes, open mouths, and wildly flailing arms and legs add to the humor.” —School Library Journal

Reading Today

Reviewed on 22 August 2012

http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/blog/BlogSinglePost/reading-today-online/2012/08/22/back-to-school-book-reviews

Mr. Bungles is having a bad day just like he did in Calmenson’s earlier book about Mr. Bungles, Late for School (2008). He bumps his head to start his day and then gets soap in his eyes and jam on his tie, and when he finally gets to school the classroom hamster, Nibbles, is on the loose! Mr. Bungles and his students are on the run after the hamster – around the school, around the track, and into town where they find him at the local pizza shop happily nibbling on some pepperoni. Yoshikawa’s bright and playful illustrations complement the humor and fast action of the story. This will be a good read aloud and maybe an introduction to taking care of the class pet. Calmenson likes to write early school stories and more can be found at her publisher’s website or at her own website. Another new book from author Stephanie Calmenson is the interactive response book Ollie’s School Day; a yes-and-no book.

Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 1 June 2012

“The clever format leaves the last rhyming word to the page-turn, allowing kids who are listening to shout out the answer…Yoshikawa’s energetic artwork plays up the action of the text with bright colors and blurry lines that denote motion.” —Kirkus Reviews

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