Description: Dora and Boots see their teacher riding her bike. But the teacher gets a flat tire and needs to get to the school before all her students do. Can Dora and Boots save the school day? Full color.

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Children's Literature Review: It is the first day of school, and Dora and her friend Boots are on their way when they discover their teacher has had a flat tire on her bike. She must get there before the students arrive, and Dora and Boots are going to help her. Dora offers to hold her supplies in her bookbag. They ask Map to tell them the quickest route. That route takes them by bus, train and condor through Letter Town (where the readers can locate the letters of the alphabet), and over Number Mountain (where they count to ten and back again). Children familiar with the television series will recognize the format and characters. Even Swiper makes an appearance. The inclusion of Spanish language words is an important part of the story. They always seem to flow well in the context of the story. As for the storyline, it is certainly an arduous journey considering the fact that Dora was going to walk to school. While it presents the idea of the first day of school, it does not present the activities that occur. There...

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