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Citation:
Polacco, P. (1994). My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Lexile Score: AD480L
Summary:
This story is
about a little girl who hates her older brother. No matter what they do he
always seems to beat her at everything, which makes the little girl really
upset. Finally, the little girl is about to beat her brother at something, but
at an unhealthy cost.
Evaluation:
Overall I would say this book is not of high quality.
Although the storyline is great and relatable to students as many students have
siblings, I feel this book encourages sibling rivalry, and once the rivalry has
stopped, one of the siblings got hurt. I feel if students were to see this book
it would give them ideas on how to beat their sibling instead of taking away
the message where rivalry isn’t healthy.
Although I don’t believe the book is high quality the
images are decide. They are colorful and eye-popping, but most of all they
really bring the characters to life. The downfall of the images is they are not
diverse and they are stereotypical. The characters are white, clean, well-off
looking people. The siblings also look very much alike, which is today’s modern
society, that is not the case because many siblings are half siblings.
Literary Elements:
Characters: Grandma,
Brother, Sister
Tone: upset, confrontation, judgmental,
second chances
Conflict: The brother and
sister are also trying to beat one another
Mini Lesson:
For this book I would also include other books about siblings
that are positive. I would emphasize how important it is to not be in competition
with your siblings and that even though siblings can be mean or annoying they
still really love you.
Age: 5+ w/ Adult
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