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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Everyone knows that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach just before diving into a new situation. Sarah Jane Hartwell is scared and doesn't want to start over at a new school. She doesn't know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With much prodding from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly pulls herself together and goes to school. She is quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton, who helps smooth her jittery transition....
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Emma McGraw series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Eight-year-old Emma is just beginning to like her new school when her friend Cynthia starts telling other kids that Emma is, well, a little strange.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's Bear's first day of school, and he's a bit reluctant to go. Mama says all bears love school; Bear isn't so sure. But school turns out to be full of fun--painting pictures, listening to stories, and making new friends. Maybe this bear will like school after all"--
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Junie B. Jones series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.
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Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 7
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.
11) Mr. S
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a kindergarten class arrives for the first day at school, they are greeted only by the words "Mr. S" on the chalkboard and a delicious-looking sandwich, resulting in merry mayhem as the kids wonder if the sandwich is their teacher.
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Sterling
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On the first day of school, a student is confused by many of the phrases that are used, such as when the librarian says not to open a can of worms, or when the teacher says he expects the class to be busy bees doing their homework.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Little Bat is excited about his first night in school! He is excited about everything: his new school supplies, learning amazing things, and making new friends. But when he finally arrives, his world turns upside down. Joing Little Bat and his new opossum pal Ophelia as they discover that spreading your wings isn't so hard-- when you take the time to listen, act with kindness, and simply do your best. Readers will love to see him spread his wings...
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Series
First graders from Mars volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought. Delighted to start first grade, Horus is dismayed to discover that there are no slime tables, no nap mats, and no snacks, and after being put in the Beta reading group instead of the Alpha, Horus longs to be back in Martiangarten.
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Series
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Cocoa the horse does not want Cowgirl Kate to go to school without him.
18) Puppy bus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A boy, worried about his first day at a new school, finds himself on the wrong bus, a bus full of puppies bound for Puppy School--and discovers that despite the strange food and even weirder bathroom Puppy School is a lot of fun.
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It's almost the first day of school, and the animals are nervous. Sloth worries about getting there on time, snake can't seem to get his backpack fastened onto his body, and bunny is afraid she'll want to hop around instead of sitting still. When they all arrive at their classroom, though, they're in for a surprise: Somebody else is nervous too. It's their teacher, the armadillo! He has rolled in as a ball, and it takes him a while to relax and unfurl....
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