A Play's the Thing

By Aliki

Book Overview

Miss Brilliant is full of ideas. With her students she celebrates everything: teeth, corn, mummies, spiders -- and plays Only Jos isn't interested in "Mary Had a Little Lamb," or being a Brilliant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060743557
• ISBN13: 9780060743550
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Positive

My [...] old keep asking me to read this book. It's very entertaining. I like the way it provides such a positive image of the classroom ... a creative teacher and children working together to put on a play for the parents along with the "tension" of a bully who learns something from the process. There's a narrative that runs alongside illustrations where characters talk cartoon-style with bubbles. Only on a page or two did I find this a bit difficult to keep up with. I think the details this extra dialog provide make the story more exciting and allow my kids to identify with the characters better. We really enjoy this book.