The World's Best Class Plant (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525516354)

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a class pet, but discover the joys and rewards of nurturing a class plant.

Room 107 has a cockatiel. Room 108 has a chinchilla. Even the Art Room has a bearded dragon. But in Room 109, Arlo's classroom, there is a plant. A mostly green, hardly growing, never moving plant. Even though it doesn't squeak, whistle, or whimper, Arlo's teacher says the plant is "more than enough excitement for us." But what could possibly be exciting about a plant?

One day, Arlo decides to name the plant Jerry. Something about naming the plant makes it more exciting. As the class learns to take care of Jerry, he starts to grow . . . greener and longer and twistier. And before long it's clear that something amazing has taken root in Arlo's classroom.

Author: Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon
ISBN-10: 0525516352
ISBN-13: 9780525516354
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2023
Booklist 05/15/2023 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2023 pg. 98
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average