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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I've heard that people either love or hate Junie B. Unfortunately it's a no for me.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (July 28,1992) is joyful read for ages 5-7 year olds. Within this early chapter book you are thrusted back to the events of elementary school. Having to deal with changes, consequences of your actions and growing up this book is an excellent read for young readers. It gives them something to relate to as well as talk with their friends and peers. I think this would be a great book in the classroom for the first week of school. This story talks about how scary the first day of school was for the Amin character and I think my students would definitely relate to that aspect. <humorous ><adventurous ><lighthearted>
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbra Park is a good book for children 6-8 years old. This was another good book to read. I liked how she's sassy and adventurous, but also she is very intelligent for her age. This was a fun book to read because it kept you intrigued and wanting to know what was going to happen and if they would find her or not. I think that this book might scare some kids from wanting to ride the bus just like Junie B, but we as educators or even their parents can help to teach them the bus isn't bad and you can make friends there.
Not me getting nostalgic over when I and my first-grade class used to sit on the carpet and beg our teacher to read this to us.
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I can totally relate to not wanting to be on the bus XD Once when I was in Kindergarten I and two other kids (a bit older than me) were told to ride a bus that I knew I wasn't supposed to ride, so I kept on trying to tell my teacher that I was supposed to ride bus 9. She told me to be quiet so I was. Well, when I got on the bus I and the two other kids were the last ones and I started sobbing. The bus driver told us there had been a mixup. It was nearing 5:30 and I was usually off by 4. Not only that, my parents had no clue where I was and were calling the school frantically trying to figure out what happened to their daughter. They took us back to the school and our parents picked us up. I'm pretty sure the principal walked me to the bus for the next few days. I learned that, later, it was because my grandmother reigned hell on them after I told her that I had told them I wasn't on the right bus but they wouldn't let me get off and wouldn't even check.
So, yeah, completely understand hating the schoolbus cause I was terrified that that would happen again.
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I can totally relate to not wanting to be on the bus XD Once when I was in Kindergarten I and two other kids (a bit older than me) were told to ride a bus that I knew I wasn't supposed to ride, so I kept on trying to tell my teacher that I was supposed to ride bus 9. She told me to be quiet so I was. Well, when I got on the bus I and the two other kids were the last ones and I started sobbing. The bus driver told us there had been a mixup. It was nearing 5:30 and I was usually off by 4. Not only that, my parents had no clue where I was and were calling the school frantically trying to figure out what happened to their daughter. They took us back to the school and our parents picked us up. I'm pretty sure the principal walked me to the bus for the next few days. I learned that, later, it was because my grandmother reigned hell on them after I told her that I had told them I wasn't on the right bus but they wouldn't let me get off and wouldn't even check.
So, yeah, completely understand hating the schoolbus cause I was terrified that that would happen again.
Quick easy book that works well for read aloud. Yeah she's sassy but so are my kids and using words like hate, stupid, and dumb have us lots if talking points and made my 4 year old express her morales.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish