![]() Patricia Polacco is now one of Americas most loved childrens book creators, but once upon a. Polacco's gouache-and-pencil compositions deftly capture the emotional stages-frustration, pain, elation-of Trisha's journey. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Young readers struggling with learning difficulties will identify with Trisha's situation and find reassurance in her success. Polacco's tale is all the more heartfelt because of its personal nature. She begins to blossom and develop all of her talents, including reading. Falker, trigger a monumental turning point in Trisha's life. But finally the encouragement and efforts of a new fifth grade teacher, Mr. Trisha endures the cruel taunts of classmates who call her ""dumb,"" and falls behind in her studies. But when she looks at words and numbers, everything is a jumble. ![]() Young Trisha is eager to taste the ""sweetness of knowledge"" that her grandfather has always revered (here symbolized by drizzling honey onto a book and tasting it, which harkens back to Polacco's earlier The Bee Tree). can also be used to further student connections to the characters and themes in the book. Overjoyed at the thought of starting school and learning to read, Trisha is dismayed when all the letters and numbers in her books are jumbled up. Here Polacco shares her childhood triumph over dyslexia and discovery of reading in an inspiring if slightly formulaic story. This teacher read-aloud of Thank You, Mr. ![]() ![]() Fans of Polacco's (Thundercake Pink and Say) work know well her talent for weaving her colorful family history throughout her picture books. ![]()
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