Testing Miss Malarkey

Testing Miss Malarkey
Author: Judy Finchler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080273636X

The new school year brings standardized testing to every school and Miss Malarkey's is no exception. Teachers, students, and even parents are preparing for THE TEST-The Instructional Performance Through Understanding (IPTU) test-and the school is in an uproar. Even though the grown-ups tell the children not to worry, they're acting kind of strange. The gym teacher is teaching stress-reducing yoga instead of sports in gym class. Parents are giving pop quizzes on bedtime stories at night. The cafeteria is serving "brain food" for lunch. The kids are beginning to think that maybe the test is more important than they're being led to believe. Kids and adults alike will laugh aloud as Finchler and O'Malley poke fun at the commotion surrounding standardized testing, a staple of every school's year.

Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind

Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind
Author: Kevin O'Malley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802736297

Award-winning duo Judy Finchler and Kevin O'Malley are back with another book in the best-selling Miss Malarkey series that makes reading fun! Principal Wiggins has promised to dye his hair purple and sleep on the school roof if the students read 1,000 books this year, and Miss Malarkey is determined to find the right book for every student, including this story's reluctant-reader narrator. Winning her students over book by book, Miss Malarkey will have students loving to read in no time. As the best-selling series continues in paperback, no teacher, librarian, or parent should leave this book behind! Principal Wiggins promises to dye his hair purple and sleep on the school roof if the students read 1,000 books this year. Miss Malarkey is determined to find the right book for each student so they'll participate in the school program, and learn to love reading. She's got a tough audience - video game fanatics, artists, sports lovers - nonreaders all. But she won't give up until Principal Wiggins can flip his purple wig. With all the new pressures being put on teachers these days, the one thing everyone agrees about is the need for all children to learn to love reading. Now, the best-selling Miss Malarkey series uses all the programs and initiatives developed to help children read as fodder for the humor mill, keeping everyone laughing about this important topic. No teacher, librarian or parent should leave this book behind!

Testing Miss Malarkey

Testing Miss Malarkey
Author: Judy Finchler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2003-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802776248

Although the teachers, the principal, and parents say The Test is not important, their actions tell another story.

Miss Malarkey Won't Be in Today

Miss Malarkey Won't Be in Today
Author: Judy Finchler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2000-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802775918

A teacher imagines the chaos that takes place when she stays home one day because she is sick.

Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10

Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10
Author: Judy Finchler
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Apartment houses
ISBN: 9780756976552

A first-grade boy is shocked, then pleased, when he discovers that his teacher has a life away from school.

You're a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey

You're a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey
Author: Judy Finchler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2004-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802777007

The children on a newly formed soccer team love their coach, Miss Malarky, who doesn't know much about the game except how to make it fun, but the school principal and parents have other ideas.

The Big Test

The Big Test
Author: Julie Danneberg
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1684446767

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Mrs. Hartwell is preparing her class to take the Big Test. Knowing they have studied and are well-prepared, she helps the students practice how to sit quietly, fill in the bubbles, and follow the directions. She even instructs them on proper morning-of-the-test nutrition. As her students grow increasingly anxious about the Big Test, Mrs. Hartwell realizes she has to teach the most valuable test-taking skill of all: learning to relax!

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 57
Release: 1998-04-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0679890084

Started by Dr. Seuss, finished by Jack Prelutsky, and illustrated by Lane Smith, Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! is a joyous ode to individuality starring unsinkable teacher Miss Bonkers and the quirky Diffendoofer School (which must prove it has taught its students how to think--or have them sent to dreary Flobbertown). Included is an introduction by Dr. Seuss's longtime editor explaining how the book came to be and reproductions of Dr. Seuss's original pencil sketches and hand-printed notes for the book—a true find for all Seuss collectors! Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith pay homage to the Good Doctor in their own distinctive ways, the result of which is the union of three one-of-a-kind voices in a brand-new, completely original book that is greater than the sum of its parts. For all of us who will never forget our school days and that special teacher, here is a book to give and to get.

Peanut Butter and Homework Sandwiches

Peanut Butter and Homework Sandwiches
Author: Lisa Broadie Cook
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101648554

Martin MacGregor is having one rotten week! First, his substitute teacher, Mrs. Payne, gives out mountains of homework. And when Martin's dog literally eats his homework, little does he know it's only the beginning of his troubles. Martin's homework ends up in the washing machine, goes to kindergarten with his little sister, and blows onto the roof of the school. Martin just can't catch a break! But with some creativity and a positive attitude, Martin finds his own way to turn homework into fun-and turn it in on time! New York Times bestselling illustrator Jack E. Davis's vibrant and detailed artwork gives life to a funny, lively story that is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever felt what it's like to show up unprepared- even when it's not your fault.

Dogku

Dogku
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481413546

A tale in haiku of one adorable dog. Let’s find him a home. Wandering through the neighborhood in the early-morning hours, a stray pooch follows his nose to a back-porch door. After a bath and some table scraps from Mom, the dog meets three lovable kids. It’s all wags and wiggles until Dad has to decide if this stray pup can become the new family pet. Has Mooch finally found a home? Told entirely in haiku by master storyteller Andrew Clements, this delightful book is a clever fusion of poetry and puppy dog.