Scritch Scratch

by Miriam Moss

Los par?sitos son plantas o animales que en alguna etapa de su vida obtienen su alimento de otro ser vivo, que recibe el nombre de hu?sped. Los piojos son par?sitos externos que se alimentan de la... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439368359
• ISBN13: 9780439368353
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Zany drawings and a rollicking story line

A tiny insect craws into a classroom and soon the whole class is scratching. It's hard to imagine how a picturebook on head lice can be whimsical and fun, but even parents who have suffered through an outbreak will find the zany drawings and rollicking story line to be fun.

Uh-Oh, Itchy Head.....

"One day a tiny insect, no bigger than a freckle, crawled into Ms. Calypso's classroom. Nobody noticed..." She took a look around, saw Ms Calypso's "cascading curls," dove through the air, and landed, making a nice little home for herself and her tiny eggs. Pretty soon Ms Calypso began to scritch scratch, and soon her entire class was scritching and scratching as the head-lice scampered from head to head to head. Mr Trout, the principal, sent a note home: "Please comb special conditioner through your children's hair and make it so slippery that all the head lice slide into the bath water and float away." The treatment worked perfectly. "There was not a single louse in sight. They were all gone. Well, all except one!" Poor Ms Calypso lived alone, and had no one to help her condition and comb, and soon, the whole class was scritching and scratching all over again. This time Mr Trout sent the note home, and then volunteered to help Ms Calypso with her hair. They fell in love and got married, and there hasn't been a scritch or a scratch ever since...well at least not in Mrs Trout's room..... It's hard to believe that anyone could author an appealing story about head-lice infestation, but Miriam Moss and illustrator, Delphine Durand seem to have accomplished the impossible. Ms Moss' engaging and entertaining text takes the mystery and stigma out of the head-lice issue, as she shows that anyone can be a victim. Ms Durand's bold, bright, and busy cartoon-like illustrations enhance the story, and are filled will expression, vibrant color, playful humor and eye-catching detail. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, Scritch Scratch is a clever, funny romp that takes a lousy topic and makes light of it with fact instead of fiction.