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Overview
They may be best friends, but Zuri Jackson and Danitra Brown respond very differently to the start of school. For Zuri, there are so many things to ponder — a new teacher who replaced the old one she liked so much, passing math, and worrying about her mother's health. But for Danitra, the only real deal is being true to herself, having fun, and supporting Zuri in any way she can.
Multiple Coretta Scott King award winners Nikki Grimes and E. B. Lewis have poured their best into Danitra Brown, Class Clown. This third book starring Zuri and Danitra speaks to everyone who has faced the trials of a new school year.
Synopsis
They may be best friends, but Zuri Jackson and Danitra Brown respond very differently to the start of school. For Zuri, there are so many things to ponder — a new teacher who replaced the old one she liked so much, passing math, and worrying about her mother's health. But for Danitra, the only real deal is being true to herself, having fun, and supporting Zuri in any way she can.
Multiple Coretta Scott King award winners Nikki Grimes and E. B. Lewis have poured their best into Danitra Brown, Class Clown. This third book starring Zuri and Danitra speaks to everyone who has faced the trials of a new school year.
Publishers Weekly
Nikki Grimes's heroine returns for a third outing, this time as Danitra Brown, Class Clown. In the rhyming text, best friends Danitra and Zuri start a new school year, but with different attitudes-one full of excitement and one with trepidation. E.B. Lewis's illustrations show the range of emotions elementary school children feel. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
Nikki Grimes's heroine returns for a third outing, this time as Danitra Brown, Class Clown. In the rhyming text, best friends Danitra and Zuri start a new school year, but with different attitudes-one full of excitement and one with trepidation. E.B. Lewis's illustrations show the range of emotions elementary school children feel. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
We have already met the delightful Danitra and her friend, Zuri, in the author's Meet Danitra Brown and Danitra Brown Leaves Town. In a series of sprightly rhymes filled with both humor and emotions, Zuri pays tribute to Danitra's charm and support as Zuri goes through the school year. A new teacher proves to be better than she at first seems, particularly when Zuri's mother is ill. Zuri manages to struggle through her troubles mastering math with the help of her "Matchless tutor/Matchless friend." Finally they look forward to another great year. Lewis's naturalistic watercolors depict the many moods and actions of the friends with an honesty that is free of sentimentality but not of feeling. His scenes supply contexts with just enough detail to make each scene complete. Emotions are clearly evident, from the contented, close-eyed smile when Zuri realizes her name means "beautiful" to the grouchy disappointment when the girls are moved to sit apart in class. Time spent with these good friends warms the heart. 2005, Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers, and Ages 6 to 9.—Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz