The First Week of School

Written and illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer

A class settles into the new school year, until a very unusual new student arrives.

48 pages· 1,584 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud· ~560L· AR 3.4 · 0.5 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

On the first day of school, an artist wonders if her drawings are good enough, an inventor can't wait for show and tell, the self-named Sport Kings compete, and Pat the class pet listens to the odd noises humans make. Then a new student arrives, and something about the visitor seems out of this world.

From the publisher

Follow along as an ensemble cast of characters experience an extraordinary first week of school in this hilarious picture book from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Drew Beckmeyer! It's the first day of school. An artist wonders if her drawings are good enough to show. An inventor is excited for show and tell. A group of competitive friends call themselves the Sport Kings (but nobody else does). Pat, the class pet, listens to the weird sounds humans make. The teacher is ready to start. When the new student gets to class, things take a turn for the unusual. There's something a little strange about the visitor--maybe even something out-of-this-world.

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