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Author
Language
English
Description
It's 1954 and Adam Carter is twelve-years-old, an only child with neither friends nor any self confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam's mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son, so Adam's only support comes in the shape of Jake Wallis, the school bus driver. One afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Jake decides to accompany him along...
Author
Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.
Author
Publisher
Kaléidoscope
Language
Français
Description
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Language
English
Description
"One morning in 2008, desperate and impoverished while trying unsuccessfully to write, [Craig] Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read, "Bus Drivers Wanted." That was the first step towards an unlikely new career: driving a school bus full of special-needs kids for a year. Armed only with a sense of humour akin to that of his charges, a creative approach to the challenge of driving a large, awkward vehicle while corralling a rowdy gang...
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