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Vintage bookshelf · 1970s

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

First published
1977
Reading stage
Picture books & shared reading

Reading this with your child

In this story, an unruly class discovers that having a replacement teacher is quite a different proposition. It is a lovely choice for shared reading or lap reading, and you can encourage listeners to look for clues to the central joke.

For visual discovery, familiar read-alouds, and lap reading.

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Publication history & sources

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Publication record for Miss Nelson Is Missing!

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