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Fans of First Day Jitters will love spending the last day of school in the classroom of their favorite teacher, Mrs. Hartwell.
A perfect end-of-year gift for kindergarteners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to give to their own teacher and show their appreciation!
What do teachers do for summer vacation?
Mrs. Hartwell's students worry that their teacher will miss them while they are gone for the summer. The class comes up with a way to make sure Mrs. Hartwell won't be too sad. But Mrs. Hartwell and the other teachers have some plans of their own.
Once again Julie Danneberg and Judy Love bring to life the crazy antics of Mrs. Hartwell and her class.
A fun, classroom storytime summer send off, or ideal teacher appreciation gift, Last Day Blues reminds everyone that teachers and students are more alike than we sometimes think.
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ISBN-10
1580891047
ISBN-13
978-1580891042
Print length
32 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication date
January 06, 2013
Dimensions
8.03 x 0.13 x 10.02 inches
Item weight
2.31 pounds
ASIN :
B0776JVTVC
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16819 KB
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As a kid, when Julie Danneberg daydreamed or played at being grown-up, she never imagined herself as a writer. Instead she dreamed of being a famous girl reporter, a secret agent, and a teacher.
As an adult, she is a former middle-school teacher and the author of the bestselling Jitters series, including First Day Jitters and Last Day Blues. She lives in Colorado.
On the Monday morning before the Friday that was the last day of school, Mrs. Hartwell took attendance. She sighed as she called out the last name.
"I'm going to miss all of you," she said.
The kids nodded in agreement.
"I'm going to miss my friends," said Shannon.
"I'm going to miss Daisy," said Dan.
"I'm going to miss chocolate milk and pizza for lunch," said Joe.
Everyone felt a little blue thinking about the last day of school. Even Daiys.
Julie Danneberg
Please check my website at www.juliedanneberg.com.
As a child, when I played at being grown-up, I never imagined myself as a writer. Instead I dreamed of being a famous chef, a secret agent, or a psychologist. I didn't end up becoming any of those things. Instead, I became a teacher.
I started off as an elementary school teacher, and thanks to my job, read lots and lots and lots of children's books. Not only was it fun, I witnessed, first hand the profound impact a good book can have on a child. It didn't take long before I was motivated to try and write books like the ones I enjoyed reading.
Later, when I became a mother, I began to seriously consider becoming a writer during our weekly trips to the library with my children. I think I enjoyed story time more than they did! The funny thing is that my kids eventually graduated from the children's section of the library and I never did. I still go to the library at least once a week, and while I don't sit in on story time anymore, I do leave every week with an armload of picture books.
Looking back I see how being a children's writer has helped me bring together many of my interests—teaching, traveling, and being creative.
After several years of teaching elementary school, I ended up teaching middle school, and I loved it. I am now newly retired and am enjoying immersing myself fulltime in writing and teaching writing to others.
My husband and I live in Boulder, Colorado where I enjoy reading, quilting, hiking, biking, and spending time with my family.
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Customer reviews
4.8 out of 5
2,429 global ratings
Leah Evans
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Adorable
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024
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Such a cute and funny book to read on the last day of school. My kiddos loved it! I even had them sign the front cover as a memory of my first class!
Andrea
5
A great story for the end of year
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022
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I always start the school year off by reading The First Day Jitters as a springboard to discuss how the students are feeling on the first day of school. When I found The Last Day Blues, I didn’t hesitate in purchasing it, and I was not disappointed. It was the perfect way to end the year and talk about how we were feeling about the last day of school.
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JR
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Love it
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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Loved doing this book as a read aloud on the last day of school. It did make my students a little sad because they realized they would miss me, but overall a nice little book to wrap up the end of the school year.
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