Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School
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56 pages; ages 5-8
Candlewick, 2021
If you have not read any Fergus and Zeke books, then go get a couple. They are fun, fun, fun! This is the newest in the series, book #4 and it deals with math. In particular, the number 100.
For students in elementary school, 100 is a benchmark: the number of days you have been in school. Celebrated with snacks and parades and the creation of collections of 100 things. Zeke and Fergus, the class mice, want to participate in the excitement. Maybe they could run 100 miles on the mousewheel in the cage. It only takes a few minutes to figure that 100 miles is Too Long.
Maybe they should take a nap. It doesn't take any time at all to figure out that 100 seconds is Too Short. Maybe they could collect something... but 100 rocks are Too Heavy. And sometimes they begin counting or collecting only to discover that a box labeled "100" doesn't have 100 things in it! What's a mouse to do? You'll have to read the book to find out!
I haven't read any of these. I will check some out. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read these either, but it's always good to have a fun book to read. Thanks for sharing this book this week. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these books either, but considering that Kate Messner is pretty much as beloved as an MG author can be, I imagine they are quite good! This story sounds delightful—the adventures with the number 100 sound quite clever. Thanks so much for the great review, Sue, and happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI read the first book but have gotten behind, though I do recommend the series quite often. Book 4 is very appealing with the Math focus. Thanks for featuring on MMGM.
ReplyDeleteI really do love the Fergus and Zeke chapter books. Haven't read this one. Kate has a good thing going with this series! My grandkids love this series.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen these, but do love Messnerr. I'll have to see if my public library has a digital copy and read it!
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