Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster Library Binding – Picture Book, September 1, 2007
by Debra Frasier (Author, Illustrator)
 
 
Sage has misheard and misunderstood one of Mrs. Page's weekly vocabulary words. Her error leads to a humbling catastrophe: "a momentous tragedy," in front of the entire class. Can Sage turn her vocabulary disaster: "an event bringing great misfortune," into a triumph: "a true success?"
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