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Mermaid School
Mermaid School
Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray Public Library, Gray, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 9, 2018
Review
The first day of school is an emotional day for all children, including mermaids and merboys. The reader discovers that school is school whether it is below or above the water. Ms. Wetzel's introduces school to her charges in a rhyming text that is easy to read out loud or silently. Her students are just like their two legged counterparts on their first day of school- making friends, learning a-b-seas, lunch, music, and art. This is a rather different first day of school book but the fundamentals are there. It is a fun book to read, listen to and look at. Ms Swaney's illustrations are friendly, soft, calm with white space that doesn't crowd the pictures or text. Younger non-readers can "read" the story with just the illustrations. A good addition to your first day of school selections.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Stewart Wetzel, Joanne
Illustrator: Swaney, Julianna
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: excellent
ISBN: 9780399557163
Price: 17.99