teachers

Miami Jackson and his strict new fourth grade teacher, Miss Spraggins, get off to such a bad start that Miami is determined to transfer out of her class, even if it means leaving his friends behind.

Throughout their fifth-grade year, a group of rambunctious students learns fable-like lessons from extraordinary activities, singing hamsters, and eccentric teachers, led by the inimitable Mr. Jupiter.

When her substitute teacher realizes she is struggling in math, Judy is sent to a math tutor at the local college and soon is completely into the spirit of college life.

Provides information on what it is like to be a teacher, discussing training requirements, job responsibilities, student expectations, and other related topics.

Follows a teacher through a typical day, and answers questions children often have about the work of teachers.

Angelina and her friends are very dismayed when they overhear bits of conversation that lead them to believe their beloved ballet teacher, Miss Lilly, is leaving them.

A simple biography of the man who invented a special system of raised dots on paper enabling blind people to read.

Mrs. Jeepers and the third graders get stranded on an island.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the importance of teachers and the jobs they do.

Traces the life and achievements of the African-American educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.