| Arthur's Teacher Trouble | |
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| Author(s) | Marc Brown |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthur |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Publication date | 1986 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 30 |
| ISBN | 9780871130914 |
| OCLC Number | 13185290 |
| Preceded by | Arthur's Tooth |
| Followed by | Arthur's Baby |
Arthur's Teacher Trouble is a book in the Arthur series, released in 1986.[1]. It was written by Marc Brown and published by Atlantic Monthly Press.
Contents |
Arthur gets Mr. Ratburn for his teacher, and is given an abundance of homework. Prunella says that Mr. Ratburn is a strict teacher because she had him last year. The principal tells everybody that their school Spelling Bee is coming up. Prunella thinks she'll win again and she brags about it. At home Arthur makes his map of Africa, but D.W says she never gets homework, and that next year she won't get any. Mr. Ratburn holds a spelling test, and Arthur and "The Brain" gets all answers right. At the Spelling Bee, Prunella still thinks she'll win. The Brain spells the word "Fear" "F-e-r-e", and fails the Spelling Bee. Everybody doesn't get it right. Prunella spells "Preparation" "P-r-e-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n" and fails to win. Arthur spells "Preparation" right and wins. At the end, Mr. Ratburn announces that for the upcoming school year, he will be teaching Kindergarten; D.W is upset that she is going to get homework.
The book was adapted into a computer game by Living Books in 1993. It is the first of five Arthur books to be adapted into a computer game, and the second game released from the Living Books series.
Unlike the television series, which separated the original book into two mini-episodes, the game keeps the story as one.
The title was also adapted into a television episode in the Arthur TV Series. It is titled "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn / Arthur's Spelling Trubble" and it is the second episode of the series. The episodes aired together, on September 9, 1996.[2]