Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Arthur Adventures) [Paperback]

Marc Brown (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Arthur Adventures

On the first day of school Arthur discovers he's got the toughest teacher in the third grade! The pressure is on to study hard for the all-school Spellathon. Can Arthur beat last year's champion speller? Or will he let Mr. Ratburn d-o-w-n?

Editorial Reviews

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The second CD in the Living Books series, this engaging electronic storybook features Arthur and his gang of friends in a typical day at school with their teacher, Mr. Ratburn. Children can hear the story read aloud and click on the many hot spots to see animations. The story is humorous and the graphics delightful. The program language can be toggled between English and Spanish, and kids can quickly jump to their favorite page in the story with just one mouse click. There are no activities, but the story line is strong and young children love the characters and clickables.
Teaches: early reading, word recognition
Age Range: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Amazon.com Review

With tons of spelling and vocabulary words and silly pictures to click on, Arthur's Teacher Trouble introduces kids to the Spanish language with the help of their favorite aardvark. This interactive storybook form introduces us to Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's new teacher, as he advances to the finals of a spelling bee, trying to win an elusive trophy.

The 24-page story can be read aloud with no computer skills needed beyond clicking on the arrow at the bottom of the page and at the start of the story. (Parents or older children can choose whether the story will be read in Spanish or English.) For children with slightly more advanced mouse skills, every scene has multiple points that can be clicked on for hilarious things to happen--you never know what you might find lurking in the trash can! With the graphics so true to the original books' satisfying amount of vocabulary-related activities, this award-winning storybook is bound to be a big hit with any Arthur fan. --Jill Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 30 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (April 3, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440840384
• ISBN-13: 978-0316111867
• ASIN: 0316111864
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.2 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Popular Characters > TV > Arthur
  • #32 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( B ) > Brown, Marc

More About the Author

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and co-developer of the children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a second book series, featuring D.W., Arthur's little sister, as well as numerous other books for children. Marc Brown lives with his family in Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Arthur's Teacher Trouble, March 11, 2003

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"jessay" (Bay City, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Arthur Adventures) (Paperback)

Marc Brown creates the Arthur adventure, Arthur's Teacher Trouble with a moral in mind. Also it proves that if you work hard and give it your all, you'll be more successful. The book is told for children to understand that a little hard work gets you somewhere. With no effort at all, you won't come out with your best.

Arthur gets stuck with a hard teacher. The teacher starts out tough on the students, assigning homework right away. Arthur isn't very confident in himself and isn't used to the work and extra effort that he has to give to 3rd grade. With all of his hard work he actually gets awarded with something even better...and by reading this book you'll be sure to find out!

Arthur is my favorite character in this particular Arthur book. He isn't very confident in himself, but we all relate to that. And in the end we sometimes get surprised by unexpected turns.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I learned from Arthur's Teacher Trouble., December 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Arthur Adventures) (Hardcover)

I learned to do my best, but that if my best isn't better than everyone else's best, it is okay.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neat!, July 24, 2000

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HK (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur's Teacher Trouble (CD-ROM)

This game is great for young computer-users! Each page has at least 15 "interactions" -- i.e. clicking on the salt shakers in the kitchen makes them dance. The story can read itself to you are you can read it silently. Even clicking on one word makes the computer say it. Great for children just learning to read. However, using it TOO many times can get tiring...after all, it is just a computerized book. Great value for the money!