Miss Nelson Has a Field Day尼尔森小姐球赛一天ISBN9780395486542

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　　TheSmedleyTornadoeshaveabigfootballgamecomingup,soMissNelsoncallsindreadedsubstituteteacherViolaSwamptowhiptheteamintoshape.Ages4-8.
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　　*StarredReview*Playfullycontradictingthetitle,Henke'slatestpicturebookbeginswiththewords"Itwasabadday."Eachofthenextfourspreadsexplainswhy:"Littleyellowbirdlosthisfavoritetailfeather./Littlewhitedoggotherleashalltangledupinthefence./Littleorangefoxcouldn'tfindhismother./Andlittlebrownsquirreldroppedhernut."Thenthetoneshifts,andthere'sahappyreversalforeachofthefouranimals,leadingtothebook'sending--whenalittlegirlpicksupthebird'sfeather,tucksitbehindherear,andcallstohermother,"Whatagoodday!"Fromthereversalsandtheperfectlychosenwordstothespiritofhopethatbubblestothesurface,thisstoryworkswellineveryway.Asprecise,unaffected,andeasyforayoungchildtounderstandasthetext,theillustrationsfeatureformscleanlydefinedwiththickblacklinesandbrightenedwithwatercolors.Thefinalpicturebringseverystoryelementbackhomeinavisuallyandemotionallysatisfyingresolution.Asimplepicturebook,expertlytunedtotheemotionsandimaginationsofchildren.CarolynPhelan
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