Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780590421447ISBN:0590421441
Description: Acceptable. Ex-library book with usual library markings, mylar cover, card holder, stamps. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Cruz, Ray. Very Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Picture book. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Scholastic 1989. Illustrated by Ray Cruz. This School Market Edition is PAPERBACK. Cover Creased. Light Wear. All books in VG or better condition. read more
Description: Fair. 0689300727 Ex-library book with stickers and stampings. Overall good condition with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Bottom corner chewed. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780590421447ISBN:0590421441
Description: New. Slight shelf wear GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Good. 0689711735 Book could have shelf wear, or a bump, or sunfade to edges. These are new unread books from the publisher with one of these conditions. See are feedback as customers are satisfied in how we grade our books. Has remainder mark. Fast shipping and customer service is our number 1 priority! read more
Description: Cruz, Ray. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A110_5/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Picture book. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
"K - 3rd (Read Aloud/Silent Reading) Cruz used a simple, black and white cross hatching to illustrate this book. The attention to detail makes the drawings more life like than most black and white picture books that I've seen. The clutter Cruz drew in his illustrations represent Alexander and his personality very well. The untraditional placement of punctuation that Viorst uses is very child-like. She does an excellent job of conveying Alexander's outrageous emotions. She uses a couple phrases over and over, the repetition of these words make the book fun and display Alexander's childishness in an extraordinary way. All children can relate to Alexander's feelings throughout this book and be reassured that we all have bad days. This is an excellent read aloud book to be shared with all primary grades. Geography/Language Arts Lesson Plan: Study Australia and traditions there. Compare and contrast their way of life to our own."
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a picture book for younger readers. Although this book was published a long time ago, I never got around to reading it as a child. I can see how children still enjoy it today, as the storyline is one that all people can connect to.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is about a young boy named Alexander who becomes more and more distraught over the course of a day because nothing is going his way. All kinds of unfortunate and unlucky things happen to him - there was gum in his hair when he woke up, he didn't get a prize in his breakfast cereal, his teacher didn't like his picture, his best friend is only his third best friend, his mom forgot to put dessert in his lunch, etc - and no one seems to care. The only advice he gets at the end of the day is when his mother tells him that some days are just like that."
"Summary: "I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers, witnessing kissing on television, and being forced to sleep in railroad-train pajamas. He resolves several times to move to Australia. Judith Viorst flawlessly and humorously captures a child's testy temperament, rendering Alexander sympathetic rather than whiny. Our hero's gum-styled hair and peevish countenance are artfully depicted by Ray Cruz's illustrations. An ALA Notable Book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a great antidote to bad days everywhere, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces. -Anon
Potential Audience: Early/Transitional
Genre: Picture Book/Fiction
Topic: The unfairness of life, bad days, geography
Specific Curricular uses: Read Aloud:good starting point for a discussion about how everyone has a bad day sometimes.
Social issues the book addresses: jealousy, preferential treatment
Specific literary elements: The chain of events depicted in the text lead readers to really get a feeling for the main character's pain. The seemingly never ending bad things that happen are told in list form, which adds to the drama of the story.
Interactions and counter actions of text and images: The illustrations capture the overall feeling of despair in the main characters life. The simple pencil-like drawings add to the element of hopelessness that Alexander experiences."
"This is one of my favorite books. It's about a little boy named Alexander who has a horrible day. To him, everything seems to be going wrong. He even decides that he should move to Australia. This is a great book for kids. It shows them that it's ok to be mad or upset about things. For the classroom, I think it would be cute to have a picture of Australia in order for the kids to go to if they are having a bad day."
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