The Music Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

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Synopsis

Is it true that the music teacher really stretches your vocal chords with a tweezer?

Annotation

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the music teacher, Miss LaNote, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.

Children's Literature

Starting school and hearing rumors about your new teachers can be a pretty scary ordeal. Especially if you have never had music before and you have heard some very unusual things about that teacher. Does she really wear a hat with horns and will she make you sing in front of the whole class? Is it possible she even carries a laser baton and will zap you if you sing one wrong note? And nothing could be more unnerving than having to finish the year out by performing in concert in front of your parents! The time comes at last to face the "music." Will it be as bad as you've been told? Nothing could be that bad...or could it? This fun, wacky book is one in a series. The other stories are about childhood fears that kids face on the first few weeks of school. I would recommend that any teacher buy this complete series and have a great time reading it to the class at the beginning of the school year. 2000, Scholastic,

Biography

Known as the Riddle King of America, Mike Thaler is the author of the popular Black Lagoon books and the Heaven and Mirth series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels nationally, speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.

Jared Lee is an accomplished illustrator with experience working for the likes of L.L. Bean, Procter and Gamble, Hasbro, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and the U.S. Postal Service. He received a BFA degree from the John Herron Art Institute. He currently resides in Lebanon, Ohio.