The Best Excuse
Ellen Feinman Moss
Paperback
(Tundra Pub, March 1, 1999)
When Jesse shows up late for school his teacher, Mrs Milquetoast, wants to know why. "I was standing on my skateboard, heading off to school, when a big gust of wind carried me across the Atlantic Ocean." So begins Jesse's excuse of an adventure which transports him from Big Ben to the Great Wall of China to the Pyramids and other exciting places in return. Young readers will be swept away on this amazing journey and geography lesson.
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