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If I Built a School

by Chris Van Dusen Publisher: DIAL

A school built from big ideas

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A school built from big ideas

Jack imagines a school where everyday spaces become launching points for invention: classrooms have hover desks and pop-up textbooks, lunch comes from a robo-chef, and field trips reach Mars. The tour ranges from the library and cafeteria to the playground and gym, bringing together familiar school routines and futuristic contraptions. Detailed illustrations accompany the imaginative school plans, while the rhyming text makes the book well suited to reading aloud. Its central pleasure is seeing how Jack reshapes each part of school around a fresh, playful idea.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy imaginative inventions and futuristic details
  • Families and educators looking for a rhyming read-aloud about school
  • Fans of the If I Built series

Themes

Imagination and inventionSchool lifePlay and learning

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Book overview

In this exuberant addition to the award-winning If I Built series, Jack fantasizes about his dream school--from classroom to cafeteria, from library to playground!

"My school will amaze you. My school will astound.
By far the most fabulous school to be found!"

Jack is back! And this time, his imagination takes him back to school, where he dreams up the ideal environment for him and his classmates. If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels, a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more.

Complete with detailed, futuristic illustrations, bright colors, and an infectious rhythm, this out-of-this-world read-aloud is a master class in imaginative fun.
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