Emily's First 100 Days of School

The book up for review is Rosemary Wells Emily's First 100 Days of School. With an interest level of K-2 and a Grade Level equivalent of 2.7, Students will enjoy listening to the activities that Emily does for her first 100 days of school. Wells goes through the paces of 100 different activites that Emily the bunny does in school. On day 25 she collects 25 beetles, and learns that 25 pennies make a quarter. On day 57 Emily's teacher Miss Cribbage make a recipe with a pickle jar that has a label that says 57 variety. Emily asks what are the names of the 57 different pickles, but even her teacher didn't know the answer. This book is a great example of alleviating the anxieties that students in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade have about starting a new school year. This book is filled with fun and creative pictures that any aged student can look at and get a laugh from.

Since this is a review blog, I need to review this book and give it a rating. My review system is 3 parts, 1st is readability- making sure that the age level the books are designed for are easy to read for the age group. 2nd is illustrations- Do the pictures in the book enhance the story, or do they just fill space on the page. And finally I will look at the application for further activities this book has.

Emily's First 100 Days of School
Readability- 3/5- must be read by the teacher, words are at a higher level
Illustrations- 5/5- For each of the 100 days, there is an interesting and fun picture
Application- 5.5- The book outlines 100+ activities to do for students