The First Week of School

by Drew Beckmeyer (Author) Drew Beckmeyer (Illustrator)

The First Week of School
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Follow along as an ensemble cast of characters experience an extraordinary first week of school in this hilarious picture book that's perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Lucy Ruth Cummins!

It's the first day of school. An artist wonders if her drawings are good enough to show. An inventor is excited for show and tell. A group of competitive friends call themselves the Sport Kings (but nobody else does). Pat, the class pet, listens to the weird sounds humans make. The teacher is ready to start.

When the new student gets to class, things take a turn for the unusual. There's something a little strange about the visitor--maybe even something out-of-this-world.

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Starred Review
An inspired and strikingly original riff on the back-to-school experience.

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Drew Beckmeyer
Drew Beckmeyer is an author-illustrator and schoolteacher based in Los Angeles. He is the author-illustrator of I Am a Tornado, The First Week of School, Stalactite & Stalagmite, and The Long Island, which was longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, and the illustrator of Dear Wild Child. Visit him online at DrewBeckmeyer.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665940429
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date
June 25, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV053010 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | Alien Contact
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Extraterrestrial beings
Picture books
Schools
Humor
JLG Gold Standard Selection

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