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LATE FOR SCHOOL
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Written by
Mike Reiss
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Illustrated by
Michael Austin
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-286-6
Total Pages: 32
Size: 9-7/8 x 11
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Mike Reiss has garnered top awards as a television writer, including four Emmys and a Peabody for his work on "The Simpsons." Reiss is also the author of several children's books. A former president of The Harvard Lampoon and editor of The National Lampoon, Reiss lives in California.
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MICHAEL AUSTIN, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, is a creative director and the illustrator of several books. He lives in Georgia.You can visit Michael Austin's website at: www.austinillustration.com
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The rollicking, surreal adventures of a young boy as he races to get to school on time
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q35957
Reading Counts Level: 2.3
AR Quiz#: 72789
AR Reading Level: 3.1
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SMITTY IS NEVER late for school. Not when his shoes get stuck in a sea of thick, black tar. Not when the sky rains snowmen down on the city streets. Not when he uses his coat for a sail to catch a gale and is swallowed up by a whale. Or when he encounters a robot from Mars eating up cars…or a very, very hungry T-Rex!
With rhyming language and a vivid imagination, author Mike Reiss demonstrates that, for some children, getting to school on time can be an adventure. Illustrator Michael Austin's humorous, exaggerated images colorfully bring to life the mischievous fun of the text.
The surprise ending will delight young readers as they cheer on Smitty and his heroic efforts to beat the school bell.
Click here for an informative teacher's guide to Late for School!
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Reviews
"With photorealistic precision, Austin depicts an exaggeratedly panicked young scholar from a variety of canted and slanted points of view as he runs, flies, sails, and flails his way down city streets... Children tardy and timely will laugh at this droll recitation."Kirkus Reviews "Featuring a catchy cadence, Reiss's rhyming tale and Austin's pleasingly exaggerated artwork introduce a fresh-faced narrator... The narrative gives way to kid-pleasing nonsense as absurd incidents conspire to threaten the student's perfect punctuality record... Austin's wild and wily airbrushed illustrations make use of electric hues and skewed perspectives; large scale views present the earnest, wide-eyed hero manifesting an array of entertaining facial expressions. A surprise ending--complete with graphic details--wraps up this satisfyingly silly caper."Publishers Weekly
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Awards
* 2004 IRA/CBC Children's Choices
* 2003 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award
* 2004 Annual Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators
* 2006-2007 Volunteer State Book Award Master Reading List
* Reader/selector list, 2006 Show Me Readers Award
* Nominee, 2004-2005 Beehive Award
* Nominee, 2005-2006 Buckaroo Book Award (WY)
* Nominee, 2006 Charlotte Award (NY)
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