Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And it got worse... His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! This handsome new edition of Judith Viorst's classic picture book is sure to charm readers of all ages.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Viorst's classic tale of a little boy who must accept the reality that "some days are like that," when everything he does goes awry, is one of her most popular works. "The clever text shines."--"School Library Journal," starred review. ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Engage students in analyzing Alexander's terrible day, with appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities from this instructional guide. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: An Instructional Guide for Literature will teach young readers how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more! Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Alexander and the Terrible, . . . Bad Day: An Instructional Guide for Literature

He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV. What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to Australia. You may also be glad to find that some days are like that for other people too.

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