The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon [Paperback]

Mike Thaler (Author), Jared Lee (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

There's a new cafeteria lady at school. Her name is Wanda Belch. Rumour has it that she drives a garbage truck to school. Does Wanda really make a dish called "Roadkill Ravioli?" The students will soon find out!

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About the Author

MIKE THALER is an award-winning author and illustrator who has written more than 140 books for children of all ages. He lives in Canby, Oregon, on a Christmas tree farm, with his son and daughterin- law, Matthew and Tina Lee, and his five grandchildren.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590504932
• ISBN-13: 978-0590504935
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Known as America's Riddle King, Mike Thaler is the author of the popular Black Lagoon books and the Heaven and Mirth series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels nationally, speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just for Fun!, October 19, 1999

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This review is from: The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon (Paperback)

Mike Thaler has a way of entertaining children. My first graders have giggled their way through all of the the "Black Lagoon" series. The premise is that the boy has a very vivid imagination, and finds out in the end that his fears were for not. This is NOT a critique of school lunch, rather the opposite. The little boy fears school lunch will be awful...and finds out it's so good he wants to go back and have seconds! This series, however fun, is not for the humor-challenged among us. It's all just for fun!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for kids, October 27, 2006

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Jennifer L. Lawley (Carrollton, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon (Paperback)

Wanda Belch is the new cafeteria lady at school. Rumor has it that kids found shoes in her food at her old job and that she now drives a garbage truck. But the kids at her new job soon find out that lunch and their new cafeteria lady aren't as scary as they thought.

This is a great book that not only teaches kids how untrue rumors can be and how silly some fears can be, but also that appearances are deceiving. It does NOT, as a previous person mentioned, deride or make a mockery of the food service industry. It actually shows kids that their cafeteria workers are not evil, but honest and hard-working people. Anyone who thinks differently of this book has obviously NOT read it.

This is a great book and I highly recommend it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for kids!, October 9, 2000

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S. Herman "redwingsfan25" (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon (Paperback)

As my son was being prepped for his transition from preschool to kindergarten, we bought a few of the Black Lagoon books. He found them to be hilarious and it helped take off the edge when going to his new school.

These are funny books!