Book : First Day Jitters (the Jitters Series) - Danneberg,..

-Titulo Original : First Day Jitters (the Jitters Series)

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Charlesbridge

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Head back to school with a first day of school favorite! The perfect pick for new students and teachers, complete with a Certificate of Courage for First Day Completion and a First Day Memories Sheet.Sarah Jane Hartwell has that sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach--shes nervous and doesnt want to start a new school year. She doesnt know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With a little convicing from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly heads to class. Shy at first, shes quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton and reminded that everyone at school gets the jitters sometimes.A beloved and bestselling back to schools staple, Sarah Janes familiar story and its surprise ending will delight seasoned students and new faces alike who are anxious about their first day. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3-Sarah is hiding under her covers as Mr. Hartwell asks, You dont want to miss the first day at your new school do you? From under the blanket she replies, Im not going. When he reminds her how much she liked her other school and asks her to think of all the new friends shell meet, she imagines a classroom where a paper airplane is flying, a boy is pulling his neighbors pigtail, and another is blowing a gigantic bubble. Mr. Hartwell finally gets Sarah to stumble out of bed, eat a bit of toast, and get into the car where she slumps down into her seat. At school, the principal cheerfully welcomes her and takes her to the classroom where she is introduced as Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell, the new teacher. There is a bit of foreshadowing that Sarah is an adult, but as she is always partially hidden, the ending will come as a surprise to most readers. The ink-and-watercolor illustrations are full of action and maintain the lighthearted tone. A little subplot in the paintings shows the family cat and dog having their own contest of wills while their owner is trying to get his wife up and out. The joke provides a good laugh and children may find it reassuring that they are not alone in their anxieties about new situations.Adele Greenlee, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Every child who has moved to a new school or is simply reluctant to start a school year can identify with this wittily drawn and suspensefully told story. From the moment she awakens on the fateful day to the moment she steps into the classroom, Sarah Hartwell imagines the worst. Loves ink-and-watercolor illustrations add humor to Sarahs fears, which range from bratty kids to a police search when she doesnt show up. Mr. Hartwells reassurances dont seem to be much help. The pictures mirror the jangled nerves and outsize expectations (the double-page spread of a looming, prisonlike school is priceless) everyone faces when they are new, all of which leads to a nifty surprise ending that is a delight. Funny and insightful.-BooklistFirst Day Jitters which was written by Julie Danneberg and illustrated by Judy Love, makes a great companion book to Wemberly Worried. In the opening pages, we meet a certain Sarah Jane Hartwell, whos in the midst of her own first-day-of-school-related panic attack. Sarah Jane is buried under her covers so far that you cant even see her face. In fact, you have no idea what she looks like until the very last page of the whimsical book, which suddenly delivers a sly and funny twist...-Newsweek About the Author As a kid, when Julie Danneberg daydreamed or played at being grown-up, she never imagined herself as a writer. Instead she dreamed of being a famous girl reporter, a secret agent, and a teacher.As an adult, she is a former middle-school teacher and the author of the bestselling Jitters series, including First Day Jitters and Last Day Blues. She lives in Colorado. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Sarah, dear, time to get out of bed, Mr. Hartwell said