{"product_id":"a-fine-fine-school-9780060277369","title":"A Fine, Fine School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis funny picture book from Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech, author of \u003cem\u003eWalk Two Moons\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/em\u003ecartoonist Harry Bliss is a delight for kids, with its colorful illustrations and gentle comeuppance for a well-meaning principal who learns that learning \u003cem\u003eoutside\u003c\/em\u003e of school can be just as important as being in school.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTillie goes to a fine, fine school where kids learn about dinosaurs, build pyramids, and paint portraits. When her principal decides to call all the students and teachers together for an announcement, no one could have predicted he would say that there will be school on Saturdays! Soon everyone goes to school on Sundays, holidays, and even the summer. He loves school so much that he forgets to give anyone time off!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Creech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.24h x 9.32w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060277369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e53195 \/ Fine, Fine School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e California Young Reader Medal - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Monarch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. Black Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2001 pg. 862\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Children's Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2001 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 2116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2002 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 39 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 39 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreech, Sharon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Walk Two Moons\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Honor for\u003cem\u003e The Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for \u003cem\u003eRuby Holler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, \"lured there by our grandchildren,\" Creech says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.sharoncreech.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBliss, Harry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling artist \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Bliss\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cartoonist and cover artist for the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He is the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eBailey and Luke on the Loose\u003c\/em\u003e and the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eA Fine, Fine School\u003c\/em\u003e by Sharon Creech, \u003cem\u003eWhich Would You Rather Be?\u003c\/em\u003e by William Steig, \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Worm\u003c\/em\u003e by Doreen Cronin, and \u003cem\u003eLouise, the Adventures of a Chicken\u003c\/em\u003e by Kate DiCamillo. His self-titled single panel gag cartoon \u003cem\u003eBliss\u003c\/em\u003e appears in newspapers internationally. He lives in New Hampshire. 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