Buster Makes the Grade

Arthur Chapter Books #16

by Marc Brown, Stephen Krensky

Arthur and his friends help Buster study for an important test so that he will be able to move on to the fourth grade with them.

Genres: Childrens

Paperback

First published August 1, 1999

About the author

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children's books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur's Tooth.

Reviews

[Avnish Bhat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the book. One guy whose name is Mr. Ratburn he gave out math papers to the students in his class like Buster. When Buster got a sheet he saw that he got a 0 and Buster was so sad. His teacher said, "Meet me in the office". When Buster arrived he saw that his mom was crying and Busters grandma tried to calm her down. Buster took another test and he passed. He was very happy when he passed and everyone were jumping with joy.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book about what happens when you procrastinate/ignore your problems.

It also has a good message about helping friends.

[Erika Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book would be another one that would be great to use for a lesson within school. Buster has to do well on a test or repeat the third grade. The teacher could use this within a third grade classroom and show the importance of doing well on your assignments. I also enjoyed reading this story as a child because Arthur was a cartoon that was on tv. This may be something that teachers should think of when reading books with their children. They should look for ones that are of interest to their students and maybe even ones that are on tv, because children would be more likely to know and connect with the characters.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good for a kid's book.

[Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved it!

[Jordan Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I like it