First Graders From Mars

First Graders From Mars #3

by Shana Corey, Mark Teague

Those irresistible martians are back w/ more made-up martian words (Yabay!), cosmic health & fitness & a gentle message a/b trying. Great for beginning readers & all the small worriers in our universe

The first graders of Pod 1 are It's Martian Health Week! They are learning about the 450 food groups. They are practicing for the space race. Only poor Nergal is so nervous he ties himself into knots (literally!). With help from his teacher, parents, and podmates he learns that nobo-one is good at everything, and what matters is that he try his martian best.

Shana Corey and Mark Teague add another warmhearted, funny installment to their martian chronicles, with a reminder that being nervous is normal--even on Mars.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

Lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband.

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nergal is an alien who is not fond of racing because he fears he will just loose. By avoiding it at all costs, he is missing out on the opportunity to try his best and possibly get better. His family and teacher help him grow the confidence to help him not drop out of the race and have fun.

[Belinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book

[Ashley Moser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book to teach that you don’t have to be the best at something to try your best,

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun and inspirational tale in the First Graders From Mars series by Shana Corey and Mark Teague. This story is about doing your best and trying new things, even if you aren't that good at them at first. The story is good for young children and the illustrations and martian language are really fun. We've enjoyed the books in this series and are sad that there are only four of them.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Virtue: sportsmanship

Lesson: It's more important to try your best and to be healthy than to win.

[Shannon Bradbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for kids to learn about how to deal with jitters about performance in sports activities. I read this with Mr son and we really enjoyed it.