The Art of Miss Chew

The Art of Miss ChewAfter spending the summer with her artist grandmother, Trisha knows she wants to be an artist, too. She's thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew's special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she's wasting time on art when she should be studying but fortunately, this is one battle that Miss Chew and Trisha are up for This true story shows just how important a teacher can be in a child's life and celebrates the power

After spending the summer with her artist grandmother, Trisha knows she wants to be an artist, too. She's thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew's special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she's wasting time on art when she should be studying - but fortunately, this is one battle that Miss Chew and Trisha are up for

This true story shows just how important a teacher can be in a child's life - and celebrates the power of art itself.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/12/2012
ISBN: 9780399257032
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 11.21h x 8.91w x 0.48d
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2012
School Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 133
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2012 pg. 71
Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 67
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 38 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 150083 / Art of Miss Chew
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5