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Reynolds, Aaron

Rescuing Mrs. Birdley

40 pp. | Simon | June, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-2704-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-2705-1
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Reynolds. When Miranda sees her teacher, Mrs. Birdley, "loose" in the grocery store, she springs to action. "Luckily, Miranda Montgomery had been preparing for this moment her entire life." She knows what to do from watching Nature Joe rescuing and returning wild animals to their natural habitats on her favorite television show. Bright retro-style illustrations show eager Miranda taking charge and planning elaborate traps as she imagines the grocery store's interior morphing into the wild setting of a Nature Joe episode. For bait, Miranda uses "low calorie" blueberry yogurt: "It was all Mrs. Birdley ever ate back in her natural habitat." Mrs. Birdley barely avoids falling into this trap, but in the end Miranda captures her in a garbage can. She rolls Mrs. Birdley back to her classroom habitat and locks her in. The illustrations offer extra details and side stories (including the deli worker's persistent attempts to return Mrs. Birdley's forgotten change purse). As the book winds down, it seems that the adventures are only getting started. Now that Miranda has some real-world practice, she gets right to work when she spots her principal, Mr. Canklestout, at the hardware store. The over-the-top comedy pairs well with the expressive stylized art to keep the book energetic and silly.
Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2020

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