On My Way to School

by Mark Weakland, Rea Zhai (Illustrator)

Overview

How do I get to school? While lots of students hop on a bus, On My Way to School explores some alternative methods used by kids around the world, including trains, subways, bikes, and boats. It's a transportation treat for young readers, narrated in 1st-person by a fellow student and accompanied by bright, full-color illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515840633
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/05/2019
Series:	Capstone Press School Rules Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania.

Rea Zhai is an illustrator with a passion for drawing, music, and cats. She finds inspiration for her work in the people she meets, the places she visits, and the songs she loves. When Rea’s not illustrating, she’s expressing her creativity by playing bass with a small blues band. A native of China, she currently lives in Beijing with her husband and their three charismatic cats.

Table of Contents

On our way to school — Big yellow bus — Getting a lift — Go far in a car — Step by step — Rolling down the tracks — Over water and ice — Different places, different ways — Off to class! — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Index.

Interviews

introduces young students to the daily routines, events, and expectations of elementary school to help minimize anxiety and maximize engagement; at-level text and bright, colorful illustrations make learning accessible and fun; diverse, human characters throughout the series allow readers to see themselves in each book and relate better to featured school community situations; topics align to standards for social studies and Common Core/career readiness