The Valentine Star (The Kids of the Polk Street School) [Paperback]

Patricia Reilly Giff (Author), Blanche Sims (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: The Kids of the Polk Street School

February is fun.



It's time for everyone in Ms. Rooney's room to make cards for the Valentine box. Emily Arrow couldn't be happier when Dawn Bosco gives her some colored stars to decorate her cards. She plans to make a special one for Ms. Vincent, the new student teacher.



But things take a turn for the worse when Ms. Rooney asks Emily to be class monitor. Emily feels important sitting at the teacher's desk, until Sherri Dent leaves her seat without Emily's permission. Emily reports her. That's when Sherri tells Emily, "You'll be sorry."



Emily is really worried. What will Sherri do to get even?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

February is fun.

It's time for everyone in Ms. Rooney's room to make cards for the Valentine box. Emily Arrow couldn't be happier when Dawn Bosco gives her some colored stars to decorate her cards. She plans to make a special one for Ms. Vincent, the new student teacher.

But things take a turn for the worse when Ms. Rooney asks Emily to be class monitor. Emily feels important sitting at the teacher's desk, until Sherri Dent leaves her seat without Emily's permission. Emily reports her. That's when Sherri tells Emily, "You'll be sorry."

Emily is really worried. What will Sherri do to get even?

From the Inside Flap

February is fun.



It's time for everyone in Ms. Rooney's room to make cards for the Valentine box. Emily Arrow couldn't be happier when Dawn Bosco gives her some colored stars to decorate her cards. She plans to make a special one for Ms. Vincent, the new student teacher.



But things take a turn for the worse when Ms. Rooney asks Emily to be class monitor. Emily feels important sitting at the teacher's desk, until Sherri Dent leaves her seat without Emily's permission. Emily reports her. That's when Sherri tells Emily, "You'll be sorry."



Emily is really worried. What will Sherri do to get even?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440492041
• ISBN-13: 978-0440492047
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.2 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the valentines day star, July 16, 2009

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dream factory (Triangulum, M33) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Valentine Star (The Kids of the Polk Street School) (Paperback)

this book is great for valentins day and for february it's a februart fun book i love reading books and this is a good book to read TO my mom and dad like win i read to team so day do not have to read to me but my mom and dad do like to read to me i also have a LITTLE SISTER HER NAME IS ALEXANDRA SHE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I LOVE HER VERY MUCH AND I LOVE MY MOM AND DAD.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Valentine Star, May 1, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Valentine Star (The Kids of the Polk Street School) (Paperback)

This story is about a girl named Emily and her teacher Mrs.Rooney. Her class is playing in the snow. There are two characters named Emily and Sherri that don't like each other.The day Mrs.Rooney wasn't there is because she took a couple days off.Then Mrs.Rooney found a subsitute, her name was Mrs.Vincent ,and Emily really wants to meet her , and she wants to dress nice for that day so that she will like her and Sherri copied Emily with the idea she had.Then Emily got mad,then Emily was in charge because Mrs.Vincent put her in charge while shes going to get something.So Emily caught Sherri playing around with Richard and Emily put Sherrie's name on the board , and Sherri just ignored and didn't listen and just kept talking then when Mrs.Vincent returned and she looked at whose name was on the board . Mrs.Vincent said ''Thank you Emily for keeping an eye on the class''.The next day after school Emily, Sherri and Mrs.Vincent were making a card for Mrs.Rooney, but they ran out of paper so Mrs.Vincent went to get some more paper ,as she left Emily and Sherri , Then they started to talk to each other ,and they decided to be friends again.When Mrs.Vincent came back with paper she was happy Emily and Sherri became friends again . The next day Mrs.Rooney returned and she got Emily's valentina card and she was pleased to get a card from Emily. When it was Valentines day it was time to get all the cards, and pass them out to everyone and Emily made a card a special card for Sherri Dent .I enjoyed reading this book because it talks about Valentines Day

4.0 out of 5 stars very cute!, December 10, 2000

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CZK (DC Metro Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Valentine Star (The Kids of the Polk Street School) (Paperback)

i read this book when i was much younger, but recently came across it again. the story is amusing and the characters are endearing. it's a wonderful read for kids, and big kids too!