This book is Sideway Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar. Mrs. Jewels dropped a computer out the window to teach the kids about gravity. That is the way it happens at Wayside School. There are twenty-nine kids is Mrs. Jewels class this story is about them about. I liked this book because it is funny.

My daughter went crazy for the Wayside School series. She read them over and over ... and then read them to me. The stories are kind of scary/weird/silly ... just right for kids.

wayside school is a very good book and it's and vere interting. my faverit character was miss gorfe and I like wen miss gorfy made the kids into apple. the part I did not like was wen miss gorfe torn her self into a apple I belive most people that read this would like this and you would relly like the chapter about floor 19. then I think you would like the wayside school gets a litter stanger and wayside school is filling down all 3 are vere good books and thay are all popular and the books I think you would relly like .

Marvin Redpost gets to feed and take care of his teacher's dog while she is on vacation. Nick and Stuart, Marvin's best friends, thinks he is the luckiest kid in the world. Suddenly Marvin's teacher's dog dies. Now Marvin is the unluckiest kid in the world. Will Marvin's teacher be mad at him and give him bad grades?

I picked up this book after reading Sachar's "Holes" to my elementary aged kids, and I was very pleased with the content. In this book, Sachar allows his readers to see life from the perspective of a regular, everyday kid -- and reading it inspired a "what-would-you-do-in-that-situation" dialogue with my own regular, everyday kids. I truly appreciated seeing a young person in this age range (the 3rd grade-ish Marvin Redpost) portrayed as having a conscious, a sense of responsibility, and the awareness to have compassion for others. Marvin is faced with a pretty grown-up sized situation concerning a beloved pet, and I think it's handled with grace and tenderness. I was pleased to see my children feeling compassion for this character, and I'm looking forward to reading more of Marvin's adventures to my own kids.

Find out what it is like to go in your teacher's house in this Marvin Red Post book. Marvin Red Post is a little boy. He was alone in his teacher's house. Marvin was babysitting his teacher's dog. The author sends a message about being nice by helping others. The pictures are good but the words help you see the book in your mind. Read Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House By: Luis Sachar to find out what happens to Marvin as he watches the dog.

This is a wonderful extra for a bright and mathematically-minded kid. It's silly, it's fun, and it hones the logic circuits. It is actually a cleverly disguised introduction to the concept of mathematical variables. Some of the puzzles are complex enough to engage most adults as well.

I thought the book was really fuuny and the auther had a big imagination. I liked how the kids could be animals at a point and then be apples and then be kids again. I thought the book was really funny and I would have given it more than 5 stars but 5 is the hightest amount. The book was a really good fantasy and I really enjoyed it. o liked it so much I read it 3 more times. I would recamend this book to anyone who enjoy's a good lagh while reading!

I thought the book was entertaining, and kept my mind thinking for hours at a time. This book is a great boredom buster!

Anyone who's read any of the Marvin Redpost books knows what a delight they are. This one has some of the funniest moments in the entire series. It's well worthwhile. (As an aside, note that, now that Louis Sachar has won the Newbery and the National Book Award for "Holes," Horn Book has begun to review his books with the respect they have always deserved.)

What makes this a standout even among the Marvin Redpost series is the subtlety. As usual, Marvin is faced with a puzzling reality, in this case a new boy at school who never changes his clothes and who has serious glitches in his knowledge base. And, as usual, Marvin is faced with a moral dilemma, in this case: should he be friends with this misfit whom he discovers he actually likes? Marvin, never speculates that this boy could be from outer space, but the reader certainly does. In the end we are left wondering, is he, or isn't he?

This past school year was my last, as I just retired after 28 years. My ED class read, listened on tape, and studied the book Holes. Of course, we went on a field trip to see the movie - awesome!. Stanley Yelnat's Survival Guide makes a very good companion for the book. I even ordered it knowing I was retiring - for 2 reasons. One because I wanted to read it for myself and the second reason was to give it to other teachers if I found it worthwhile. Two very lucky teachers with be getting Stanley Yelnat's Survival Guide. Buy!!

good short little book. i enjoyed it but you really need to read holes otherwise you won't like this book... go see the movie too 'cos it was AWESOME!!!

