Amanda Panda quits kindergarten
When Amanda Panda's first day of kindergarten does not go according to plan, she decides to quit and join her older brother in the second grade.
| Main Author: | Ransom, Candice F., 1952- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Grove, Christine (Illustrator) (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Doubleday,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
When Amanda Panda's first day of kindergarten does not go according to plan, she decides to quit and join her older brother in the second grade. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780399554551 0399554556 9780399554568 0399554564 |
| Author Notes: |
She has a Masters in Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College and is earning a Masters in Children's Literature from Hollins University. Among her popular titles are The Big Green Pocketbook (1993), One Christmas Dawn (1996), The Promise Quilt (2002), and Liberty Street (2003). Her books have received numerous awards, including the Hodge Podge Society Best Children's Book; Pick of the List; Notable Trade Book in Social Studies; New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Book; New York Library Best One Hundred Book; IRA/Children's Choice; and ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers. Ransom is also a ghostwriter for the Boxcar Children Mysteries, having written 18 titles for the series. She has started the Promise Quilt Literacy Project, which gives books to the children of the Virginia Appalachians. Instead of donating to individuals or to school libraries, Ransom sends 30 new books to a classroom, choosing a different school each month and giving the teacher the option of keeping the books in the classroom or letting each child take one home. (Bowker Author Biography) |