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4) Glasses
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Publication Date
[2021]
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Description
"A nonfiction 'biography' of glasses, an everyday object that has become ubiquitous, starting with the discovery of the magnifying properties of glass through the development of the eye chart, plastic lenses, and contact lenses"-- Provided by publisher.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 18
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Junie B. thinks first grade is a flop when her kindergarten friend Lucille prefers the company of twins Camille and Chenille and Junie B. needs glasses.
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Sixth grade is not going well for Calliope Meadow Anderson. Callie's hair is frizzy, her best friend, Ellen, is acting weird, and to top things off, she has to get glasses. And her new specs aren't even cute, trendy glasses--more like hideously large and geeky. But Callie soon discovers that her glasses have a special, magical perk...
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Wearing glasses for the first time doesn't have to be scary. Readers learn what it's like to wear glasses and how it helps improve one's vision. The sensitive tone promotes acceptance and understanding of those who wear glasses, helping young readers become more empathetic toward their peers. It is also relatable for those who already wear glasses and is comforting to those preparing to receive their first pair of glasses. The illustrated characters,...
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"Karen has to get glasses--two pairs! One pair for reading and one for all the time. Karen does not want glasses. Her school pictures are going to be taken soon! But Karen has to...so she picks out some pretty pink and blue ones. Karen thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky calls her Four-eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. But Karen is not a wimp! Glasses or no glasses--that Ricky is going...
11) Knit-knotters
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Series
Stella and the Night Sprites volume 1
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Stella discovers that her new glasses are magic, allowing her to see the knit-knotters--night sprites that are flitting around town tyeing knots in children's hair so they need haircuts--and when a conversation with one of them, Trixie, reveals the reason, Stella comes up with a plan to deal with the mischievous fairies.
12) Vision disorders
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This book provides information on the causes, treatment, and history of vision disorders.
13) New glasses
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Based on the hit Nick Jr. TV show, this Level 1 reader, which comes with a sheet of stickers, follows Peppa as she goes to the eye doctor and takes an eye test.
14) The patch
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At first upset about having to wear glasses and an eye patch to correct her lazy eye, five-year-old Becca soon discovers that her new accessories allow her to take on such roles as a ballerina-pirate and a private eye.
16) Tooth bandits
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Stella and the Night Sprites volume 2
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Stella hopes to use her magic glasses to see the Tooth Fairy, but instead she sees Piper, the Tooth Bandit, a type of night sprite that steals the coins left for children and uses them to decorate their scooters--so Stella comes up with a different kind of decoration for the bandits.
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Cupcake diaries volume 14
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
133 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Worrying about her fashion prospects when she learns that she has to get both braces and glasses, Mia receives help from her stylish mom and is reassured by her Cupcake Club friends that she is still the same old Mia.
18) Carla's glasses
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Series
Carla (Debbie Herman) volume 2
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Carla loves to be different, and welcomes the idea of wearing glasses, Buster likes to blend in, but it turns out that he is the one who needs them--so Carla comes up with a plan to help Buster and his glasses fit in.




