Election Day: Ready-to-Read Level 1

by Margaret McNamara, Mike Gordon (Illustrator)

Overview

Beginning readers will love joining Mrs. Connor's classroom as they vote on a new class president!

Today is election day in Mrs. Connor's class. The students will listen to speeches and vote for a new class president. Today is also Becky's first day at Robin Hill School. She thinks she would make a great class president, but she's new and has no friends yet. When Becky takes a chance and makes a speech, the whole class is surprised by the winner!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689864254
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Series:	Robin Hill School
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	430L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Margaret McNamara is the author of the Robin Hill School series, and she gets many ideas from her daughter’s own school experiences. She lives in New York City.

Mike Gordon illustrates the Robin Hill School series and has an extensive and varied background in illustration and design. He lives with his family in Santa Barbara, California.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-It's Election Day at Robin Hill School and the students will vote for a class president. Three children who want the position make promises they can't possibly keep-offering no homework or a longer summer vacation. Only Becky, a new girl, is realistic: "I can only promise to do my best." Although she hasn't made any friends yet, she impresses her fellow students and is elected. Simple sentences, repetition, and watercolor picture clues aid emergent readers as they enjoy an interesting plot. While sticking to basic vocabulary, McNamara offers a book that can spark a thoughtful discussion. An excellent addition to beginning-reader collections.-Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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