The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon

by Mike Thaler Narrated by Joey Stack

Overview

There is a new gym teacher coming to school. The kids say he is a real monster! Imagine their surprise when they discover he is a regular guy...and they actually like gym.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3—Jared Lee's humorous illustrations have been fully animated to accompany and augment Mike Thaler's tongue-in cheek text (Scholastic, 1994) about a young boy who is worried about the rumors he's heard about the new gym teacher coming to his school. Is the gym teacher a monster? Does he play dodge ball using a Dodge truck? Does he really make you do laps around the world? The conjecture is fun and the ending is reassuring. The narrator, Joey Stack, is perfect as the voice of the boy. Interviews with the author and the illustrator provide insight into how they chose their careers and their creative processes. The CD/book set contains the audio from the DVD with and without page-turn signals, as well as both interviews. Fans of the series will enjoy this production.—Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA

APRIL 2010 - AudioFile

This newest entry in Thaler's "Black Lagoon" series is entertaining, even with its now-familiar formula: A child's fear is made worse as he imagines a truly awful worst-case scenario. This time, rumor has it that the new gym teacher's nickname is Coach Kong and that he makes you run laps around the world, do fitness tests that include picking up a truck (if you don't pass, your body's donated to science), and something truly chilling—square dance with GIRLS! Joey Stack does a good job narrating this tongue-in-cheek reminder of everything kids fear about gym class. The background music and sound effects add humorous touches that heighten the story's pleasure and sense of fun, complete with drum beats, gym whistles, and the occasional scream! J.C.G. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171337810
Publisher:	Weston Woods
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Mike Thaler's Black Lagoon Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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