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Item specifics - Children's & Young Adult Books

Author:	Laurence Anholt	Format:	Hardcover
Publisher:	Albert Whitman & Co	ISBN-10:	0807507431
ISBN-13:	9780807507438	Publication Year:	1999
Subject:	Science & Nature	Age Level:	--
Topic:	--	Language:	English
Special Attributes:	--	Condition:	Good

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Synopsis
Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.
Details
Illustrator:	Catherine Anholt

Size
Height:	10.0 in.
Width:	10.8 in.
Thickness:	0.5 in.
Weight:	16.8 oz.

Publisher's Note
Laurence Anholt's text gently acknowledges the fear of "leaving the nest" for the first time, while Catherine Anholt's detailed and charming full color illustrations provide a reassuring look at the first day of school.
Industry reviews
The Anholts (The Big Book of Families) offer a poignant but reassuring treatment of the anxiety a child feels facing the first day at a new school. Billy confides his fears to the birds in his backyard; he's worried not just about getting lost, but also about the new shoes his mother has bought him, "with laces that were hard to tie." The day before the big start, Billy rescues a young sparrow that is not strong enough to fly. Using a characteristic mix of vignettes, spot art and large-scale illustrations, the Anholts affectionately juxtapose the drama of Billy's sheltering of the bird with the preparations made for school. While Billy makes the bird a nest in a shoebox, his mother is ironing and writing his name on his clothes. The parallel becomes explicit the next morning, when Billy and his mother release the recovered sparrow: "`You have to fly away,' he whispered. `You have to learn to take care of yourself like me.'" The drawings of the school (showing children romping on the playground, the kindly teacher, the toilets, the painting area and the computer) will kindle young children's interest, addressing both the strangeness of a new school as well as its possibilities for promoting friendships and positive experiences. As school-jitters stories go, this has an advantage apart from its gracefulness: because the Anholts never spell out Billy's exact situation, their book will be equally appropriate to children facing their first day of kindergarten or moving from one school to another. Ages 4-6. (Mar.) Fox PreS-Gr 1-Nervous about starting school, Billy spends time talking to the birds that gather around the feeder in his yard. There he finds the "smallest, grubbiest, weediest, most dusty" sparrow and nurses it back to health. Before going to school, he releases it, saying, "You have to learn to take care of yourself-just like me." That day he makes a friend, tells his classmates about the bird, and ends up with the biggest smile around. The story finishes on an optimistic note for both the boy and the bird. The artwork is done in Catherine Anholt's familiar style-watercolor-and-ink cartoons featuring full, rounded, mostly smiling faces. The illustrations show Billy's drawings, school supplies, classroom surroundings, and finally, the boy's friends. This is a good book to dissipate children's fears about starting school and to show that the classroom can be just as enjoyable as home.-Shelley Woods, Boston Public Library, MA Fox

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Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0807507431
Title : Billy and the Big New School (Concept Books (Albert Whitman))
EAN : 9780807507438
Authors : Laurence Anholt
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date : 1999-05
Pages : 32
List Price (MSRP) : 15.95
Height : 0.4100 inches
Width : 9.7700 inches
Length : 10.7300 inches
Weight : 1.0300 pounds
Keywords : Picture Books, General, General AAS, Fiction, First Day of School, School, New Experiences, Hardcover, Printed Books, Ages 4-8
Condition : Good
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