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Enter the magical world of theater, from backstage to applause.
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This Is a Theater

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    32 pages

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    2 March 2027

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Summary

Raise the curtain on the third book in John Schu’s celebrated This Is Our World series—an exciting introduction to the magic of the theater.

Whether you’re on the stage crew, a performer, or a member of the audience, this follow-up to This Is a School and This Is a Story offers an exhilarating homage to the people of all ages who make up a theater’s beating heart. Inviting readers in through the stage door, where costumes, scenery, songs, and rehearsals take shape, a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781536238563
ISBN-10:1536238562
Author:John Schu, Jaime Kim
Publisher:Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint:Candlewick Press,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:2 March 2027
Weight:567g
Dimensions:260mm x 249mm
Series:This Is Our World
Audience Age:4-8
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This Is a Theater by John Schu - ISBN: 9781536238563
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Critics Review

A beautiful love letter to the theater… . the very first time that I read this book, I just smiled… . [John and Jaime] were made to make this book together… . Friends, you need to read this book. It will just make you so happy.
—Colby Sharp, 5th Grade Teacher

About The Author

John Schu

John Schu is the author of This Is a School and This Is a Story. He is also a children’s librarian and a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University. He was previously the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs and has worked as a classroom teacher and school librarian. He travels all over the world visiting schools and meeting with students, teachers, and administrators as he advocates for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books, schools, and the libraries—and librarians—that connect them. John Schu lives in Naperville, Illinois.

Jaime Kim was born and raised in Korea before moving to the United States at the age of eighteen. She is the author-illustrator of Shy Robin and Ready for the Spotlight! and has illustrated many books for young readers, including La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo, And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner, Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill, Mommy’s Hometown by Hope Lim, and A Hanbok for Hana by Korena Di Roma Howley. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina.

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