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Josie to the Rescue
Josie should have felt terrible, but she didn't. Because smack in the middle of laughing, she'd had a wonderful, fabulous, brilliant idea!
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First published March 1, 1999
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Marilyn Singer
170 books112 followersMarilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948 and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an M.A. in Communications from New York University.
In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P.Dutton & Co.
Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost, finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was also a Reading Rainbow review book.
Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a major Star Trek fan.
In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P.Dutton & Co.
Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost, finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was also a Reading Rainbow review book.
Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a major Star Trek fan.
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November 28, 2010
A mixture of a little mischief and a big lesson. Everyone has different talents and also their own flaws. Jealousy is a common feeling, but working through it to understand that others experience this too is a valuable exercise in reflection.
February 21, 2021
A 2-3 grade read that my granddaughter really enjoyed. However, she was very unhappy that the book ended before Josie’s little brother or sister was born.
June 29, 2015
Singer, Marilyn, and S. D. Schindler. Josie to the Rescue. New York: Scholastic, 1999. Print.
Josie to the Rescue by Marilyn Singer is a delightful story of young child named Josie. Josie in many ways is more mature than her age. This is demonstrated at the start of the story by her concern that her pregnant mother eat better meals. “Mom had eaten all the cookies. . . . You should eat things that are better for you--like salad,” said Josie. (pg 1).
Josie loves being the big sister and wants to begin preparing for the birth of her next sibling. She just doesn’t understand why her mom is so reluctant to begin. Later that day she when she overhears her parents’ concerns about their family finances, Josie decides that she must step in and help raise money for her future sibling.
Josie has many “great” ideas to raise the money. All of her “great” ideas help her learn that honesty is the best policy. One example is her experience planting a garden. After a great day at school learning about seeds, tuber, and roots Josie decides to plant a garden which will produce the fresh vegetables needed by the family. This is her solution for helping with the family finances. Josie, unfortunately, has much to learn about plants. (chapter four)
The most valuable lesson Josie learns, over and over again, is to tell the truth always. She also discovers that everyone experiences jealousy in one form or another at some time in their lives. The cute pen line illustrations give the young reader a good visual of the text which was just read. The emotions of the children are so well depicted on the people’s faces in the illustrations. This is a great short book which teaches great principles. Josie’s situations in the story are ones with which a young reader could identify. I would recommend it to all elementary students. Josie to the Rescue would be especially good for a young child learning about chapter books.
Josie to the Rescue by Marilyn Singer is a delightful story of young child named Josie. Josie in many ways is more mature than her age. This is demonstrated at the start of the story by her concern that her pregnant mother eat better meals. “Mom had eaten all the cookies. . . . You should eat things that are better for you--like salad,” said Josie. (pg 1).
Josie loves being the big sister and wants to begin preparing for the birth of her next sibling. She just doesn’t understand why her mom is so reluctant to begin. Later that day she when she overhears her parents’ concerns about their family finances, Josie decides that she must step in and help raise money for her future sibling.
Josie has many “great” ideas to raise the money. All of her “great” ideas help her learn that honesty is the best policy. One example is her experience planting a garden. After a great day at school learning about seeds, tuber, and roots Josie decides to plant a garden which will produce the fresh vegetables needed by the family. This is her solution for helping with the family finances. Josie, unfortunately, has much to learn about plants. (chapter four)
The most valuable lesson Josie learns, over and over again, is to tell the truth always. She also discovers that everyone experiences jealousy in one form or another at some time in their lives. The cute pen line illustrations give the young reader a good visual of the text which was just read. The emotions of the children are so well depicted on the people’s faces in the illustrations. This is a great short book which teaches great principles. Josie’s situations in the story are ones with which a young reader could identify. I would recommend it to all elementary students. Josie to the Rescue would be especially good for a young child learning about chapter books.
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August 11, 2011Amusing and readable, although ultimately not particularly memorable. Josie's jealousy of her smug cousin's capabilities and her desire to win her mother's praise are very believable. I really liked Josie's sensitivity to cheating and lying, as she wonders if it's OK to make up complaint letters to a company in order to get free products. The situation of the contest seemed a bit far-fetched to me: even in a small town, the chance that the girls would know ALL SIX people in the contest seems to stretch credibility. (Also whoever drew the illustrations does NOT know how to draw a stroller.) All in all, though, a fine book for young readers that would make them laugh and would jump-start some excellent questions on feeling envious, competition, and fair play.
January 29, 2015
I like this book because Josie will try smarter than Mary Jane. Its funny because first she tries helping by planting dandelions, and taking the tulips seeds out of the flower bed and planting the dandelions instead . Then has a Dampers Diaper problems. Then last she has stroller problems . This book is funny because all this happens just because Josie's Mom is having a baby. So she tries being helpful. But every thing flips. Read the book and find out:)
June 16, 2011
A cute little book about a little girl who overhears her parents talking about financial concerns. She tries to help them and gets caught lying and cheating!
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