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A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices
CCBC Review:
Six children ranging in age from kindergarten through fifth grade walk us through the excitement, jitters, and small pleasures that accompany the first day of a new school year. Divided into four time periods—The Night Before, In the Morning, At School, and After School—each child voices four poems. Dimensions of identity, economics, ability, and experience are seamlessly integrated into the poems. Fourth-grader Carlos, for example, notices that there are not many other black-haired, brown-skinned students like him—but he notes that his teacher, Mr. Liu, seems fine, even though no one else looks like him either. Third-grader Jackie goes to school early, because her mom has a long bus ride to work every day. Fifth-grader Mia wears hearing aids and is pleased to be assigned a seat near the front of the classroom, where she’ll be able to hear her teacher. Such details ensure that each child remains a distinct individual, even as their poems reflect the familiar emotions of so many children on such a momentous day. ©2017 Cooperative Children's Book CenterIllustrated by Mika Song
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-10
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Poetry
Subjects:
Anxiety
Economic Hardship and Poverty
Friendship
School
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Physical Disability/Condition
On CCBC Booklist:
School Stories: Selected PreK-12 Literature about the School Experience
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
Publish Year: 2017
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9781580897303
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Derby