A border on each page contains one hand-lettered line of Sage's extra-credit assignment, and an endnote scrapbook section offers suggestions for a school Vocabulary Parade. The book's unusual design features purposely childlike but unappealing cut-paper collages composed of lined notebook paper colored with markers. And though the author believably captures Sages's feelings, a meandering story line slows the proceedings. This may amuse teachers but will likely wear thin on youngsters. In 1983 she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join her husband, photographer James Henkel. Frasier sticks closely to her theme, penning a wordy text riddled with vocabulary definitions (""I was devastated: wasted, ravaged""). Debra was born April 3, 1953, and was raised beside the Atlantic Ocean in the small town of Vero Beach, Florida. She phones her best friend to procure the week's word list, but misunderstands the last entry: she jots down ""Miss Alaineus"" instead of ""miscellaneous."" The error causes Sage big embarrassment when she returns to class, but her understanding mother helps her find the ""gold"" in her mistake.
A sick boy"") coughs and sneezes ""all over her desk and pencils,"" fifth-grader Sage catches a cold and must stay home from Webster School, missing Vocabulary Day. When Forest (""Forest is not a thicket of trees. Each student will create a costume for a vocabulary word of their choice. The reproducibles, ideas, and suggestions in this kit are designed to help teachers easily stage a fun vocabulary building experience.
Frasier (On the Day You Were Born) goes back to school for this labored picture book about a girl's classroom gaffe. Host a vocabulary parade based on the book Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier.
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