The way I like that book was beacause I like reading the kind of books that have adventures and mysteries. The book I read
that kidnapped kid was kind of fun. I also like that book because
that third grade kid who thougt he was kidnapped at the day he was born. I would love to tell this story so other kids would
enjoy reading it like I enjoyed it. It was about a great kid who thought he was kidnapped at birth. Because when he saw the t.v
news the prince of shampoon lost his son when he was born.

I really like this book called Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth. Marvin is a 9 year old boy who is always getting in trouble. In this story Marvin is kidnapped by strangers. Marvin tries to get to mom and dad, who are the King and Queen. Marvin said he had the wrong family. Louis Sachar is the author. I like this book because it is sometimes funny and sometimes it has really cool pictures. Sometimes Marvin books are hard and sometimes they are easy. It is the right book for me and it is good for the other 3rd grade also.

I think this Marvin Redpost book is better then the other Marvin Redpost books because the pic. are better then all of the other ones.

Unlike the original Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School, which was an excellent set of logic problems, some difficult enough to challenge a math teacher - I wish I'd had it while I was preparing for my GREs - this book was a bit of a disappointment. The problems were, first of all, much easier than those in the first book, and they stayed at mainly the same level. So, once you'd learned the basics of a certain type of problem, the next few of that type remained just as easy, instead of challenging the reader. Stick to the fist one -- it's strong and a LOT more fun. Methinks Sachar slacked off a bit in writing the "sequel".

Perhaps the finest piece of literature ever written, this book teaches you how to add words and that pop quizzes don't exist. I'll explain. If it's a pop quiz, it can't be on Friday because the kids will know it's coming. Then it can't be Thursday, because if they know it's not on Friday and they haven't had it yet, they'll know it's coming. Eventually, the kids eliminate the possibilities of a pop quiz altogther. Fab!

We use this book as an adjunct to our grades4-5 math curriculum. Specifically, we use it as a challenge for our brighter students. The students love the puzzles in this book and it enhances their love for math.

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes is by Louis Sachar. Louis Sachar wrote many other books such as There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, and Holes. Dogs don't tell jokes, is about a boy named Gary Boon and his friendships, relationships, responsibilities, problems, and everyday life. Gary has always felt he would be a stand up comedian and when the school talent show is announced he feels this is his chance to start heading to his dream. Gary is doing all he can to win the talent show even if it means embarrassing himself. Along your way through this book you will meet Gary's friends, enemies, crushes, parents and teachers. I liked this book because it is fascinating and fun to read there were many problems that Gary runs into and resolutions he has to uncover. There are many reasons I am recommending this book. I feel it is a good book for people who are into reading. The writing is great and the reader won't get board because something new is always happening and you will always want to find out what will happen. You will be brought into this book and feel as if you are just another kid in Gary's class. Some people might think this book is confusing in some parts, sometimes you don't know who is talking or who is who. It is hard to find out if his mom is talking or if it is Abel. Is Joe Gary's dad or his friend Angeline's dad? But that makes it more adventurous. Something will happen and you will be more surprised, and it will make the book more of a mystery. The writing is easy to read and the chapters are interesting for kids. However this makes it easier for kids to read and still want to go on. When I read a book and the chapters are long, while the writing is small, I don't want to read it and I give up. This book has chapters that are not too long and children won't become tired of them. When you read this book or your child reads this book they will fly into the world of Gary Boon.

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar is a funny book about a kid named Gary Boon. Gary is never serious. It isn't untill Gary signes up for a school tallent show, and takes a bet from his parents and can't tell a joke for three weaks that he realizes every one hattes him,and so he has to try to make friends. so if you like funny books read this one.

This book has nothing to do with dogs not telling jokes. I think that may have been one of Gary's jokes, but really it has absolutely no relation to the story. (I'm Louis Sachar's biggest fan---he's such an awesome writer---but I wish he would work on picking out titles for his stories!)
Gary Boon is an outcast who can't stop telling jokes. The story isn't as simple as it might sound... As you read, you can find reasons for Gary being the way he is. He calls himself "Goon", with the "G" from Gary and the "oon" from Boon, and his best friend is Angeline from the book Someday Angeline (which is the best book ever writen, by the way). Gary enters in the school talent show to finally be appreciated for his "talent" of telling jokes.
Most of Gary's jokes are corny, but you'll still laugh at his efforts... And soon it's apparent that he'd just like to fit in. Like everyone else.

