Thank You, Mr. Falker
Illustrator
Patricia Polacco
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780399257629
Pages
40 pages
Genre
autobiography
Format
picture book
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD650L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Learning disability; dyslexia; child with dyslexia; reading disability
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother
Awards
ABC Children's Booksellers Choices Award, 1999, Winner, Picture Book
Emphasis on Reading, 1999, Winner, Grades 3-5
Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2000, Winner, Primary
Parents' Choice Award, 1998, Gold, Story Book
Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 2000, Winner
South Carolina Children's Book Award, 2001, Winner
Storytelling World Resource Award, 1999, Honor Book, Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999
Best Children's Books of the Year, 1999 Ages 5 to 9
Children's Book Sense 76 Picks
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Dealing with Alienation, 2000
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books, 1998
Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 1999 Grades K-8
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 1999 Geography, People and Places
Read Alouds Too-Good-To-Miss, 1999 Age Less
School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature about the School Experience, 2014 Terrific Teachers
Teachers' Choices, 1999 Primary (K2, ages 58)
Keywords
teacher; elementary school; drawing; reading; learning; gratitude; bullying
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Polacco, Patricia, "Thank You, Mr. Falker" (2012). Diverse Families. 1678.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1678