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  • Published: 15 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9781580896726
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $15.99

Field-Trip Fiasco




In this fifth installment of a beloved series, Mrs. Hartwell takes her students on a field trip to the zoo and learns to let go of her overly structured lesson plans.

Sarah Jane Hartwell is back with a whole new grade-school challenge: a class trip to the zoo. 

After the stress of her last attempt at taking her class on a field trip (seen in First Year Letters), Mrs. Hartwell has a plan for an upcoming trip to the zoo—a plan that includes lots and lots of rules. Armed with her foolproof field-trip tips, she's determined that absolutely nothing will go wrong. Sure enough, her students prove that they can line up straight, walk quietly, and take plenty of notes—but everyone soon realizes that the hotly-anticipated trip is becoming a letdown. Can Mrs. Hartwell save the day from herself?

  • Published: 15 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9781580896726
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $15.99

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Praise for Field-Trip Fiasco

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  • "Once they stop laughing at the spot-on depiction of standardized testing, teachers should take a page from Mrs. Hartwell's book."--Kirkus Reviews

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  • "Every child who has moved to a new school or is simply reluctant to start a school year can identify with this wittily drawn and suspensefully told story. . . . Funny and insightful."--Booklist