The Patch.The Patch Justina Chen Headley & Mitch Vane Vane , John Robert 1927-2004. British pharmacologist. He shared a 1982 Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins. vane the membranous or main part of the contour feather in birds as distinct from the shaft. Charlesbridge Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 1580890490, $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-800-225-3214 "The Patch" is children's author Justina Headley's 32-page picturebook story about Becca, a little girl who must deal with a condition known as Amblyopia Amblyopia Definition Amblyopia is an uncorrectable decrease in vision in one or both eyes with no apparent structural abnormality seen to explain it. or 'lazy eye', and whose eye doctor prescribes new glasses and the wearing of an eye patch over her good eye to help her lazy eye la·zy eye n. See amblyopia. lazy eye Suppression amblyopia Ophthalmology Subnormal visual acuity in the non-dominant eye despite appropriate correction of refractive errors, due to an early visual grow stronger. The problem for Becca is that wearing an eye patch might make her friends think less of her. So she makes up wild stories about why she's wearing an eye patch. Is she a pirate, or a private detective, or a monster? Justina's wonderfully charming story is expertly enhanced with the matching illustrations of Mitch Vane who is able to expressively ex·pres·sive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by expression. 2. Serving to express or indicate: actions expressive of frustration. 3. capture Becca's exuberance and light heartedness during her seeming adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. . A highly entertaining and recommended addition to both school and community library collections, "The Patch" is particularly recommended reading for any child ages 5 to 8 that must deal with a 'lazy eye' treatment themselves. |
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