{"product_id":"educating-esme-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year","title":"Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year","description":"At once \"a pop culture phenomenon\" (Publishers Weekly) and \"screamingly funny\" (Booklist), Educating Esmé \"should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education\" (Boston Phoenix Literary Section).\n\nA must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—as she prefers to be called—does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher’s perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher.\n\nHeroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1565129350\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1565129350.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Esmé Raji Codell|Jim Trelease|Katherine Paterson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730441510970,"sku":"DBV.1565129350.G","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1565129350-0.jpg?v=1791441969","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/educating-esme-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}