The pirate of kindergarten

Title:

Author:

Lyon, George Ella, 1949-

Added Author:

Avril, Lynne, 1951-

Personal Author:

Lyon, George Ella, 1949-

ISBN:

9781416950240

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col.ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

"A Richard Jackson book."

Reading level: age 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Abstract:

Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured.

Reading Level:

004-008.

Subject Term:

Vision -- Fiction.

Vision disorders -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

Doubles are good for lots of things--double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after.

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Plainspoken text and sunny mixed-media illustrations present the confusing world of a child with double vision. Ginny loves reading circle, but getting there is an obstacle course when there are twice as many chairs and only half of them are real. Reading and math are heroic efforts when every word appears twice on the page and "numbers [hop] around like popcorn." A vision screening finally catches the problem, and Ginny's eye doctor outfits her with glasses and an eye patch ("for a while") to correct her vision: "So Ginny became a Kindergarten Pirate who could do numbers and scissors...and read and read and read." Avril's easygoing pic-tures in cheerful colors simultaneously depict a warm, inviting classroom and the chaos seen through Ginny's eyes. Ginny squints her way through the day, eager to learn and succeed at school, but her efforts and frustration are palpable. Lyon and Avril treat Ginny with the empathy and respect that all earnest kids facing a challenge deserve. From HORN BOOK, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Ginny loves reading circle, but getting there is a bit of a challenge because only half the chairs are real. Figuring out which words to read is tough, too. See, "Ginny's eyes [play] tricks"she's got double vision and doesn't realize that's unusual. "We read it just once," says her teacher, and, "Don't squint." Lyon's simple, declarative text effortlessly puts readers into Ginny's head, and Avril's whimsical mixed-media illustrations give them her eyes, overlaying one image slightly off its original in a satisfyingly disorienting fashion. A vision test at school is revelatory: "Do you know," the nurse asks gently, "that most people see only one?" This small episode, taken from the author's own experience, is much more than bibliotherapy, even though it covers Ginny's remedial eye patch (hence the title). In single or double vision, Ginny simply glows. (Picture book. 4-8) ]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.