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Bug's First Day
School of Monsters
Series: School of Monsters
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Ideal for: young children beginning their reading journey and parents or carers supporting first readers. Particularly suitable for fans of humorous, rhyming stories and early readers who benefit from accessible vocabulary and engaging illustrations.
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In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Bug learns that everyone needs help at school!
When Bug starts school he cannot read. But Teacher has the help he needs!
It's Bug's first day at school, and he's worried that he's the only one who needs help learning. But is he?
Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin!
Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading!
Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series:
- Mary Has the Best Pet
- Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam
- Pete's Big Feet
- Tish Learns to Swim
- Zorro's Tasty Treat
- Milly's Family Fun
- and many more!
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Praise for School of Monsters series:
Critics highlight the series as an engaging blend of instructional home readers and recreational reads, combining common vocabulary with spooky and comedic elements in rhyme, enhanced by colourful illustrations. Reviews commend the books for being well-designed, fun-filled, and ideal for budding readers, using bold, bright words and energetic cartoons to motivate beginner readers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761210020
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Edition: First Edition, Paperback
Illustration: Full Colour
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Chris Kennett
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 94g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Sally Rippin is a best-selling and beloved author for children, and the eighth Australian Children's Laureate. Her most popular series include Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters, and she has over 10 million books in print worldwide. She has also written one book for adults: Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Don’t.
As the Australian Children’s Laureate, Sally promotes the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians. She is passionate about literacy and access to stories, and travels across the world speaking with parents, teachers and librarians about how to engage struggling readers.
Chris Kennett has been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil (or so his mum says). But professionally, Chris has been creating quirky characters for just over 20 years. He's best known for drawing weird and wonderful creatures from the Star Wars universe, and his School of Monsters and Cross Bones series.
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