02 February 2009

Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard

The rambunctious children in Miss Nelson's class must deal with a strict substitute teacher when Miss Nelson disappears. The children learn their lesson and when Miss Nelson reappears behave. The drawings of people are exaggerated and provoke a reaction before reading the text.

The author teaches a good lesson in treating teachers with respect. The students really experience what it is like to have a strict teacher and the teacher looks and sounds mean. The pictures emphasize the story.

Allard, H. (1977). Miss nelson is missing. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
ISBN: 0395252962
Illustrations by James Marshall

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