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Cloverleaf Books ™ - Off to School
Michael Makes Friends at School
Michael is starting at a new school! But he's worried about making friends. Soon he meets other kids in his class. He discovers that some of them like the same books, sports, and foods that he does. Meet the kids in Michael's class and learn how to be a great friend!
24 pages, Library Binding
Published August 1, 2017
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Martha E.H. Rustad
377 books25 followersMartha E. H. Rustad is the author of more than one hundred nonfiction children's books, on topics ranging from snowflakes to termites to Ancient Babylon. She lives with her family in Brainerd, Minnesota.
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April 17, 2018
Rustad, Martha Michael Makes Friends At School, 24 pages. NON-FICTION. Millbrook (Lerner), 2018. $20.
Michael is nervous about his first day of school, how will he make friends? His teacher has a lesson about friendship and Michael already knows to approach other kids who look like they need a friend. He learns that sharing similarities and differences are important and a part of great friendships. He is excited to go back to school the next day. Large colorful illustrations.
My library is filled with picture books that teach lessons about friendship through stories, teaching by example. But learning how to meet other children, how to introduce oneself, how to start conversations, and how to be kind –those are skills that must be taught. This book is a great example of getting the ball rolling on those skills. I will be sharing this book with the Kindergarten and first grade teachers.
EL(K-3) –ADVISABLE. Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian & Author
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Michael is nervous about his first day of school, how will he make friends? His teacher has a lesson about friendship and Michael already knows to approach other kids who look like they need a friend. He learns that sharing similarities and differences are important and a part of great friendships. He is excited to go back to school the next day. Large colorful illustrations.
My library is filled with picture books that teach lessons about friendship through stories, teaching by example. But learning how to meet other children, how to introduce oneself, how to start conversations, and how to be kind –those are skills that must be taught. This book is a great example of getting the ball rolling on those skills. I will be sharing this book with the Kindergarten and first grade teachers.
EL(K-3) –ADVISABLE. Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian & Author
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
February 21, 2023
This book is about Michael who is beginning a new school year. He worries, nevertheless, about establishing friends. He quickly makes friends with other students in his class. He learns that some of them share his preferences for certain books, activities, and meals. This book was one that I valued to have in my friendship text set. It perfectly depicts what its like when finding new friends at school and how its usually easiest to find common interests. This book was an easy read and I would for sure have it in my classroom library.
March 25, 2022
This one skirts the line of being too educational feeling, but it was good and very instructive.
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