I picked up a Mr Wolf book at Walmart last year at Christmas as it seemed the kind of thing my then 9 year old son would like - I'm constantly trying to encourage reading of any sort as he's more interested in things with screens. This delightful new series captures the everyday - and unexpected - ups and downs of a Year Five classroom. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Fortunately for me, there were several readers who were very happy to point me in the right direction and this title was one that was highly recommended.

Young readers should easily self-identify with fifth-grade teacher Steinke's varied and sharply observed characters and wryly perceived classroom minutiae. Fortunately for me, there were several readers who were very happy to point me in the right direction and this title. Aron Nels Steinke's debut is a perfect introduction to graphic novels for elementary school readers, who will laugh and empathize with Mr.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I checked and was delighted to find there were 3 more books in the series - so I picked those up for him as well. When the power of graphic novels was drawn to my attention on Twitter, I had no idea where to start. Dav Pilkey * "Young readers should easily self-identify with fifth-grade teacher Steinke's varied and sharply observed characters and wryly perceived classroom minutiae.

Aron Nels Steinke's debut is a perfect introduction to graphic novels for elementary school readers , who will laugh and empathize with Mr. Having read this twice myself, I can state that I loved it both times and there was plenty to spot hidden in the artwork that was missed first time round. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Starting at the beginning of the academic year we join excited new-to-the-school teacher Mr Wolf as he meets his new class and gets to know them.He's read them all, cover to cover numerous times and has in fact kept going back to them as well which is a pretty good recommendation in my eyes, especially with a kid who struggles with reading and books in general. Including a broad range of true-to-life characters, the children in Mr Wolf’s class will be easily recognisable to both adult and child readers, who will quickly grow to love both class and teacher. With basic dialogue, a soothing setting, and no more than six frames per page, this book is ideal for new chapter book readers and older struggling readers. This delightful new series captures the everyday – and unexpected – ups and downs of a Year Five classroom. With a UK publication date for Book 2, Mystery Club, yet to be announced I can hand-on-heart say that that will also be a huge hit with young readers and their adults who fall in love with this wonderful series after enjoying this.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. From Eisner Award-winning creator Aron Nels Steinke, a vibrant, funny new series that charmingly captures the everyday antics of a Year Five classroom! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award, and the Oregon Book Award. The New York Times Book Review "With basic dialogue, a soothing setting, and no more than six frames per page, this book is ideal for new chapter book readers and older struggling readers.School Library Journal "With calm intelligence and amusing, accessible realism, Steinke creates a cast in which any young reader will immediately find someone to embrace and a world that's invitingly recognizable. With calm intelligence and amusing, accessible realism, Steinke creates a cast in which any young reader will immediately find someone to embrace and a world that's invitingly recognizable. When he sat down and started to read this after all the Christmas excitement was done, he kept on going and read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting pretty much - he loved it!