Class Three at Sea

Class... #3

by Julia Jarman

In this follow-up to Class Two at the Zoo, Class Three heads to the sea where they will watch dolphins, sea lions, flying fish, and an octopus. What they don't see is a pirate ship sneaking up from behind. Can their new friends from the sea come to Class Three's rescue? Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Pirates, Childrens, School, Poetry, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Julia Jarman is a British author of books for children of all reading ages and ability.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another recommendation from a patron.
Very cute story with fun illustrations.
Kids will have fun predicting what is going to happen.

[Christopher Bristow · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 3 year old loves to be read this

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Class Three on a field trip to the sea on Sunny Days Boat Tours saw several things, but not the approaching pirate ship. High sea adventure and buried treasure, with some unexpected romance, ensues.

[Joenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Class three is going out to see. While they see all the neat sea animals, they don't see a pirate ship coming to attack. Pretty soon, the pirates have taken over and make the class sail to tresure island. One boy dives deep into the ocean and ask for the octopus' help. Pretty soon, the class and the octopus have the ship back in order. They've made it to treasure island and the class finds the buried treasure. Oh, and their teacher and Pirate Pip want to get married. Great for read aloud.

[Rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very funny story about a class trip on a bout. The children make friends with lots of different sea creatures but don't see the pirates until it's too late. One of the students enlists the help of animals to help them and the teacher falls in love with a pirate but all in all the day ends happily. Colors are bright and the illustrations go along with the silly text.

A little bit on the long side for a story time where you want to do more then one book but I think the rhyming text would make for a wonderful read aloud otherwise.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm giving it an extra star for having pirates but originally took one star away because it wasn't as awesome as 'Class Two'. Both books are pretty sweet, regardless.

"Santa brought these? But they're wrapped in the Sunday Star-Ledger newspaper inside an Amazon box like daddy always does for us." - what you don't want to hear Christmas morning.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations were good, and the story was good, but the writing was kind of terrible.

Rhyming books can help young readers learn vocabulary if they are done well. If they are not done well, the story should be left in prose, because bad rhyming causes confusion, frustration and discouragement.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 Stars I love the pictures and the story is cute but why I can't give it a higher score is the rhymes are FORCED. Ship rhymes with Phillip? Fuss and Octopus? Cute enough. Perhaps I need to read the "Class 2 at the Zoo"

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early elementary students will love the gross factor in this silly adventure on the high seas.

[Tina B]

"sequel, class field trip, pirates, possible ST"

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, silly fun. Looks like it might work for storytime - plenty of zany art and opportunities to talk like a pirate.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story and the art work are exciting. This will be a great book for storytime at the library.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

silly
pirates
rhyming

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excerpt from the book:
"On the day Class Three went to sea,
they saw donkeys dancing joyfully.
They saw some sea lions skipping stones.
But they didn't see . . . .
the skull and crossbones."

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

The pirates have nothing on Class 3!