What do 5 am phone calls, bird tarantulas, and scholastic anarchists have in common? They are all calamities that might befall a substitute teacher. What to do? Buy The Substitute Teacher's Survival Guide! This book offers step-by-step instructions on how to get started, classroom management ideas, lists of games and activities, and much more. Strewn throughout the guide are wacky illustrations, personal anecdotes,and a mini-play, among other surprises. An entertaining read for anyone who is or has been involved in education, The Substitute Teacher's Survival Guide is fresh, hip, and and easy read, in the style of Let's Go Europe meets Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, presented with both male and female perspectives on the industry.