Let's face it, kids can be cruel. Marvin Redpost goes to 3rd grade where kids are kids and adults sometimes don't investigate the situation completely.

While playing ball, Marvin is accused of picking his nose by the class bully. Like most bullies, he is just looking for something to taunt Marvin with and nose picking happens to be it. Of course, Marvin wasn't, and of course, it upsets him. He tries to stand up for himself, but everyone is so caught up in how funny-gross it is that no one is listening. The trouble starts with neither Marvito the wound. Very soon, Martin himself, now friendless, begins believing that he's a disgusting person. That is, until inspiration strikes and he finds out that we're really all very much alike (I'll not spoil the ending for you!!)

Sachar has done a tremendous job of taking the subject of bullying and elementary school obsession and putting it into a very readable form for young children. Bullies will bully and try to turn everyone against that one poor soul they don't care for at any chance they get. What often gives them more power, oddly enough, is the victim denying the bully's accusation; in this case, Marvin vehemently saying that he DOESN'T pick his nose. By Marvin constantly talking about it, he's actually feeding into the situation without knowing it. Better in these cases to ignore it and let it drop.

However, most elementary school children don't realize the power of ignoring mean comments like that or realize that the person doing the bullying will soon get bored with the whole thing if you don't respond. Though this tactic wasn't taken in "Why Pick on Me?", it's still a good suggestion for the "alternative solution" crowd who may use this in schools.

Sachar also treats the subject matter with tact, knowing that nose picking can reduce a class to screams of "eeeeew!" in a heartbeat. He doesn't add unnecessary details about the act, but nor does he shy away from it. Therefore this book is very likely to draw in even reluctant readers because they'll want to see what happens next!! In a world where we could all use a little more respect, Marvin shows us that we're all the same: human.

Marvin Redpost is a young 3rd grader who picks his nose. Everyone makes fun of him. I felt bad for him when they would call him names. My favorite part is when he comes up with the idea that he should write a survey for the class... Sure enough everyone said that they did pick their noses. I think that it is very brave of them to say yes. I like Marvin.

At the beginning of every school year, I read Marvin Redpost:Why Pick on Me? to my new 4th graders. Marvin has to deal with abully in his class who starts a rumor that Marvin is a nose-picker. Everyone believes the rumor is true, even Marvin's 2 best friends. Marvin's family supports him, and he resolves the problem in an interesting way that leaves the bully looking rather foolish. This is a funny book, a sad book, and an insightful book. I read it to my students to open up a discussion about bullying and teasing. There's a big lesson to be found in this little book.

First David and some friends steal Mrs. Bayfields cane. Mrs. Bayfield is an old lady that lives in Davids neighborhood. David likes a girl and they call each other by their last names. David thinks he is cursed because Mrs. Bayfield said Doppel'a'ner so he tries to get the curse off him. If you want to read this book you might want to buy it and see the ending for yourself. The part I liked best about this book is when Davids pants fell down in front of Tori the girl that he likes. Another good thing about the book was his fly was almost always unzipped,which was funny. This is an interesting book for people who like mystery books. It would also be a good book for people who like funny books.

This book was so amazing. David is a normal kid trying to fit in with the popular kids, and when he helps an operation to take Mrs. Bayfield's cane, he flips her off and gets cursed... Or does he? After that David loses his old friends but gains a bunch of new ones that remind everyone of the three stooges. To top that, things like his pants falling down while asking someone out, or his zipper being down when he walks into class happen to him. I couldn't put this book down. My mom usually reads the same books I read if I say they are good, and she loved it too. I had read Holes not that long ago, and thought it was great, but this book is one million times better. I really suggest that people read this.

I recently read this book and I liked it a lot. There are a bunch of swears in it, but hey, that's how normal kids their age usually talk anyway. It is a book about a kid, David, who everyone says is totally uncool. When he tries to become cool by helping steal a "witch's" cane, she puts a "curse" on him. Now it seems he can't do anything right. He spills things left and right, he walks into class with his fly unzipped, and his pants keep falling down. He goes to the

"witch's" house to see how he can get rid of the curse. He finds out, but how will he be able to pull off what the "witch" wants him to do?

A book full of imaginative writing, suspense, and a surprise ending. I would reccomend this book to ages 10-up. Not for people who don't like swearing.