Laura Esckelson
Autor(a) de The Copper Braid of Shannon O'Shea
Obras por Laura Esckelson
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Membros
- 26
- Popularidade
- #495,361
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 1
This story is about a girl named Shannon O'Shea who is Irish and has long, flowing, braided, beautiful copper (as the book called it) hair. Her hair apparently always stayed braided until the fall and hay got stuck in her hair. The sprites particularly the queen named Bernice seemed jealous at the way the had looked in her hair so the other sprites began to upbraided it. As they upbraided it the sprites found many things in her hair. They found items such as red potatoes from a feast that they had and even a small boat. They also found a volcano and a small Island named Atlantis. The book said it was 17 miles of hair and it took dozens of sprites to re-braid it.
Personal Reaction:
This is a nice book that could be used to help with a child who had difficulty getting their hair done. I really enjoyed the tone of the book. It has a no-stop rhyme to it and has an awesome flow.
Classroom extension:
1. This could be a great scavenger hunt book for the little ones I think. Questions could be asked can you find the thimble.
2. Personal Hygiene with a laugh for children having issues getting their hair done.
3. Ireland or Irish theme such as for multicultural… (mais)