Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book

my son who is 8 yr old love the book i agree i like it toonice book - it is great

I bought this book for a 2nd grader who is Hmong. The children's books at her school aren't about children who look like or have a name like her.

Very good.

On her first day in a new school Pa Lia couldn't find her classroom, was knocked down by a bully, and got into trouble for passing notes. She felt alone and was afraid she wouldn't make new friends. My E.S.L. students really related to Pa Lia's feelings of being alone. This book makes an outstanding focal point for a thematic unit on friendship or on feelings. It provides a springboard for class discussions on how it feels to be the new student in a class . The figurative language in this book is especially beautiful and was well illustrated by author/illustrator Michelle Edwards.

It's a simple chapter book about a girl going to a new school. I'm reading it to my 3rd grade ESL class and they love it. They can relate to it very well and it opens up a lot of good conversation about different feelings.