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A Beautiful Girl
By Schwartz, Amy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-165-2
- Publisher
- Porter Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2006
PreS-K Precocious young Jenna meets an assortment of characters on her way to the market, and they all find her unusual features baffling. Baby Elephant thinks that her trunk looks funny. Robin declares her beak -silly. - Her scarcity of eyes confuses Fly, who has 100. And Goldfish calls her gills -goofy. - Jenna patiently ex...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
On her way to market, a little girl named Jenna meets a series of animals, each of whom finds her odd-looking. Baby Elephant says Jenna has "a very funny trunk," while Robin, Fly, and Goldfish comment on her "silly beak," lack of "100 eyes," and "goofy gills." Jenna politely corrects each one ("'Excuse me,' Jenna said. 'I am not a goldfish. I am a big girl and these are my EARS'"); learns all about that animal's nifty abilities ("Do...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
