But when he goes to his classroom and sits down at his desk, his day begins to change - a new teacher, Mr. Gee, bursts into the classroom with an extraordinary idea that challenges all the children to use their imagination. Suddenly an ordinary day is turned topsy-turvy, and the boy is inspired in a way that will change him forever.The rollicking words and pictures celebrate the unexpected in this tribute to great teachers and students everywhere.Once Upon an Ordinary School Day is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

    Arthur is running late, and the Brain has lost his lizard! Binky lifts weights, Francine prepares for recess activities, and Muffy searches for the perfect outfit. And even though D.W. is too young to get ready for school, she wishes she could join the fun. And - in her own way - at the end, she does!

    This final volume amasses an impressive amount of documentation on the relationships that the artist has had with her numerous students in academies the world over, from Berlin to Braunschweig, from Tokyo to Kitakyushu. In Italy, amongst other countries, Abramovic has been a visiting professor at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti of Como, an institution with the tradition of inviting some of the leading players on the global contemporary art scene to lecture within its walls. Before beginning any of her courses, at any of the schools at which she has taught, Abramovic always asks her students to undergo a process of total purification—from clothes, food, words, and sex—much as she herself notoriously did in her recent performance at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. This volume contains her most important lectures and a great deal of work by her students themselves, each of whom considers Abramovic as an inalienable point of reference. Please note that the title is meant literally: Student Body is illustrated only with work by Abramovic's students.

    Carillo is our A+ Custodian!" John Carillo, Dublin Elementary School's custodian, has a big job. He mops and sweeps, polishes and scrubs, changes lightbulbs, washes windows, fixes pipes, moves furniture, and more! The teachers, students, parents, and principal all count on Mr. Carillo, and he never lets them down. Now his early-bird helpers, Gracie and Zach, want to do something to show Mr. Carillo how important he is to them. But showing him how much they appreciate everything he does will take lots of planning, some hard work, and the help of everyone in the whole school! In her classic style Louise Borden brings to vivid focus one elementary school, the students and faculty who bring it to life, and the clever way they show Mr. Carillo he's their A+ custodian!