Miss Mingo Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School, (Hardcover)

Join excited students and their teacher as they celebrate the 100th day of the school year. The class is made up of a merry assortment of animals that have brought all kinds of fun items to mark the day. Things range from 100 shells, to the number of feet a pelican dives, to the amount of spots on each side of a giraffe. Mathematics becomes a part of the day when it is shown 100 can be reached with a combination of numbers such as two piles of fifty, or ten piles of ten. A highlight of the day is when the students put on their imagination hats to create something from the 100 items each of them are given. The 100th day of school has become a date to have a good time, while also sneaking in lots of learning as a part of the celebration. This book captures all the glee of the party, along with the painless education that goes on during the fun. All that and more is found between the covers of this over-sized, hard-backed picture book that is loaded with colorful illustrations by the author. Children will have fun seeing the different things shown in the book, while thinking of things they could gather in a 100 group. This five-star book will be enjoyed by children preschool to third grade. Candlewick Publishers, for the purpose of review, has provided Tickmenot with a complimentary copy of, Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School.