Review by Horn Book Review
The crew from Planet Kindergarten has completed one hundred days of their mission. While the text uses space jargon to describe what's happening, the graphic digital illustrations show kindergartners' typical one-hundredth-day activities. When our hero spills his collection of one hundred things, his squad comes to the rescue ("Operation Cleanup is a go!"). This sequel is an (inter)stellar addition to the one-hundredth-day-of-school shelf. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review by Kirkus Book Review
Ganz-Schmitt and Prigmore continue the space theme and follow the cast and crew from Planet Kindergarten (2014) as they celebrate the 100th day of school and all that they have learned so far. Kids who have experienced the 100th day in their own schools will certainly recognize many of things that go on in the narrators capsule on this special day, and those who havent will know what to look forward to, the highlight being each students presentation of 100 items collected from home. But a day this out-of-the-ordinary, no matter the school, is bound to have a few mishaps. Luckily, the narrator has learned some stuff on Planet Kindergarten that will help him navigate the problems: coaching a sick classmate to the nurses office, taking time to help a crewmate find her medal of honor, and avoiding a collision between a kicked ball and an incomplete rocket ship. But what about the huge mess created when the lid on the narrators box of 100 aliens gets stuckand then suddenly flies off? Quick thinking saves the day, along with some good, old-fashioned cooperation: Operation Cleanup is a go! As in the first, Prigmores digital art is filled with retro details, bold colors, and the (mostly extraterrestrial) crewmates the brunet white boy calls friends. The seamless additions of lessons on cooperation and kindness bring this to a new level, but it cant top the original book for creativity. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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