| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9788427934634 | | Publisher: Lectorum Publications | | Publish Date: 1/16/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 30327713 | | Item#: R95MF3 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7.5H x 5.5L x 0.25T |
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| | | | "After her first day in the third grade, Maggie Schultz jumped off the school bus when it stopped at her corner. "Bye, Jo Ann," she called to the girl who was her new best friend, sometimes. "See you tomorrow." Maggie was happy to escape from the sixth-grade boys who called her a cootie and from the fourth-grade boys who insisted the third grade was awful, cursive writing hard, and Mrs. Leeper, the teacher, mean..." (from the first line) When Maggie's first attempt at cursive writing earns her the name Muggie Maggie because she doesn't make the "a" correctly, she vows never to write in cursive again . . . after all, she can always use the computer. Will Maggie really go on printing her whole life?
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The adventures of third-grader Maggie Schultz, in her determination not to learn how to write in script. Once she takes a stand against cursive writing, Maggie feels obligated to not back down, even when she realizes she wants to learn script. To further complicate matters, she must deal with the unwanted attention of classroom pest, Kirby, and her clever teacher, Mrs. Leeper. Black-and-white illustrations accompany the text.
| Author Bio| Beverly Cleary | | Beverly Cleary is one of the most popular and best-loved authors of children's books. Her works have sold over 75 million copies in 20 countries and have been translated into 14 languages. These figures are even more impressive with the added fact that Cleary had trouble learning to read when she was a child. Cleary has created many memorable characters including Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ellen Tebbits, and her most popular character, Ramona Quimby. In 1984, Cleary won the Newbery Medal book for DEAR MR. HENSHAW. She also received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her body of work. Today, fans of Beverly Cleary can visit the town of Portland, Oregon--where Cleary was raised and set many of her books--and find a wading fountain featuring statues of Henry, Ribsy, and Ramona. |
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