Miss Mingo, a flashy flamingo, is eager to start off the school year by inviting all the creatures in her classroom to share something special about themselves. From enormous Hippo to teeny Ant, each member of her class is certainly unique. Full color.
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Miss Mingo, a flashy flamingo, is eager to start off the school year by inviting all the creatures in her classroom to share something special about themselves. From enormous Hippo to teeny Ant, each member of her class is certainly unique. Full color.
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Young animal enthusiasts won’t soon forget these unique students or Miss Mingo’s enthusiastic celebration of their diversity. — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
If there’s an elephant in the classroom — along with an alligator, a koala, a centipede, an octopus, and who knows what else — it must be Miss Mingo’s class on the first day of school! Miss Mingo, a flashy flamingo, starts off the year by inviting all creatures big and small to share something special about themselves. Did you know that Cricket hears with his legs, Snake smells with his tongue, and Frog enjoys eating his own skin? Visit this multi-species classroom for a nonfiction storybook filled with learning — and laughter.
Awards
Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2012
About the Author
JAMIE HARPER is the author-illustrator of ME TOO! and DON'T GROWN-UPS EVER HAVE FUN? Of MISS MINGO AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, she says, "I like that this book is a blend of fiction and nonfiction, and that Miss Mingo is a funky, fun, contemporary teacher who just loves learning new things."
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