The Secret Life of Squirrels: Back to School!
The Secret Life of Squirrels: Back to School!
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Little, Brown & Co.
Annotation: As summer comes to an end, Mr. Peanuts helps his friend, Rosie, prepare her classroom and the school for the students' return.
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #155565
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 07/17/18
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 0-316-50621-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-316-50621-2
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2017032894
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

The latest in Rose's series snaps her backyard squirrels (and one chipmunk) against school backdrops. The animals will be the big draw for readers: Who could resist two squirrels shopping for school supplies while pushing a tiny grocery cart? Or the pair at the picnic table nibbling peanuts in front of the swings and slide on the playground? (The author's note will be of particular interest to readers who are curious how Rose captured these photos.) The story that goes with the pics tells of Rosie, a teacher, and her friend Mr. Peanuts as they spend the day before school starts getting ready for the year. They unpack the classroom library, set up the art corner, and decorate the classroom with a banner and the rules. Mr. Peanuts helps Mr. Chipper, the gym teacher, with his equipment and then practices driving his bus route. Rosie tidies the garden and visits with a fellow teacher. Told from a third-person point of view with dialogue from the characters, the story is no great shakes (though it does accurately reflect how teachers get ready for school), but the pics are really the point, and readers will both pore over them and attempt their own scene setting and camerawork. Adorable squirrels give readers a peek at how teachers spend their time getting ready for their students. (Picture book. 3-7)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Rose, whose staged squirrel photographs first gained popularity through social media, offers her fourth outing to feature furry backyard visitors. Mr. Peanuts, a school bus driver, and Rosie, a teacher, are preparing for the school year. In Rosie-s classroom, the two unpack books, hang a welcome banner, post classroom rules, and set up the art corner. The story-s allure lies in the squirrels- seemingly natural presence within the carefully constructed miniature scenes-an effect achieved, an appended note explains, -by hiding peanuts in and around the props.- Ages 4-8. (July)

School Library Journal (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

PreS-Gr 1 Fans of the previous books in the series may once again follow the busy antics of the squirrels through the author's inventive photography, as the squirrels investigate and play with tiny objectsa new set featuring the Sunnywood Education Center, a yellow school bus, and a "Squirrel X-ing" zone. Young readers watch as Rosie, Mr. Peanuts, Mr. Chipper, and their friends prepare for the first day of school. Photo images feature squirrels as they fill carts to buy school supplies, unpack books, set up a classroom, organize and clean up craft supplies, try out music instruments, test out the playground, check out the bus route, and prepare supplies for a garden or first aid kit. VERDICT This is a tale of busy bushy-tails, an invitation to conversation about the start of the school year or first experiences, and a suggested general purchase for libraries with young animal lovers. Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
School Library Journal (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)
Word Count: 651
Reading Level: 3.2
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 501368 / grade: Lower Grades
Guided Reading Level: K

Get ready for the first day of school in this fourth book in the popular series featuring photographs of wild squirrels!

Mr. Peanuts' teacher friend Rosie needs help preparing for the first day of school! The two squirrels go shopping for school supplies, set up the library and music corners, bring all the sports equipment out to the blacktop, and decorate the classroom. Mr. Peanuts even practices driving the school bus! But it's not easy to be a teacher getting ready for a whole classroom of new faces. Will Mr. Peanuts and Rosie be able to pull together the room before the end of summer?

Nancy Rose brings this back-to-school story to life with her adorable photographs of real wild squirrels in handcrafted, homemade miniature settings.


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