Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

Miss Bindergarten and her class have had a great year in kindergarten They have gone on a field trip, marked the 100th day, created a circus, and even survived a wild day. But now the school year is over, and it's time to remember, to celebrate, and for Miss Bindergarten to say, Good-bye, kindergarten. It's been a special year.? The bestselling Miss Bindergarten series comes to a sweet and jubilant conclusion by honoring an important passage: the last day of kindergarten. Filled with last-day classroom ideas, it's also a perfect gift to honor graduation and moving-up ceremonies. Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten is the perfect way for teachers and students to commemorate their own end-of-the-year festivities.

Joseph Slate, a West Virginia native, has always enjoyed painting and writing. I studied journalism at the University of Washington in Seattle, worked as a writer for The Seattle Times, worked as an editor for the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (Washington, D.C., California, and Tokyo), and then went to Yale to study fine arts, despite never having illustrated my own books. My artwork took a turn away from the high art of illustration.My inspiration comes from all over: a childhood sketch of a porcupine, a goofy song I once sung to a godchild, and my teacher-niece and pupil-grand nephew getting ready for kindergarten all inspired me to write a book. Now I'm writing novels, and I'm using the same what-if approach, though the first one was inspired by my childhood in West Virginia. It's called Crossing the Trestle, and the young narrator tackles a challenge similar to one I faced when I was a kid.

Slate is an Emeritus Professor of Art at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he taught for more than 30 years. He and his wife, Patty, now live in Silver Spring, Maryland. He and his wife, both Marine Air Corps veterans, have visited all seven continents and been to 39 countries. They've lived in both Japan and Italy. Snacking, especially chocolate and oatmeal raisin cookies, is one of my biggest vices.

I attend tai-chi classes with a world grand master and play water volley ball to maintain my weight.Awards: National Booksellers' and New York Public Library's yearly lists, Library of Congress citation, Ohio and Kansas State Reading Circle lists, Colorado and Wyoming School Children's 1998 Best Book finalist, 1998 Americas Commended list, Publisher's Weekly best seller list (twice), Delaware's l9th Annual Book Award All intellectual property rights are reserved.

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ISBN 13	9780525477440
ISBN 10	0525477446
Title	Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten
Author	Joseph Slate
Series	Miss Bindergarten Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Dutton Books
Year published	2006-04-06
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.