Fancy Nancy at the Museum by Jane OConnor

Fancy Nancy at the Museum Reviews

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  La Coccinelle

  It's no wonder Nancy loves her teacher. Ms. Glass gives her preferential treatment that we never see her give to any of the other kids!
  
  This book really should be titled Fancy Nancy Barfs on the Bus, because that's really what it's all about. The kids go on a field trip to a museum on a bumpy bus. Bree feels sick so she doesn't want to eat her lunch. Nancy eats both of their lunches, and then proceeds to get sick before they even reach their destination. Because being covered in vomit isn't very "fancy", the teacher lets Nancy wear her tunic and beret. The actual part at the museum is very short. We learn terms like "masterpiece" and "portrait", and a couple of adults stroke Nancy's ego. So... this definitely isn't a favourite.
  
  This appears to be one of the earlier I Can Read! titles, and though it's illustrated by Ted Enik (as are some of my favourite titles in the Fancy Nancy series), it almost looks like it was done by a completely different artist. Maybe Enik hadn't quite found his groove yet. But Nancy at times looks stoned, bloated, and even drunk, a far cry from her usual cute self.
  
  I would've rather seen more emphasis on the museum (it played so little role in the story, despite the title) and less on Nancy's teacher trying to fix her mistake. In other words: less barfing, more art.
  
  I wouldn't recommend this one, except to fans of the series.
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  Gerry

  Nancy is a great user of new words and when she discovered that her class was going on a visit to the museum she was overjoyed; 'Ooo-la-la!,' she said and told us that this was a fancy word for very happy!
  
  She dressed up for the visit as did teacher Ms Glass, who told the class that they would see masterpieces and, following Nancy's example she tells us that is a fancy word for great paintings.
  On the bus to the museum Nancy's friend Bree feels sick but she survives until they stop for lunch. Bree does not want any food so Nancy eats two lunches and when they get back on the bus she pays the price. She feels sick and the bus has to stop for her to be sick.
  
  Unfortunately Nancy is a mess after being sick so when they arrive at the museum Ms Glass lends her the colourful shirt that she was wearing. Nancy thinks Ms Glass' idea is spectacular and informs us that is a fancy word for great!
  
  A museum attendant takes the class to a gallery - Nancy says this is a fancy word for room - where they learn about landscapes, still life and portraits. Nancy admired one of the portraits that had a lot of lavender colour in it and Nancy informs us that this is a fancy word for light purple.
  
  Nancy was happy travelling back on the bus, she did not feel sick and she was overjoyed so that night she did a painting for Ms Glass, 'because she is so nice'. When she viewed her painting she decided 'It is not a masterpiece' but she did say, 'But one day I will paint one.' I wonder if she will?
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  Ginger

  3/4
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  Jeepz

  M seems to really enjoy this book, but as a Firs Reader book, it has some pretty difficult words in it. That's not to say it's not good, it is. The story is fun, and M likes hearing the big fancy words and the bits of French (merci!) that get sprinkled throughout. It's a fun read and easy enough to explain the fancy words, I just think she'll learn more of the words in this book through listening and looking at the words and memorizing rather than sounding them out on her own. Not a bad thing, just a different approach to the First Reader.
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  Courtney

  many students love the Fancy Nacy picture books. This is an early reader version where Nancy goes to the museum. While I think children that grow up reading the picture will be draw to this book, I do not think this is the best early reader book. Some of the words in the first couple of pages are difficult and I feel the storyline is weak
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  Lisa

  Nancy is excited to take a field trip to the museum. She dresses up extra fancy.
  
  But she ends up not feeling well from the bus ride.
  
  The teacher helps her out. Now I wish the book had talked about the actual TRIP and the museum than focusing on the bus incident.
  
  Still a cute story.
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  Melissa Namba

  another one where she is bratty. she eats two lunches and feels sick. why even mention the museum? she goes through it quickly and nothing is really learned or added for the reader.
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  Ryan

  I loved when Fancy Nancy came out with easy readers. They allow a child to take a bedtime story beyond the bed. In this case, Nancy and her class are going to the museum, and things do not go so well when Nancy eats 2 lunches. The artwork is not done by the same illustrator, but it is a close match. Not bad, but a little harder than most easy readers.
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  Anthony

  Fancy Nancy and her class take a field trip to the museum, but the bumpy ride on the bus causes an issue. Ms. Glass assists, and the afternoon is saved. There are plenty of fancy words included in the story as Fancy Nancy learns all about paintings.
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  Zainab

  Zainab loves Fancy Nancy and her fashionista style. In the meantime she is getting introduced to many new words.
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  Beth

  So fancy and fabulous. -A,5
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  Robin

  Kinder and 2nd grade girls are my SMART readers in 2019-20; I think it's going to be a lot of Pinkalicious … and Fancy Nancy.
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  Mellanie C

  This series is great for vocabulary-building! (And a lot of fun to read!)
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  Amal I-L

  Great to improve kids vocab! And a fun book
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  Justine

  Audiobook version
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  Jordan Devine

  This was a cute book. I love how these books also teach students at the same as making the books entertaining. It’s a great book
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  Julia Reny

  I love that Nancy is able to find a way to make everything in the book fancy on the trip to the museum. This series was and still is such a favorite of mine!!!!
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  Janet

  A great beginning reader, a school field trip, and oh dear Nancy becomes ill on the bus ride. Next of course Nancy vomits. A realistic easy reader story!
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  Alyssa Lange

  Fancy Nancy makes her way with her class to the museum. She decides she wants to be the fanciest there. A bumpy ride makes her feel bad, but Miss Glass with help. She spends the day at the museum along with her classmates.
  
  Fancy Nancy is such a cute book to follow once again, and thats why I chose another book to read. I feel like all little ones, maybe up to the age of 7 would love her. She has a spunky personality and its fun to watch throughout the books.
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  Viviana Fern

  i remember this book like i wrote it personally. nancy was a little bit obsessed with her art teacher. i relate
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  Maddie Watson

  "Fancy Nancy at the Museum" by Jane O'Connor tells the story of a young and very stylish girl names Nancy. Nancy enlightens her audience with fancy vocabulary and how to use it and what it means. Nancy is very excited for a trip when unfortunately she and her friend get stomach aches and Nancy gets sick. Thankfully Nancy has a great teacher, Ms. Glass, who knows just the trick to making her feel better and still enjoy the class field trip to the art museum.
  
  What I enjoyed about this book were a couple of things. The first being the authors way of showing younger readers some different vocabulary and how they could use it through Nancy's fun and amusing character. What I also liked was the turn around of how Nancy could have had a bad day because she got sick, but instead someone she looked up to showed her how she could feel better. I found this to be a sweet book and a potentially fun read aloud.
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  Dolly

  This is another fun book from
  Fancy Nancy. Even though she gets sick on the way to the museum field trip, she still has a wonderful time, thanks to her teacher. She learns a lot about art and shares some fancy words. This is a good book to read aloud together and although the narrative is fairly simple, it introduces some more advanced words.
  
  We've borrowed this one a couple of times and we enjoyed following along with the book as we listened to the book narrated on CD (ISBN 9780061706585).