T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet [Hardcover]

Steven L. Layne (Author), Deborah Dover Layne (Author), Doris Ettlinger (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Alphabet Books

This school year promises 'no more teachers' dirty looks.' They'll be too busy smiling and reading T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet. Kids always enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at schools and this captures it all - Yellow school buses, one-room schoolhouses, the roles of custodians and principals and nurses and secretaries.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 4–This addition to the already wide spectrum of alphabet books highlights the people, objects, and activities found in school. Simple rhymes appear on each full-page entry or spread. For example: Librarians–a super L./In ˜matchmaking' they're leading./They find great books for everyone/and keep the whole school reading! More detailed descriptions are also included for more advanced readers, offering historical and background information. For example, readers will learn what the different colors in the American flag (F) represent, as well as the various elements of color and design taught in an art class (I for illustration). The authors include an impressive list of sources. Some trivia is offered at the back of the book. Average-quality, pen-and-ink and watercolor artwork is filled with interesting details about life related to school in the United States. A serviceable and purposeful addition.–Corrina Austin, Locke's Public School, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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About the Author

A faculty member in the Department of Education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, Dr. Steven L. Layne is a respected literacy consultant and keynote speaker, working with educators and children at schools and conferences throughout the world. With more than 20 years as an educator, Deborah Dover Layne has worked at elementary and middle school levels and has been a reading specialist. Currently, she is an elementary principal in Elgin. The Laynes live in St. Charles, Illinois.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (October 31, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585361593
• ISBN-13: 978-1585361595
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 11.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author and educator Steven L. Layne is the director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he is also a professor of literacy education. He is a respected literacy consultant, motivational keynote speaker, and featured author at conferences and literary events worldwide. He lives with his wife and children in Saint Charles, Illinois.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!!, December 28, 2007

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B. Smith "catface" (PC room -NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet (Hardcover)

My family loved this book. It has a lot of info on different aspects of school & also helps to see certain people at school in a different light. Example, how many parents think of the lunch gals or the custodian at Christmas?? We enjoyed it & thought it would make a very special teacher gift. -We also took things in to the nurse, lunch ladies and custodian!
Enjoy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Teaching About Things in School, October 9, 2007

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet (Hardcover)

I like this book because it allowed me to introduce items and topics in school to my ESOL class. Students should know words such as custodian, secretary, principal, etc. It allows them to understand the school system around them a bit better. This book would be good for younger students too. I used the book with middle school ESOL students.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Children's book, February 14, 2011

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This review is from: T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet (Hardcover)

The book is actually an alphabet book about school. Not only help your child to learn their alphabet, it will help them to learn about school also. Yet it has wonderful information about teachers and the subjects they teach. It is a very well illustrated book.