| Miss Nelson Has a Field Day Contributor(s): Allard, Harry G. (Author), Marshall, James (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0395486548 ISBN-13: 9780395486542 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1988 Annotation: The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and make them win at least one game. "Children of any age will relish the raucous carrying on at what has to be the most gloriously awful school in the entire state of Texas".--The Horn Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 84027791 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.22" W x 10.55" (0.33 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Back to School - Holiday - Thanksgiving - Topical - Boy's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21393 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this companion to Miss Nelson Is Missing and Miss Nelson Is Back, the notorious Miss Swamp returns to Horace B. Smedley School to coach their failing football team. Includes bonus downloadable audio. The Smedley Tornadoes haven't won a game all year and the entire school is down in the dumps. There's only one person tough enough to turn things around in time for the big Thanksgiving game |
Contributor Bio(s): Marshall, James: - James Marshall (1942-1992) created dozens of exuberant and captivating books for children, including The Stupids, Miss Nelson Is Missing!, and the ever-popular George and Martha books. Before creating his canon of classic, hilarious children's books, James Marshall played the viola, studied French, and received a master's degree from Trinity College. He also doodled. It was the doodles, and the unforgettable characters that emerged from them, that led him to his life's work as one of the finest creators of children's books of the twentieth century. In 2007, James Marshall was posthumously awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal for his lasting contribution to literature for children.Allard, Harry G.: - Harry Allard is the author of many hilarious books for children, including several Miss Nelson and Stupid Family titles, all illustrated by James Marshall. |