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If I Built a School

By Chris Van Dusen
Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

By Chris Van Dusen
Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

By Chris Van Dusen
Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
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By Chris Van Dusen
Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Read by Lee Osorio

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Hardcover $17.99

Aug 13, 2019 | ISBN 9780525552918 | 5-8 years

Enhanced Ebook $10.99

Aug 13, 2019 | ISBN 9780525556411 | 5-8 years

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    About If I Built a School

    In this exuberant companion to If I Built a Car, a boy fantasizes about his dream school–from classroom to cafeteria to library to playground.


    My school will amaze you. My school will astound.
    By far the most fabulous school to be found!
    Perfectly planned and impeccably clean.
    On a scale, 1 to 10, it’s more like 15!
    And learning is fun in a place that’s fun, too.

    If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels and a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more. The inventive boy who described his ideal car and house in previous books is dreaming even bigger this time.

    About If I Built a School

    In this exuberant companion to If I Built a Car, a boy fantasizes about his dream school–from classroom to cafeteria to library to playground.


    My school will amaze you. My school will astound.
    By far the most fabulous school to be found!
    Perfectly planned and impeccably clean.
    On a scale, 1 to 10, it’s more like 15!
    And learning is fun in a place that’s fun, too.

    If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels and a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more. The inventive boy who described his ideal car and house in previous books is dreaming even bigger this time.

    Also by Chris Van Dusen

    If I Built a House
    If I Built a Car
    Si yo diseñara un auto
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    Also by Chris Van Dusen

    If I Built a House
    If I Built a Car
    Si yo diseñara un auto
    See all books by Chris Van Dusen

    About Chris Van Dusen

    Chris Van Dusen is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books, including the hugely popular Mercy Watson series. His book, If I Built a Car won the 2006 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award presented by The Association of Bookesellers… More about Chris Van Dusen

    About Chris Van Dusen

    Chris Van Dusen is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books, including the hugely popular Mercy Watson series. His book, If I Built a Car won the 2006 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award presented by The Association of Bookesellers… More about Chris Van Dusen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Aug 13, 2019 | 32 Pages | 10 x 10 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9780525552918

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Enhanced Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Aug 13, 2019 | 32 Pages | 5-8 years | ISBN 9780525556411

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    Praise

    “An all-day sugar rush, putting the ‘fun’ back into, er, education.” —Kirkus

    “Told in excellently structured rhyming couplets, this story has a Seussian feel, although the vocabulary is much more varied and advanced. . . . Reluctant readers will be especially intrigued.” —School Library Journal

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