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Matthew Martin #2
Make Like a Tree and Leave
It?s not easy being a sixth grader, particularly one with an ingenious knack for getting into trouble with his parents, teachers, and a line of picketing sixth-grade girls! Anyone who?s ever spent time in ?time-out? will appreciate the hilarious antics of this misunderstood pre-teen with a cause. Also in a fun, updated format sure to grab kids? attention!Matthew Martin is back?and this time he?s planning to do an extra good job on his Egypt Unit Project. But things don?t work out quite right when classmate Brian Bruno gets wrapped up in a lot of plaster gauze. Will Brian ever get out of the cast? Will Matthew ever get out of trouble??Danziger?s novels are like cotton they?re fun and light, and children positively gobble them up.? ? Publishers Weekly ?Readers are sure to appreciate the humor as well as the trials and tribulations of Matthew?s further adventures.? ? School Library Journal ?Very entertaining.? ? Kirkus Reviews
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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Paula Danziger
116 books351 followersPaula Danziger was an American children's author. She wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, for children's and young adult audiences. At the time of her death, all her books were still in print; they had been published in 53 countries and translated into 14 languages.
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April 29, 2024
A thoroughly enjoyable story of pre-teen elementary school kids. It begins with a cohort of boys working on their school project - they're going to create a mummy sample by wrapping one of the boys in plaster gauze & then strategically cutting it to free him without destroying the "mummy".
There's also a pivotal older character - an independent, self-sufficient woman, Mrs Nichols, who knows the kids, owns a home with wilderness property that the kids have been granted access to.
There are many realistic points like putting 2 cups of popcorn kernels into a popper, dealing with older siblings, parents that are unique, male female rivalries etc but it all comes together in a focus on how to help Mrs Nichols when she injures herself & is hospitalized, & there's concern that she may not be able to live alone at home anymore.
So much creativity, humour, caring etc.
There's also a pivotal older character - an independent, self-sufficient woman, Mrs Nichols, who knows the kids, owns a home with wilderness property that the kids have been granted access to.
There are many realistic points like putting 2 cups of popcorn kernels into a popper, dealing with older siblings, parents that are unique, male female rivalries etc but it all comes together in a focus on how to help Mrs Nichols when she injures herself & is hospitalized, & there's concern that she may not be able to live alone at home anymore.
So much creativity, humour, caring etc.
May 27, 2018
A funny story from a classic author. Trouble just happens to poor Matthew !
June 5, 2020
Being nostalgic... thinking about my years of teaching reading in Middle School. So I picked one of several books I have that I never got around to then!!!
Bringing back sweet memories!
Bringing back sweet memories!
December 2, 2021
I have no idea how I read this book without even reading the first but it was good. The lines were snappy and there was a good moral about learning family roots.
November 7, 2010
I really enjoyed this author's books when I was younger and thought I would give them a try again when I ran across them at the library the other day.
Her books are funny and move very quickly, nothing has changed in that aspect. When I was a kid they seemed much more well muchier! They don't seem to have as much "muchness" to me now at forty. Since they were not written with my age group in mind, thats ok with me! I have read part of it outloud to my kids and they thought it was funny and I would encourage kids, especially in the 4th-6th grades to give this book or any other by her a try. They are written with kids in mind, they are funny and easy to read.
This particular book is a second book with Matthew Martin as the main character. He is first introduced to us in a book title, Everyone Else's Parents said Yes and continues to make us laugh in this next book. He does get himself into some scrapes for sure!
Her books are funny and move very quickly, nothing has changed in that aspect. When I was a kid they seemed much more well muchier! They don't seem to have as much "muchness" to me now at forty. Since they were not written with my age group in mind, thats ok with me! I have read part of it outloud to my kids and they thought it was funny and I would encourage kids, especially in the 4th-6th grades to give this book or any other by her a try. They are written with kids in mind, they are funny and easy to read.
This particular book is a second book with Matthew Martin as the main character. He is first introduced to us in a book title, Everyone Else's Parents said Yes and continues to make us laugh in this next book. He does get himself into some scrapes for sure!
June 29, 2009
Matthew and his mummy committee get into trouble when they can't get Brian unwrapped. Grades 4+
November 30, 2009
Another funny story, the sequel to "Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes." Danziger is fun to read!
April 20, 2011
i like reading PAula Danziger's books
October 13, 2014
First of all, the references to technology things are so dated that it is hilarious. But if you can get around that, then I think it is a useful book for kids about civic activism.
July 20, 2015
Forgot how much I love Paula Danziger's books, especially the Matthew Martin series and its many many puns. <3
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