It's the last week of school, and Mrs. Hartwell's class is excited to leave for summer vacation. The only problem is that the kids don't want their teacher to miss them while they're gone. Once again Julie Danneberg and Judy Love bring to life the crazy antics of Mrs. Hartwell and her class and show that teachers and students are more alike than different.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3–Mrs. Hartwells students are worried about how sad shell be and how much shell miss them when school lets out for the summer. They look for the perfect gift to help her remember them and decide to make a poster with a poem and drawings featuring all of the things that theyll miss about school, especially their teacher. Bursting with color, the cartoon illustrations look at the experience from both sides with hilarious results. The characters faces are highly expressive and run the gamut of emotions throughout the book. As the children wrack their brains for the perfect present, a group of teachers can be seen in the distance planning their vacations with great excitement. A story with both child and teacher appeal.–Genevieve Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA
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K-Gr. 2. For all the fuss about the beginning of school, only a handful of picture books take place at the end. Here, Mrs. Hartwell's class, a tight-knit group, sympathetically imagines how much their teacher will miss them over the summer: "While we're swimming, she'll be reading her old lesson plans." They decide to do what they can to cheer Mrs. Hartwell, soon to be devastated by their absence. There's an undertone of irony here, which adults may pick up sooner than children. Despite the mournful, last-day-of-school scene the children imagine (when the final school bus pulls away, a crew of bereft and bawling teachers remains on the steps), the book's last in-school scene shows a conga line of happy teachers bouncing down the hallway. The comic exaggeration in the vivid, colorful illustration makes this a lively choice for sharing with school groups, and the wordless illustrations on the last page show what Mrs. Hartwell really does over the summer. Carolyn Phelan
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was a great book to end your school year. I teach 4th grade and my students loved the book.
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Format:Paperback
I read this story to my 2nd grade class and they loved it. I also have "First Day Jitters", they related the two stories and loved the connection. This is a must have for the classroom library.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This one is grand for those last days of school. Kids find it hilarious when they notice the teachers REAL reactions to those last day blues!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I love this book! It's a great book to read to your students at the end of the school year...
Published 2 months ago by Pamela P
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Great!
I read this to my kiddos before we took our "big test." It came in great condition as stated. I was very happy!
Published 11 months ago by vk9311
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good end of the year gift
I bought this book for my son's 2nd grade teachers as an end of the year gift. The class made their own poem about their memories of the year (based on the poem in the book) and we... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Elissa Swicord
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It's Fine...
I purchased 2 of these books based on some of the positive reviews. I was hoping to give them to my children's teachers as part of their end of the year gift. Read more
Published 12 months ago by TXmom
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good Read
I think i expected so much more because fo First Day Jitters and this book was cute but not as fun as the former.
Published 19 months ago by mamabear
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Book evaluation
I purchased this book as well as a few others for my oldest daughter, who teaches a 1st grade inclusion class. She said it was super!
Published 19 months ago by Tony's Son
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
This book is great for the last day of school. It's sad and sweet at the same time. This book goes through things that have happened throughout the year and reminds the teacher of... Read more
Published on August 18, 2010 by stayce1020
5.0 out of 5 stars
Last Day Blues
This is just as cute as her first book, First Day Blues. My granddaughter & I enjoyed it, even though she is way above this reading level. It has another surprise ending!
Published on June 24, 2010 by M. Lawson
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A really great read
I love this book!! I get so many requests from other teachers wanting to read it. I think the kids like it because I read First Day Jitters on the first day and this the last and... Read more
Published on June 24, 2010 by S. D. Hayes
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Good Book for the Last Day of School!
The last day of school is always kind of a let down. You don't want to make it too dramatic but it is kind of sad when it just ends! Read more
Published on July 15, 2008 by Lynn Ellingwood
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