Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
by Candace Fleming
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Publisher: S&W
ISBN: 978-0-375-86334-9
Keywords: school stories, Word play
A class full of extreme individuals ,plus a very creative teacher, adds up to a year of joyful learning.