The Noisy Classroom (Noisy Classroom)

by Angela Shanté (Author) Alison Hawkins (Illustrator)

The Noisy Classroom (Noisy Classroom)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Noisy Classroom

A young girl is about to enter the third grade, but this year she's put into Ms. Johnson's noisy class.

Everything about the noisy class is odd. While all the other classes are quiet, Ms. Johnson sings and the kids chatter all day. The door is always closed, yet sounds from it can be heard in the hallway. With summer coming to an end and school starting, the girl realizes that soon she'll be going to the noisy class. What will school be like now?

Featuring the honest and delightful humor of debut author Angela Shanté and the bold, graphic imagery of debut illustrator Alison Hawkins, The Noisy Classroom encourages those with first-day jitters to reevaluate a scary situation by looking at it from a different angle and to embrace how fun school can be, even in nontraditional ways.

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Kirkus

Caregivers who are hoping to start a conversation on managing classroom fears would find this book a great place to start. . . A noisy classroom turns out to be a delightful place to learn.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2--A student is wary of the third grade, specifically the noisy class, in her school. The narrator describes the music, the loudness, and the disorder she has witnessed in Ms. Johnson's classroom, so different from her own, where "we walk in two silent lines." When she learns she will be in the noisy classroom next year, she informs her parents she will be moving to Antarctica instead. Not even a family meal of jerk chicken and empanadas can sway her. When the new school year arrives, the girl finds some appeal in Ms. Johnson's nontraditional way of teaching. "Every lesson seems like a game. I have to admit, it is really fun." As the story comes to a close, she decides that "my noisy class is way better than Antarctica." Cartoon-style illustrations depict a diverse group of classmates, and show their humorous facial expressions. Unfortunately, any white space provided by the illustrations is filled with text in a font size that seems to crowd the pages. Text and page turns are awkward in places, such as when the girl is describing Ms. Johnson in the present on one page, and the facing page changes focus to next year. VERDICT An additional purchase. While the nontraditional teaching and learning style of Ms. Johnson's classroom is appealing and ultimately embraced by the narrator, the book's layout and design detract from its potential.--Ramarie Beaver, formerly at Plano P.L., TX

Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781513262925
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
West Margin Press
Publication date
May 05, 2020
Series
Noisy Classroom
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Library of Congress categories
Schools
Teachers
Worry

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