Miss Smith Reads Again!

by Michael Garland, Michael Garland (Illustrator)

Overview

Zack can’t wait for school with Miss Smith—her incredible storybook promises a new expedition each time she reads.This time the class is off on a fantastic journey to a Lost World. Zack and his friends are having a wonderful time—until a Tyrannosaurus appears out of the jungle! The kids all flee to safety. But where is their beloved teacher? And where is the magic book that can take them home? Young readers will be thrilled to join Miss Smith’s escapade among the dinosaurs, brought to vivid life in Michael Garland’s trademark eye-popping, look-again art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101648452
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/20/2006
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	27 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Michael Garland is an awardiwinning and best-selling author and illustrator.

Garland's Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards. He is currently working on his thirtieth book as author and illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

The spiky, redheaded teacher first introduced in Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook returns in Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland. This time, she opens a book about dinosaurs and transports her class to prehistoric pastures. When a pterodactyl takes Miss Smith off to its nest, it's up to the students to save her. (July) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

K-Gr 3-Zack and his second-grade teacher, first featured in Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook (Dutton, 2003), have returned for another escapade, this time with a prehistoric twist. Miss Smith has an amazing book that, when read aloud, brings tales to life. As she begins to read Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, her class is transported to an Amazonian jungle inhabited by a ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex. When Zack unintentionally changes the plot and the teacher disappears, the students must use their wits to survive. Luckily the young protagonist knows a bit about dinosaurs and is able to save Miss Smith and bring everyone safely back to the classroom-along with an extra traveler. While the first title introduced children to a story's magical powers through a multitude of recognizable characters from classic tales and nursery rhymes, this one focuses on a single story, and the nonstop action will win an even larger audience of fans. Youngsters will be drawn to the boldly colored computer-generated illustrations, particularly the jungle scenes, which show an interesting array of dinosaurs. A fun-filled literary adventure.-Maura Bresnahan, High Plain Elementary School, Andover, MA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

The second-grade teacher with the fiery orange brush cut and leather jacket introduced in Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook (2003) returns, opening her magical volume to transform the classroom into Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World. Thrills ensue, as the class meets some of the characters, evades a tyrannosaurus, rescues Miss Smith from a pterodactyl's nest and then, despite having broken the cardinal rule not to interfere with the storyline, returns to the present. In what reads like an editing error, readers are told twice that the children have escaped the toothy predator, and the relationship between Doyle's tale and this one is perfunctory at best. Still, the combination of dinosaurs, exciting adventures and a decidedly unconventional teacher who literally brings her lessons to life traverses familiar territory for Magic School Bus fans, and the glossy, elaborately detailed illustrations are another draw. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews