Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #4) [Hardcover]

Debbie Dadey (Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Author), John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1992 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #4 (Book 4)

Bailey Elementary's new gym teacher is short, and Irish, and carries a bag filled with special stones. Could Mr. O'Grady be a leprechaun?

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

DEBBIE DADEY and MARCIA THORNTON JONES came up with the idea for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids when they both worked at a school in Lexington, Kentucky. Today Debbie and her family live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marcia and her husband still live in Kentucky. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 71 pages
• Publisher: Perfection Learning (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0780782232
• ISBN-13: 978-0780782235
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,125,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marcia Thornton Jones is the author of more than 125 books including RATFINK, CHAMP, GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE, and THE TALE OF JACK FROST. She is the co-author of the writing guide, STORY SPARKERS, and seven best-selling children's series including "Keyholders", "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids", "Bailey City Monsters", "The Bailey School Kids Junior Chapter Books", "Ghostville Elementary", "Trplet Trouble", and "The Barkley School for Dogs." Her books have been honored and recognized by The Children's Top 100 Books, Children's Choice Award List, Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers list, The Elementary Library Book Award (ELBA), the Humane Society KIND Honor Book list. She is a proud recipient of the Milner Award and is listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association.

Besides writing, Marcia enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with 25 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing and reading to students of all ages.

Marcia was born in Joliet, IL but has spent most of her life in Lexington, KY. She currently lives in Lexington with her husband, Stephen, and their two cats. To find out more about Marcia, visit her web site at www.marciatjones.com.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Faith n' begorah!!, February 11, 2001

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This review is from: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #4) (Paperback)

Something very weird is going on at Bailey Elementary School. It's plenty weird enough when you think your teacher is a vampire from the Transylvanian mountains, but what are you supposed to do when your substitute gym teacher seems to be a leprechaun??

Eddie, Melody and the gang are back in this, the 4th installment of the Bailey School Kids series, and as per usual, they're up to their old tricks... Especially Eddie.

Mr. O'Grady is from Ireland, and is perhaps the shortest, most wrinkled man in the world. But boy, can he dance a jig and play basketball!! Why, it's almost magical the way he moves so fast and gets that ball through that hoop so easily! And what's with that bag of jewels he's always carrying with him?? Strange things seem to happen when he touches them...

The Bailey School Kids series has by now established itself as fun, fast-paced series where unusual things happen to the third grade gang. The most fun for young readers will be that nothing is explicitly spelled out for the reader: Mr. O'Grady COULD be a real live leprechaun (and their teacher COULD be a real vampire), or he could not be. A good deal of the evidence points to "yes!" but not enough to be100% sure (although, by the 4th book, if you've read them in order, you're starting to get a sinking feeling that there ARE mythical/supernatural creatures visiting the school).

This book is less creepy or scary than the first two have been, and is much more light-hearted and fun. Therefore, it's a good choice for beginning readers who are easily spooked. It's a fast-paced read as well, which will snag the interest of even reluctant readers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, November 20, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #4) (Paperback)

This is a really good Bailey School Kids story. The fact that the leprechaun can do more basketball tricks than all the other kids is hilarious. Overall it was good. But please be aware that when you read this story it triggers your mind into thinking leprechauns are real but they really aren't. If that happens to you my suggestion is to read one chapter of the story each day then you won't think that leprechauns are real.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I Could Care Less, April 13, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #4) (Paperback)

The book is about some kids who get a new gym teacher. He is very short. The kids think he is a leprechaun. The kids learn some things about leprechauns and try to figure out if their teacher is one.

My opinion is that this book is not as great as other books in the Bailey School series. Not much happened in the story. The ending is so frustrating that I did not care if the guy was a leprechaun or not!