Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer) [Paperback]

Leslie Valdes (Adapter), Robert Roper (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Dora the Explorer

Dora and Boots see their teacher riding her bike on the way to school. But the bike gets a flat tire, and the teacher needs to get to school before her students! Will Dora and Boots save the school day? Find out in this exciting interactive adventure.

Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon (June 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689864949
• ISBN-13: 978-0689864940
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good use of ABC's & 123's., August 25, 2004

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LUV 2 READ NJ "nj_mommie" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer) (Paperback)

This is a typical Dora book: there is someplace to go, our old friend "Map" gives us directions, and we go along the adventure with Dora. This is a fun book, and my daughter loves having me read it to her. I like the way the book uses "Alphabet City" and "Number Mountain" My daughter knows her ABC's & can count to 20, but she has not been as good at recognizing the written symbols. This has really helped with that. It is an educational book. The only thing, if you are buying this to try and make your child more comfortable with the idea of going to school, that is really not addressed. However, if your child is anything like mine, just realizing that "Dora" goes to school too can help!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good For Recognizing The Alphabet And Counting To Ten, May 9, 2005

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This review is from: Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer) (Paperback)

"Hola! I'm Dora and this is my best friend, Boots. It's our first day of school today! And look, there's our teacher, Maestra Beatriz! She's on her way to school too." --from the story

Maestra Beatriz is riding her bike to school and gets a flat tire. Dora and Boots help Maestra Beatriz make her way to school with the help of their trusty friend, Map. The quickest way to school is through Letter Town and over Number Mountain. El autobus helps take them through Letter Town, which feature streets paved with letters. As children find the route with the alphabet, they sing the ABC song.

Then, Azul the train arrives to help take them over Number Mountain. While the book doesn't teach the child to count from 1-10 in Spanish, it *does* show the numbers forwards and backwards so they can count from 1-10 up the mountain...and 10-1 as the go down the other side.

With the schoolhouse in the distance, Dora's cousin Diego shows up on the back of a Condor. Encouraging the reader to say "Squawk, squawk!" to call the Condors, Dora, Boots, Maestra Beatriz and Diego rides on the back of the birds all the way to the school house. Before they enter the door, there are 8 items from Backpack that are shown...but which ones are Maestra Beatriz' school supplies?

They all make it inside before the third bell...even fending off an attempted theft from Swiper the fox!

My only beef with this book is that "Maestra Beatriz" is quite the mouthful to say over and over and over. I would have thought they'd pick simpler name to say for the story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dora Goes to School, October 25, 2007

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Nicole M. Dorsey "renegade horses" (Middletown, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer) (Paperback)

This book really helped with the "first time in school" jitters that my little Grandaughter felt. She loves Dora and if Dora could face it and get through it then she could too. I highly recommend this book for the great lesson it teaches. Plus, the kids love to read it or have it read to them too!!!