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Jacob's Eye Patch
Author:
Kobliner, Beth
Illustrator:
Feiffer, Jules
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Class:
Easy
Age: 5-8
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
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LC: PZ7.K787
Grade: K-3
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ISBN-13: 9781476737324
LCCN: 2013016331
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
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Pub Date: 09/24/2013
Availability: Available
List: $18.00
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Hardcover Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
H 11",
W 9",
D 0.4",
0.99 lbs.
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Fresh Reads for Kids TIPS Selections
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
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TIPS Subjects:
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Disabilities
Family Life
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General
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LC Subjects:
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Amblyopia, Fiction
Curiosity, Fiction
Eye, Fiction
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / General (see also headings under Family)
People with disabilities, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Curiosity, Fiction
Disabilities, Fiction
Eye, Fiction
Vision disorders, Fiction
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| Annotations |
| Publisher Annotations | 06/10/2013 |
| Being different can be hard. This funny, heartwarming story-written by bestselling author of 'Get a Financial Life' Beth Kobliner Shaw with her son Jacob, and illustrated by award-winning picture book artist Jules Feiffer-encourages young readers to embrace the thing that makes them unique... Jacob is in a hurry-a really big hurry-to get to the store to buy a special toy. There's only one left, and if he doesn't get to it soon, he'll never forgive his mom and dad for making him late. Strangers often stop Jacob's parents on the street to ask about him. See, Jacob is unusual: He has an eye patch. Jacob knows people like to ask questions, but do they have to ask right now? Luckily, Jacob gets to the store in time, and he meets a new friend who has something different too. In the end, Jacob's journey makes him more aware of other peoples' feelings. 'Jacob's Eye Patch' is the go-to book for talking about differences that kids can enjoy and parents can turn to for guidance. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 09/01/2013 |
| Mother and son co-authors tell the story of young Jacob and his time wearing an eye patch to correct two common eye conditions. Whenever Jacob goes out, people ask him about his eye patch. Curious onlookers feel free to ask the personal question: "Why does your boy wear an eye patch?" ("His eyes need correction," would be the obvious answer to the nosy.) Normally Jacob doesn't mind answering questions, but today he is anxious to get to the science store, where he hopes to buy a new light-up globe. Everywhere he turns, people ask about his patch, and his mother is happy to answer, even though Jacob just wants to keep going. Jacob's thought bubble, "Seriously?" lets readers know his frustration. And that's it. Built on such a weak premise, this story provides no surprises. Feiffer's art seems to have been rushed. From page to page, older brother Adam's face changes, and after a two-block walk from the ice cream store, the ice cream has neither melted nor been licked. At the page turn, the cone simply disappears. The weak narrative is also confusing (at one point, five hours a day is patch time and in another, three hours). Feiffer's talents are wasted here. Readers wishing for an emotionally satisfying treatment of the same subject should turn to George Ella Lyon and Lynne Avril's award-winning The Pirate of Kindergarten (2010). Didactic, confusing and not particularly informative. Seriously? (authors' notes) (Picture book. 3-8). 32pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013. |
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