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Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy is determined to make the cover of her very first book report as fancy as she can, but she spends so much time on it that she has no time to write about the book.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Life Long
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Physical Desc
v, 250 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ;c 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gilbert forgets to do his homework over the weekend because he is busy playing in the snow and getting ready for Christmas, but then he comes up with a solution at the last minute.
12) Class action
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With the help of his older sister, his three best friends, and his elderly neighbor, sixth grader Sam Warren brings a class action suit against the Los Angeles School Board, arguing that homework is unconstitutional, and his case goes all the way to the Supreme Court.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightening. Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his 'Camping Sucks' holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill, which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"How can there be homework when it's only the first day of school? Splat must pick only one of all of his fun summer adventures to share with his classmates at show-and-tell. But in the end, Splat may find that the best part of his summer wasn't an adventure at all..."--p. [4] of cover
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On his way home from school, Digby, unhappy about the ten pages of homework due the following day, is carried off to the jungle by a raptor and must escape from an extraordinary series of dangers using items from his backpack.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Charlie and his mother walk around the neighborhood doing errands so that Charlie can write in his notebook about the people and places that make up his community.
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