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Creech, Sharon. A Fine, Fine School; illus. by Harry Bliss. New York: Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Pub., 2001.

When a principal loves his school so much that he wants the children to attend classes every day of the year, it's up to his students to show him free time is a good thing, too.

1 v. (unpaged): col. ill. ; 29 cm. ISBN: 006027736X; 0060277378 (lib. bdg.); 0-06-000728-1 (pbk); LCCN: 00-53514. Picture Book; Dewey: [E] / RL: 2.5 (Follett), 3.3 (AR).

Read Aloud, Read Along

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For Teachers and Librarians

Sharon Creech is a Newbery Award winning author.

n Scholastic Author Study Outline for Sharon Creech

n Sharon Creech Teacher Resource File from the Internet School Library Media Center

Read About the Author & Illustrator

Author: Sharon Creech

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Sharon Creech reading A Fine, Fine School to her granddaughter Picture from www.SharonCreech.com. Used for educational purposes.

n Click on the dot for an Interview with Sharon Creech at Harper Childrens.com

Illustrator: Harry Bliss

Harry Bliss and son. Picture used for educational purposes from Pippin Properties.

n Read a Biographical Sketch of Harry Bliss.

Read Alone

For Students : School Stories

Child, Lauren.What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? Candlewick Press, 2002. (-E-) RL 3.2 When Clarice has to do a school project on the environment, she and her family become eco-warriors in an attempt to save a tree on their street. (4 in series about Clarice Bean)

Corey, Shana. First Graders From Mars. Episode I : Horus's Horrible Day. Scholastic Press, 2001.(-E-) RL 1.7 As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought. (2 in series about Horus)

Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog. HarperCollins, 2001.(FIC) RL 4.1 A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.

Teague, Mark. Dear Mrs. Larue : Letters From Obedience School. Scholastic Press, 2002. (-E-) RL 3.7 Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home. (2 in series)