Caca de vaca

by Pablo Núñez (Illustrator), Paz Barroso (Translator), Anne Fine

La señorita Mirabel es la mejor profesora que ha tenido Santi. Sin embargo, no sabe qué hacer con su clase para sacar dinero el día de puertas abiertas. Santi propone organizar una rifa muy especial. ¿Conseguirán suficientes fondos para ayudar al colegio? Una divertida historia que muestra la importancia de la originalidad en la superación de las dificultades.

Genres: Childrens, France

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Shahrun · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read and enjoyed a few Anne Fine books as a child (Crummy Mummy & Me was a favourite). Really glad I picked this one up because it had funny characters, great pictures and a wonderfully ridiculous plot! I will have to look out for some more of her books now.

[David Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came across this gem in the children's ward of the QMC, during my daughters spell in hospital. Despite my best attempts to get her to read this, she was having none of it, so I did!

I wasn't expecting a great deal from this book but I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are quirky, the plot is ridiculously funny and the overall feel of the book is such a feel good vibe, I can certainly understand why I found it where I did. I would recommend this to any child (or adult) who is either looking for a laugh, or in need of cheering up. I will be looking up more of this author's works.

[Stevenlomax1984 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little book for kids

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me lo esperaba más antiguo en el estilo y aunque la profesora sea la "señorita Mirabel", es una historia sencilla y entretenida para el alumnado

[Huma Khan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about a boy and his adventures. It is set in a school which is in the middle of a barnyard/farm environment. Surrounding the school are different animals including a cow who is the boy's 'real' friend. The boy talks to the cow and explains his worries to the cow like she is his very own friend. The boy's class teacher is always changing as the headteacher cannot find a suitable person to take over. The children experience all kinds of teacher before Miss Mirabelle comes in to teach them. She is described as a teacher who wears extremely high heels and bright clothes and lipstick; it can be argued whether she is a good teacher or not. The headteacher never seems too impressed with her and wants to get rid of her. But the boy likes his teacher. She tells a little lie but he helps her get out of her lie with his friend's, the cows help.

I did not particularly enjoy the book myself however I did find that there is lots of different things which you can do with the book as part of a shared curriculum. During Literacy, the children were learning how to write balanced arguments so we used the book and we wrote about whether Miss Mirabelle is a teacher or not. For creative curriculum, using the book, I asked the children to write about the adventures they would go on with their friends. The book mentions ways Miss Mirabelle taught maths which I took on board also and used during my maths lessons.

As the book is based on a young boy looking for adventure in a school environment, I believe the children can relate to it. There are also many ways in which you can relate it to the different subject areas.

[Julia Iturburu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encantaba leer este libro con mi abuela.

Un grupo de alumnos y su maestra organizan una rifa, donde la protagonista de la misma es una vaca, una vaca y su caca.
Hay humor, creatividad y trabajo en equipo, el libro muestra cómo pensar fuera de lo común puede ser la mejor solución. Muy divertido, original y con ilustraciones que acompañan la historia.