Monday, December 16, 2013

The Surprise attack of Jabba the Puppett: an origami yoda book by Tom Angleberger 978-1-4197-0858-9 208 pages



This is the most recent chapter of the origami yoda series and it is okay if you have not read the previous installments. This is a gem all in itself. The attack is on a particularly insidious enemy: standardized testing and its effect on education. McQuarrie School is about to lose the band, art, you know all the electives that are often the first to be sacrificed. Funtime Education System with mind numbing videos that attempt to dumb down learning are brought in as replacements. Origami Yoda recognizes the power of this enemy and calls on the kids to form a Rebel Alliance. Thoroughly tongue-in-cheek, this could raise questions in perceptive readers and entertain everyone else. Instructions are included to create your own puppets.

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