The Pirate of Kindergarten

 

Title: The Pirate of Kindergarten

Author: George Ella Lyon

Illustrated: Lynn Avril

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

The book,  The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon was a great book. Initially when I picked up the book I thought it was something else, but I was pleasantly pleased with the selection. I feel that the book touched on things that are important in a kindergartners life. As a future teacher I know there will some students in my classroom who are not able to see and being so young, they may not know that something is wrong. I think this book addressed the issue in such a way that you could read it to the class or even to individual students to bring up the topic. Not only is is a good way to bring up the topic but to help a student who may have just started wearing a patch or glasses and feeling self conscious about it.
This is a great book to talk about diversity and how we are all different as the front page says "for everyone who sees the world differently." I would definitely use it as a resource.

Not only do I think the story was great but the illustrations that went along were also very important to the books meaning. I think that by adding the seeing doubles students who are not having the problem will be able to see the world through a classmates eyes. For the young children they may not understand what the theme of the story is by being read to but with the addition of the pictures, it brings the story full circle.

This book is great and a must read for young readers