On the First Day of First Grade

PreS-Gr 1—This cumulative book follows a young student from his initial moments dressing for the school year's first day through two weeks of memorable first grade experiences as he finds "fun right away" from the classroom to library, science class, art, P.E., and music. Cartoon art, digitally created from watercolor, celebrates the diversity of students' gender, ethnicity, religion, and physical abilities, while a change in font accentuates the highlighted activity of six marvelous days. Small individual successes and images of team-building are both included: featured scenes present students as they tell time or count with coins, create art with clay, lead others in a line, learn with hands-on activities in science, individually choose books in the library, participate in a play, help in the classroom, or communicate with other classmates.