Educating Esmé
Diary of a Teacher's First Year
$32.10
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2009
Summary
At once “a pop culture phenomenon” (Publishers Weekly) and “screamingly funny” (Booklist), Educating Esme “should be read by anyone who’s interested in the future of public education” (Boston Phoenix Literary Section). A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esme is the exuberant diary of Esme Raji Codell s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esme as she prefers to be called does the cha-ch…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781565129351 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1565129350 |
| Author: | Esmé Raji Codell |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“This honest and spirited account…will warm your heart and sometimes break it…Codell is no ordinary teacher.”
“Educating Esme is that exceptional education book about an even more exceptional teacher.” Kirkus Reviews”
About The Author
Esmé Raji Codell
A nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based instruction, Esme Raji Codell is today “one of the nation’s most sought-after voices for empowering teachers” (People) and a “Superstar of Education” (Scolastic Instructor). Esme has been interviewed on CBS This Morning, CNN, C-SPAN s Book Talk, and NPR. The author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading as well as award-winning books for children, Esme lives with her husband and son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children’s literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon, the PlanetEsme Bookroom.
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