The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Boegehold, Betty D.

The Fight

32 pp. | Gareth | September, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-8368-2420-2 $$19.93

(4) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by Robin Oz. Told in a rhythmic "House That Jack Built" style, this early reader traces the origins of a schoolyard fight that began with a bump and ended up with a huge pile of kids being pulled off a hapless teacher. Neither the text nor the action-filled illustrations clarify just why the first punch was thrown, but the children later admit they should have used their heads instead of their fists.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin