The Patch
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580891705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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As soon as we started reading the book she kept saying "Just like me" My 5 year old daughter is wearing glasses and just started to patch 2 days ago. She was crying and very self conscious about what the other kids would say. As soon as we started reading the book she kept saying "Just like me". "have to wear glasses and an eye patch just like her! Thank you so much to the author" according to Louisa Whitmire. My daughter loves this book because it shows her there are other children out there who have to wear glasses and an eye patch just like her! Thank you so much to the author for writing and having this book published!. The "story line" wasn't very good but my 5 yr The "story line" wasn't very good but my 5 yr. old daughter did want to read it a few times since she wears a patch too.
The bold hues in the cartoonlike watercolors reinforce Beccas and her classmates energy. The five-year-old is worried that the other students will think she looks stupid so, to boost her confidence, her older brother lends her his favorite pirate costume to go with her purple glasses and bright pink patch (this girl is clearly partial to pink). . From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2–What could have been a saccharine and didactic message book about accepting differences is, instead, a lovely and surprising story that will certainly be enjoyed as a read-aloud. The illustrations dance off the pages, and Beccas exuberance shines through.–Genevieve Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The students are fascinated as she plays Becca the Ballerina Pirate, Private Eye, and One-Eyed Monste
. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Justina Chen is an award-winning author whose most recent novel, A Blind Spot for Boys, is a Booklist Top 10 Romances for Youth
Instead of telling them she has amblyopia, Becca leads her friends on imaginative adventures to explain her new fashion accessory. Mitch Vane's illustrations capture the spunky exuberance of this resourceful heroine.. The kids at school want to know why Becca is wearing glasses and a patch