Starting School by Hurwitz Johanna

Author:Hurwitz, Johanna [Hurwitz, Johanna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Published: 2014-02-01T16:00:00+00:00

“Mashed potatoes!” shouted Marcus before anyone else could answer.

Julio smiled. “Yep,” he said. “It’s the same color as mashed potatoes. What color is that?”

The children looked at one another.

“Vanilla ice cream,” said Sam. He’d been picking his nose, and he stopped for a moment to give his response.

“Yep.” Julio nodded his head and looked at Ms. Boscobel again for help.

“Tell Julio what color mashed potatoes and vanilla ice cream are,” Ms. Boscobel called from the side of the room where she was standing.

“It’s no color at all,” said Eudora.

“It is a color,” said Ms. Boscobel. “It’s white. The color white.” She looked at Julio. “Try a different card,” she suggested.

Julio put his hand into the envelope and pulled out another card. “What’s this?” he asked, waving it in the air.

“Orange,” Marcus and several of his classmates called out at the same time.

“Right,” said Julio.

“Remember what I’ve been teaching you about raising your hand?” called out Ms. Boscobel.

Marcus raised his hand.

“What is it?” asked Julio.

“Orange,” said Marcus. “It’s orange.”

“Yep,” said Julio.

“Ask them if they know anything that is that color,” Ms. Boscobel instructed her new assistant.

“Do you know anything that is this color?” asked Julio.

“Oranges,” suggested Jordan.

Marcus remembered to raise his hand. “Orange juice,” he said when Julio called on him. “Orange juice.”

“Anything else?” asked Julio, looking around at the other students.

Amy raised her hand. “Jack-o’-lanterns,” she said. She pointed to a picture of a carved pumpkin that was on the wall in anticipation of Halloween.

“Good,” said Julio. He reached into the envelope and pulled out the next card.

“Green,” all the children called out.

“You’re supposed to raise your hand,” Julio reminded them.

Eudora raised her hand. “Green,” she said when Julio called on her.

“Do you know anything that is green?” asked Julio.

Paul raised his hand. “Grass,” he said.

“Good,” said Julio. “Anything else?”

“Green beans,” said Kimberly.

“My brother Marius is in Mrs. Greenbean’s class,” said Marcus. “My brother is in Mrs. Greenbean’s class.”

“Greenstein, not Greenbean,” said Julio.

“It’s almost the same,” said Marcus.

“No, it’s not,” said Julio.

“Yes, it is. Yes, it is,” Marcus insisted.

“Can you think of anything else that’s green?” Julio called out, trying to ignore Marcus.

“Spinach.”

“Broccoli.”

“Zucchini.”

“I’ve got a zucchini bathing suit,” said Kimberly.

“What’s a zucchini bathing suit?” asked Julio, looking confused. “Is it green?”

Kimberly shook her head. “It’s a different color. Not green.”

“Bikini,” Ms. Boscobel called out from the side of the room. “She’s got a bikini bathing suit.”

“You should raise your hand,” Marcus reminded her. “If Julio is the teacher, then you have to be just like us. You have to raise your hand, too.”

Julio laughed aloud and pulled out another card. “What’s this?” he asked, trying to look serious.

Marcus raised his hand. “Tomato sauce,” he said, eliminating the name of the color and once again going directly to the food it represented.

“What color is it?” asked Julio.

“Red,” said Paul.

“It’s the same color as the stuff coming out of Sam’s nose,” said Jordan.

Everyone turned to look at Sam. Sure enough, some red was dripping down from his nose.

“That’s blood,” shrieked Amy. “He’s bleeding.

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