First Day of School

by Margaret McNamara

Book Overview

It's the Robin Hill first-graders' first day of school in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story, now in hardcover for the first time

Charles is excited about his first day of first grade at Robin Hill School. He wants his puppy, Cookie, to come to school too. Then Charles finds out he has to leave Cookie at home. Will school still be fun without his best friend?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439797985
• ISBN13: 9780439797986
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Engaging story and visually pleasing

I feel that the "Robin Hill School" Ready-to-read books are somewhat advanced despite being categorized as Level 1 books. According to the description at the back of the book, Level 1 is "starting to read - simple stories, increased vocabulary, and longer sentences". Well, my 5-year-old is reading and can manage other readers at level 1 such as Barron's First Book series, e.g. A Mop for Pop (Get Ready Get Set Read) and also the Step Into Reading Ready to Read series, e.g. The Snowball (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1). She could not however read all of the Robin Hill School books fluently and independently (compared to the other readers I listed), though she managed this particular title quite well. I personally found some of the other titles in the series to be more advanced than other early readers categorized as Level 1 (sentences are much longer and the vocabulary used is also a bit more advanced). This is what confuses parents (as attested to by some of my friends) - some early readers appear to be too easy and some too difficult though they are labeled under the same level. However, I do understand that children also progress at different paces in reading. Anyway, the stories in the Robin Hill School series are actually quite engaging and interesting. This particular story focuses on the first day of school, something my 5-year-old can relate to. I do like the series (we checked the entire set out from our local library) as the stories are engaging and visually appealing. I plan to reintroduce these books to my daughter in a couple of months as she builds her vocabulary and reading skills.