Mission: Back to School

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Author Susan Hood
Illustrated by Mary Lundquist
Ebook
0"W x 0"H x 0"D  
On sale Jul 05, 2016 | 32 Pages | 978-0-385-38472-8
| Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Lexile AD170L | Fountas & Pinnell M
What will distract first-time students from first-day jitters? Entering secret-agent mode, of course! The team from Mission: New Baby is back with a new assignment: turn school into a thrilling action adventure! After rendezvousing at the vehicle checkpoint (meeting at the bus stop), young agents will learn to build diplomatic relations (make new friends), conduct fieldwork (explore outside during science class), and develop new lines of communication (learn to read and play music). Chock-full of tips and fun visuals, it’s bound to get kids excited for their next mission!
Susan Hood lives in Southport, CT. View titles by Susan Hood
“This will not only calm new students’ fears, but give them a unique way to look at their own first days of school. Hood and Lundquist? Mission accomplished. And grown-ups with fledgling spies? Add some secret-agent supplies to your shopping lists.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review

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What will distract first-time students from first-day jitters? Entering secret-agent mode, of course! The team from Mission: New Baby is back with a new assignment: turn school into a thrilling action adventure! After rendezvousing at the vehicle checkpoint (meeting at the bus stop), young agents will learn to build diplomatic relations (make new friends), conduct fieldwork (explore outside during science class), and develop new lines of communication (learn to read and play music). Chock-full of tips and fun visuals, it’s bound to get kids excited for their next mission!

Author

Susan Hood lives in Southport, CT. View titles by Susan Hood

Praise

“This will not only calm new students’ fears, but give them a unique way to look at their own first days of school. Hood and Lundquist? Mission accomplished. And grown-ups with fledgling spies? Add some secret-agent supplies to your shopping lists.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review

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