Miss Mingo and the 100th day of school

Jamie Harper

Book - 2020

It's no ordinary day in Miss Mingo's classroom: it's the 100th day of school! Everyone has prepared 100th Day projects. There are many ways to get to the number 100, and the students in Miss Mingo's class demonstrate all kinds of combinations: ten sets of ten, two sets of fifty, five sets of twenty, and more. With animal facts peppered in among the festivities, every creature in class has a chance to show off their knowledge and discover something new - after all, 100 days of learning is a lot to celebrate!

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Picture books
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Jamie Harper (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9781536204919
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Review by School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2--A cheery class of seafaring, airborne, and land creatures celebrates the 100th day of school with a fun project designed to entertain and educate the reader. Led by their teacher Miss Mingo (a pink flamingo!), student animals share ways in which they count to, or calculate to reach, the number 100. Centipede does 100 jumping jacks while Octopus separates seashells into 10 piles with 10 shells in each one. With every method of counting shared is a fun fact about that animal. For example, when the temperature drops below 70 degrees, alligators submerge themselves under water and breathe through their snouts. After all the projects have been completed, Miss Mingo asks students to create something using 100 paper cups and make a silly face for 100 seconds. The author's whimsical artistry of the various animals is fun and friendly, and the pastel colors throughout the book give the characters and their classroom a cheerful look and feel. VERDICT A lovely book as a read-aloud or for independent enjoyment. Libraries in schools where the 100th day of school is celebrated, especially in the primary grades, should consider this purchase.--Anne Jung-Mathews, Plymouth State Univ., NH

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Miss Mingo and her kindergarten class of animals are back, this time celebrating both the 100th day of school and one another's amazing capabilities. In mid-February, it's time to look at the students' 100th Day projects, and they are as varied as the students themselves. Hippo's mom has brought his born-yesterday sister, who weighs 100 pounds; Octopus has brought 10 groups of 10 shells each from his octopus's garden; Koala shares their teddy bear collection, which is ironic because Koala is not a true bear but a marsupial. As in the previous titles, Harper shares fascinating factoids about each species in a small font: "House centipedes can travel 15 inches (38 centimeters) per second. That's like a person running 58 feet (18 meters) in a second!" As the presentations continue, Alligator, stressed out, asks to go next and shares 100 seconds of deep breathing to relax everyone. Harper's cartoon illustrations highlight the class's enthusiasm and emotions. Though many pages group items to facilitate counting, not every 100 is countable: Centipede's legs aren't all in the frame, and Pelican's project is the fact that this bird dives "into the ocean from 100 feet in the air." The 100th day of school has never looked this diverse. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.