Mermaid School by JoAnne Stewart Wetzel, Julianna Swaney
Published by Knopf BFYR on July 17th 2018
ISBN: 0399557164
Pages: 32
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The first day of school covers all sorts of emotions: excitement, fear, nervousness and lots of questions for all children, but what if you are a mermaid or merboy, how do you do the first day of school? Ms. Wetzel introduces mermaid school in a rhyming text that is easy to read aloud or silently. Her students are just like their 2 legged counterparts – making friends, learning their “a,b,seas”, lunch, music and art. This is a fun read. It is fun to listen to and fun to look at. There is lots of room on each page for soft, calm illustrations to soothe the first day jitters whether you are of land or sea. Readers understand that going to school for the first time or as you progress through the grades each year will bring up lots of feelings that are universal on land or below.

If you are looking for a first day of school book that is a little different – this is the one for you. Good for parents and teachers to read on that first day.

rating 4       grades pre-k-3

submited by: Kathy George

Gray Public library