"A revised and updated version of What your [first] grader needs to know, which provides fundamentals of a good [first]-grade education, including achievement with readings and activities in literature, mathematics, history, science, and the arts"--

"Famous at Hector P. Garcia Elementary for being the first kid in kindergarten to ever start a band, Lupe Lopez enters first grade seeking a new sort of fame. She's ready to rock and roll straight into the role of Reading Rock Star! But despite her best efforts, the words she thought she knew--now grouped in sentences--only glare back at her. Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, she becomes the object of a rival's mockery. Will her beloved...