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Amanda Pig, School Girl (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jean Van Leeuwen
Creator: Ann Schweninger
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
List Price: $3.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.2
ISBN: 0141303573
EAN: 9780141303574
Publication Date: July 1, 1999
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Amazon.com Review
"I have been waiting my whole life to go to school," declares an exuberant Amanda Pig as she prepares for her first day of school. And what a day it turns out to be! Up before the sun, Amanda can barely contain her excitement as she puts on her new purple dress, eats breakfast, and kisses her mom and dad good-bye. Once on board the school bus, she eagerly plops down in an empty seat for her first adventure of the day--befriending a frightened little girl who won't tell anyone her name. Blessed with a warm heart and a generous temperament, Amanda Pig is just about the best new friend any shy kid could have. In this warm, charmingly illustrated tale of the joys and challenges of a first day at school, Amanda gives her new pal a nickname--Lollypop--and then gently assures her, "School is fun. You will like it. You'll see." Part of a series featuring our intrepid heroine--including Amanda Pig on Her Own, Tales of Amanda Pig, and Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver--this four-chapter, easy-to-read book follows Amanda and Lollypop through their action-packed first day. But will sad little Lollypop ever smile and reveal her true name? With the fun-loving Amanda Pig around to coax a few smiles and chase away the blues, there's no doubt everyone will soon be feeling better. (Ages 4 to 8) --Marianne Painter
Product Description
Finally it is the day Amanda Pig has been waiting for. It is the first day of school. Whether making a new friend, coloring a picture to put up in the classroom, or twirling around in the sandbox, Amanda is everyone's favorite schoolgirl.
The Puffin Easy-to-Read program makes reading as easy as 1, 2, 3!
"Charming and likable...The author's many followers will applaud this addition to the tales of Oliver and Amanda."--School Library Journal
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Amanda Pig, School Girl June 30, 2008
My 6 year old daughter loves this whole series. Very cute and easy to read.
 A Good Book for going to school/girls. March 18, 2008
This book was fine but just not the book for us. DS had not problem reading it just not interested in the subject. I think it would be great for a girl who was getting ready to go to school or at the very least going to school. Amanda is so excited about going to kindergarten and she makes a friend who is not. Recommended as a reader for 2-3rd grade.
Great to read to your preschoolers July 1, 2006
My 2- and 4- year-olds really liked this book. They both seemed captivated by the bright, interesting pictures and the interesting stories. I especially like the fact that Amanda was interested and excited about attending school, that her brother helped her out on the first day of class, and that she (Amanda) tried to alleviate the anxiety of one of her classmates. Overall, the book teaches great morals.
Surprised This Isn't In Print - a review of "Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl" March 22, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am really surprised that this book is out of print. It's a cute little book about the first days of school and the adventures of Amanda Pig, a little girl who has been waiting and waiting until she is old enough to ride on the bus and go to school like her brother Oliver.
In regards to reading level I would say that this book is something a second grader might be reading. While the print is still fairly large there are quite a few words on some pages. See Amazon's "search inside this book" feature to judge for yourself.
Vocabulary includes words like: finally, ribbons, purple, animals, Alexander, laughing, lollipop, answer, skyscraper, suitcase, astronaut, and tomorrow.
Both of my children (boy and girl: 4 and 6 this month) enjoy this book and it is a fairly good read-aloud.
I particularly like that there is a chapter structure to the book as I think it gets new-readers prepared for the appearance of chapters in the future. In addition, I think the subplot about Lollipop's (Emily) shyness is dealt with nicely. As is Amanda's mistake of taking the teachers chair when the children gather for circle time. There is no hysterics or scolding, only a pointing out that Amanda made a mistake and that it is easily rectified.
Four Stars. Artwork is attractive and the stories are engaging for toddlers on up. Publishers Weekly has the reading level as appropriate for beginning readers (age 5 - 8) but I think that there are quite a few words per page and that it would be to much for a kindergartener and even most first graders.
Surprised This Isn't In Print - a review of "Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl" March 22, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am really surprised that this book is out of print. It's a cute little book about the first days of school and the adventures of Amanda Pig, a little girl who has been waiting and waiting until she is old enough to ride on the bus and go to school like her brother Oliver.
In regards to reading level I would say that this book is something a second grader might be reading. While the print is still fairly large there are quite a few words on some pages. See Amazon's "search inside this book" feature to judge for yourself.
Vocabulary includes words like: finally, ribbons, purple, animals, Alexander, laughing, lollipop, answer, skyscraper, suitcase, astronaut, and tomorrow.
Both of my children (boy and girl: 4 and 6 this month) enjoy this book and it is a fairly good read-aloud.
I particularly like that there is a chapter structure to the book as I think it gets new-readers prepared for the appearance of chapters in the future. In addition, I think the subplot about Lollipop's (Emily) shyness is dealt with nicely. As is Amanda's mistake of taking the teachers chair when the children gather for circle time. There is no hysterics or scolding, only a pointing out that Amanda made a mistake and that it is easily rectified.
Four Stars. Artwork is attractive and the stories are engaging for toddlers on up. Publishers Weekly has the reading level as appropriate for beginning readers (age 5 - 8) but I think that there are quite a few words per page and that it would be to much for a kindergartener and even most first graders.
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