  | If you take a mouse to school Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.
| Illustrator: | Bond, Felicia |
Download a Teacher's Guide| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 2.40 Points: .5 Quiz: 60905 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: K-2 Reading Level: 2.30 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 31000 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Craft & Structure
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/15/02)
School Library Journal (09/02)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (10/02)
Full Text Reviews:
Bulletin for the Center... - 10/01/2002 Just when you thought you had listened to that demanding mouse for the last time (If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, BCCB 12/00), Numeroff brings him back, imagining the scenario if you took the cute-yet-trying mouse to school. The text follows the predictable structure of the past books, beginning with the “If you give a mouse a . . . ” and following with “then he’ll . . . ” statements. The text for this addition to the mousey adventures is not as tightly woven as in the previous titles, losing the momentum of the circular logic with longer forays into various disrupting activities. Bond’s illustrations again extend the text with clever details, like the assortment of pictures on the refrigerator from previous adventures. The quality of the illustrations sometimes wobbles, though, with some compositions distractingly rather than enjoyably cluttered. Fans of the previous books probably won’t care, since what youngster wouldn’t love to shake up the classroom with a rodential pal? - Copyright 2002 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
School Library Journal - 09/01/2002 PreS-Gr 1-That adorable rodent, dressed in his tiny blue overalls, returns with all the ebullience and adventurous spirit he displayed in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985) and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (2000, both HarperCollins). This time he accompanies his human friend to school, and his enthusiasm for learning fascinates the class. Mouse joyfully discovers new activities, which include performing a science experiment, building a "mouse house" with blocks, writing a book, and more. Bond's illustrations are an essential part of the story, with visual clues that link it to the original-chocolate-chip cookies appear on pajamas, in a lunch box, and as a refrigerator magnet. White backgrounds allow the crisp, bright watercolors to stand out and invite perusal. With his minuscule backpack and expansive joie de vivre, the little charmer exudes excitement about everything he undertakes, and the day turns into a lively experience for mouse and boy.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. - Copyright 2002 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
