A Hairy Question

Title:"A Hairy Question" Sparklers series ISBN: 1-86509-327-0 Author: Hazel Edwards Illustrator: Rae Dale Publisher: Blake Education: Sparklers series. .

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Imagine cutting your own hair off.  Most kids try. Then it just isn't quite right. 

First self-haircut by a 3 year old. 

 'The Hairy Question' character Freya is a little older.

Freya's new haircut looks terrible. In fact, it's a disaster.Bits of hair stick out everywhere. What made Freya decide to have all her beautiful long hair cut off?

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  Educational Resources for Teachers

The Sparkler series is designed for newly independent readers

Reading Level:	22
Reading Age:	7+ yrs
Themes:	friendship, coping with failure, swimming

	Sparklers are chapter books with great stories and wonderful illustrations. As a series they bridge the gap between reading schemes and traditional chapter books.  Special Features: - Character page - introduces the main characters in the story. - Illustrated content page - a feature that can be used with students as a pre-reading entrance into the text. - Author/Illustrator page - both author and illustrator answered the same list of questions student's ask. - Illustrated Glossary - dificult words are defined and illustrated in a two page glossary. - Map page - a map of the place where the story takes place. - Benchmark book - to provide opportunities to assess reading progress, comprehension and understanding, vocabulary development, personal response and recognizing features of a text type.

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