The Abominable Snow Teacher

by Lisa Passen, Lisa Passen (Illustrator)

Overview

Miss Irma Birmbaum felt funny. She looked at her hands. They had fur. So did her face. She had grown incredibly hairy.

Miss Irma Birmbaum was now an Abominable Snow Teacher!

The toughest teacher in town is back for another hilarious adventure

School is canceled for a snow day! The children are having so much fun that no one thinks about schoolwork. No one but Miss Irma Birmbaum, that is. Who else would ski through a blizzard to bring the children their textbooks?

But on the way a mysterious electric shock transforms Miss Birmbaum into . . . an Abominable Snow Teacher! Can the students show this huge, hairy teacher how to have fun before it's too late?

The fierce but lovable Miss Birmbaum returns in this laugh-out-loud companion to Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher and The Incredible Shrinking Teacher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466890107
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	01/27/2015
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lisa Passen is the author/illustrator of the picture books about Miss Birmbaum: The Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher, The Incredible Shrinking Teacher, and The Abominable Snow Teacher. She was inspired by the "good old, bad old" science-fiction movies of the 1950s. Ms. Passen lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and daughter.

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The Abominable Snow Teacher

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By Lisa Passen

Henry Holt and Company

Copyright © 2004 Lisa Passen
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4668-9010-7

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CHAPTER 1

Miss Irma Birmbaum was the toughest teacher in town.

But none of her students cared. School was cancelled for a snow day.

The children laughed and played in the snow and didn't think once about their schoolwork.

Miss Irma Birmbaum put on ski boots and headed out her front door.

"I must get to the school. My students need their textbooks and worksheets. I cannot let a day of education be wasted!"

Miss Birmbaum trekked through town unnoticed by the happy children at play.

"Oh, horrors!" exclaimed Miss Irma Birmbaum. "The school is locked! My poor students. What will they do today without their books?"

The children enjoyed a lively snowball toss. Johnny O'Leary threw one a little too high. It hit a telephone pole. Sparks erupted.

Mysterious lights headed north across the telephone wire, bounced across to East Lake School, and hit Miss Birmbaum!

Miss Irma Birmbaum jumped back.

She felt funny.

Her stockings started to itch.

She took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.

Miss Irma Birmbaum put her glasses back on and looked at her hands. They had fur. So did her face. She had grown incredibly hairy. Miss Irma Birmbaum was now an Abominable Snow Teacher!

Principal Renfield was out walking his dog, Cuddles.

"Miss Birmbaum!" exclaimed Principal Renfield. "You're not looking yourself today."

Cuddles barked and growled at Miss Birmbaum. He chased her.

His leash got tangled around the furry teacher. He took off down the middle of the street, dragging Miss Birmbaum behind him.

"No, Cuddles!" shouted Principal Renfield. "Bad dog!"

Rubi Flint was almost done making a snowman when Cuddles and Miss Birmbaum raced by. Rubi dropped her carrot in the snow and ran to warn the others.

"Miss Birmbaum is coming! Miss Birmbaum is coming!" she cried.

"Big deal," said Johnny. "She can't bother us. It's a snow day."

"You don't understand," said Rubi. "Miss Birmbaum is a ... is a ..."

"Look at Miss Birmbaum!" shouted Sheryl Shackmeyer.

"EEEKKKKKK! An Abominable Snow Teacher!" screamed the children.

Miss Birmbaum and Cuddles crashed into a snowdrift.

Miss Birmbaum stood up and shook snow off her jacket. She staggered toward her students. Everyone ran away.

"Where are you children going?" asked Miss Birmbaum. "We must practice our multiplication!"

(Continues...)

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Table of Contents

Contents

Title Page,
Copyright Notice,
Dedication,
Begin Reading,
Copyright,

Editorial Reviews

Sneaky, Spooky, Creepy Booky An array of titles conjures scary scenes. In a picture-book sequel offering thrills and chills, the star of Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher returns as The Abominable Snow Teacher by Lisa Passen. When a blizzard causes a snow day, Miss Birmbaum skis to school, regardless. ("I must get to the school. My students need their textbooks and worksheets.") A freak accident transforms her into a hairy, math-quizzing beast until she learns how to have fun. (Aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Miss Irma Birmbaum is, without a doubt, the toughest teacher in town. That does not bother her students today because it is a snow day! School is cancelled! Children are playing in the snow, sliding down hills, and having snowball fights. No one is thinking about schoolwork ... except Miss Birmbaum. So dismayed is she that her students might be missing out on a day of learning that she skis to school in order to get textbooks and worksheets for them. On the way, she is struck by a mysterious light. Suddenly, Miss Birmbaum begins to feel funny, her stockings begin to itch, and she is transformed! She has grown hair all over her face and hands; and she is more determined to quiz her students then ever! What will the children do? Can anyone—or anything—save them from their terrible, scary teacher? Readers who enjoy this delightful book are sure to like Lisa Passen's other "Miss Birmbaum" books: The Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher and The Incredible Shrinking Teacher. 2004, Henry Holt, Ages 4 to 8.
—Heidi Hauser Green

Children's Literature

Gr 1-3-The tough but dedicated Miss Birmbaum from Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher (2000) and The Incredible Shrinking Teacher (2002, both Holt) is back. When school is canceled for a snow day, the kids go out to play, but Miss Birmbaum skis to school determined to hold class anyway and finds the building locked. Meanwhile, as the children toss snowballs, one accidentally hits a telephone pole and all goes haywire. A mysterious light jumps from the wire and strikes Miss Birmbaum and she is turned into a large and hairy abominable snow teacher. Fans of this series will find the wacky science-fiction details and the main character hilarious. The comical watercolor illustrations provide just the right amount of exaggerated fun for the zany text. While this book can stand alone, readers who know and enjoy the companion titles will be the most enthusiastic about it.-Julie Roach, Malden Public Library, MA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Passen once again mines B-grade monster movies, as Irma Birnbaum-dubbed "the toughest teacher in town," but "most obsessive" would be more like it-undergoes a third form- and character-altering transformation. School's closed by snow, but Miss Birnbaum skis out to deliver homework, declaring, "I cannot let a day of education be wasted!" Not even a zap of electricity that turns her into a hairy monster stops her from assailing terrified children with test questions-until a mysterious whirlwind and a second zap cause her to lighten up. And, happily, shed the pelt. Portrayed as a formidable figure in pointy glasses and a towering gray beehive, Miss Birnbaum makes an intimidating figure even without the fur and paws. Her cheery closing proposal that the class build a snow fort rather than crack the books makes an object lesson in deceptive appearances-but Passen is recycling the same basic plotline, and children who have already met Miss Birnbaum in her previous incarnations may find it growing stale. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews

"Kids will giggle at this eye-rolling silly story of the clueless, stereotypically strict teacher who doesn't have the sense to play in on a snow day. Passen's comically exaggerated watercolor illustrations of wide-eyed, troll-like children and the monstrous Miss Birmbaum (even in her normal state) steal the show."—Booklist

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