teachers

Joshua's teacher Miss Goodwin is probably the world's most surprising teacher. Who would have believed how easy it was to learn to read or how hard it was to leave her.

A holiday-themed entry incorporates bonus games, puzzles and fun facts into the story of a French exchange student who impresses the girls before challenging A.J. to a thumb-wrestling contest over Andrea.

A graphic novel adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the story of Ichabod Crane, an irritating schoolteacher who falls prey to his own superstitious belief in a terrifying headless horseman.

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is twenty! In 1986, Lilly award-winning author Kevin Henkes's exuberant and beloved mouse character finally got her first starring role with the publication of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. As USA Today proclaimed, "Lilly is one of the great female characters in literature like Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett O'Hara with paws.".

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison, insecure about her very dark skin, rejects the support of a new teacher, Miss Saunders, whose skin looks blotched because of a rare medical condition--but soon Maleeka begins to see that Miss Saunders could be a role model, and that she must learn to love herself and accept love from others.

A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.

Looks at the work done by teachers in schools and shows the tools that they use in the classroom.

The first private American citizen chosen to go on a space flight, Christa McAuliffe, lost her life when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Describes her special interest in the space program.