Samantha S. Van Dorf is a new student in the class. She wears big fancy hats and fur coats to school. She rides in a limo while the other students ride the bus. One of the other students in the class claims that the "S" stands for snob. All of the student's friends were very impressed by Samantha, but she was not. One day, the student walks into the classroom and sees that she has an invitation on her desk. It was a birthday party invitation; Samantha's birthday party. The student continues to look at Samantha as the snob but does the birthday party change her mind?
I just really enjoyed this book because of the wonderful illustrations and content. I think this book would be a wonderful addition to the classroom library. Anytime my class would get a new student or a couple of my students are having a problem with each other, I could read this story. Samantha the Snob shows what judging a book by its cover can do. Being a new student is hard enough as it is, let alone having someone in the class not like you because they are basically jealous of you.
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I think that this book sounds like its really fun! Students always like to read about situations that could happen to them so I think that they would find it really interesting! I think that the way you applied the book to the classroom and ways that you could use it are great! I don't think that I ever would have thought to use a book to solve problems like that in the classroom or to introduce the idea of having a new student! I think that is a great idea though! I am really curious to know what happens to the little girl at the birthday party. I might just have to find this book and read it on my own!
This book is such a great children's story to read and many children are able to relate to it. I use to love reading all of the Samantha books when I was a little girl. The girl's mother was right when she told her "never to judge a book by its cover". She was so wrapped up in thinking that Samantha was a snob that she never gave her a chance. I definitely could see myself using this book in my classroom and applying it just as you mentioned Sarah! :)
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