The Gold-Threaded Dress. (Judy Freeman's Booktalk: Back-to-School Books).THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS. By Carolyn Marsden. Candlewick, 2002; 73 pages; $13.99 (Gr. 2-4). Fourth grader Oy is teased by classmate Frankie about her almond-shaped eyes, and excluded from classmate Liliandra's secret clubhouse meetings. When Qy is offered a chance at acceptance for letting Liliandra and the club members try on a beautiful dress from her native Thailand, she must decide whether fitting in is worth the sacrifice. ACTIVITY: Show-and-tell Show-And-Tell - A visual dataflow language designed for use by elementary school children. ["A Visual Language for Keyboardless Programming", T. Kimura et al, TR WUCS-86-6, CS Dept Washington U, Mar 1986]. ["Show and Tell: A Visual Language", T.D. Kimura et al in Visual Programming Environments: Paradigms and Systems, E.P. Glinert ed, IEEE Comp Sci Press, 1990, pp. 397-404].. Have students bring in objects related to their country of origin or family traditions. JUDY FREEMAN, a children's literature consultant and workshop presenter (www.JudyReadsBooks.com), is the author of More Books Kids Will Sit Still For (Bowker/Greenwood, 1995). |
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