It's Not a School Bus, It's a Pirate Ship (It's Not a Book Series, It's an Adventure)
by Mickey Rapkin (Author) Teresa Martínez (Illustrator)
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Publishers Weekly
The dedication to this team's buoyant follow-up to It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine speaks volumes: "For anyone who sat alone on the school bus." Whether readers have or haven't, they will eagerly climb aboard this playfully out-of-the-ordinary ride, along with a reluctant boy embarking on his first day of school. Instead of an empty seat, the boy finds a genial captain at the wheel and a merry band of swashbuckling kids, and his shivers disappear as he joins his crewmates for a "scallywag sing-a-long" and pirate joke-telling, wondering, "Why was I so scared? We're all in the same boat!" Martinez's digital art gives the bus a highly imaginative seafaring transformation and fills the ocean with waggish aquatic creatures, including a taco-eating dolphin, penguins sailing an iceberg, and flamingos sporting backpacks. On dry land, the teacher welcomes her students and invites them to take a seat on what appears to be an ordinary rug--but is it really? Ages 3-6. (June)
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Praise for It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine:
Mickey Rapkin is a journalist and screenwriter whose first book, Pitch Perfect, inspired the hit film series about a cappella singing. Previously a senior editor at GQ, he is the author of Theater Geek, and has written for The New York Times, ELLE, Bon Appetit, and National Geographic Traveler. He lives in Los Angeles when he isn't surfing the high seas, matey! He is the author of It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine.
Teresa Martinez was born in Mexico. She was a very shy girl at school, and drawing helped her connect with other children. When she grew up she studied graphic design and started illustrating picture books. Now she lives in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, drawing for kids as she did during her school days, and that makes her happy. Her books include The Little Girl with the Big Voice and The Halloween Tree.JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV041030 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
Imagination
Pirates
Imagination in children
School buses
First day of school
Ships
