![]() ![]() You can expand upon them, or add your own twist. ![]() You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. (We read this book before we started providing craft ideas, but check out the video above for a craft idea and explanation at the end!) (We read this book before we started creating discussion topics in our reading guides.) In fact, she is so worried that she’s about to break out in. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. Why Because the other kids at her school don’t like them. Hear and see this book read aloud on YouTube by one of our volunteers, including a craft at the end! SYNOPSIS Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in.a bad case of stripes! Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. On the first day of school, Camilla finally decides what to wear and gets dressed, looks in the mirror, and realizes that she is covered in stripes of all colors. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Ĭamilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon tells the story of Camilla Cream, who loves lima beans but never eats them because she wants to fit in with her friends, who all hate lima beans. "What we have here is a bad case of stripes. Her case of stripes worsens and begins to extend to the world around her. So she decides to quit eating them, and, in doing so, she loses herself. Camilla loves lima beans but the other kids make fun of her for liking them. 5-9)” Retrieved from Kirkusreviews.Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Camilla develops a bad case of stripes because she refuses to eat lima beans. Shannon’s story is a good poke in the eye of conformity–imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky–and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale. Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them because the other kids in her school dont like them. It takes a little old lady with a handful of lima beans to set Camilla to rights. An environmental therapist suggests she breathe deeply, and become one with your room.” Camilla melts into the wall. Her schoolmates call out designs and Camilla’s skin reacts: polka dots, the American flag–“poor Camilla was changing faster than you could change channels on a T.V.” Specialists are called in, as experts, healers, herbalists, and gurus. She wakes up one morning covered head to toe with party-colored stripes–not the state of affairs aspired to by a conventionalist, but it’s only the beginning of her troubles. Review: “Camilla Cream wants to fit in, so she conforms, denying herself the things she craves–lima beans, for example–if the other kids frown upon them. Standard Retrieved from Common Core State Standard Initiatives on December 1st, 2018: The book could also be used as a great hook, being that 6th graders can relate to trying to fit in as was Camilla in the book. So, for this standard I chose to use the book “A Bad Case of Stripes” for students to practice determining the central idea of the book using supporting details and then using our knowledge to determine the main idea of a more difficult text. Why Because the other kids in her school don't like them. One of the worst I've ever seen' Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. 2000 Synopsis: 'What we have here is a bad case of stripes. Determining the theme or central idea of text with supporting details can sometimes be difficult for students, especially when they don’t comprehend the material that they are reading. ISBN: Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Date (s) Used: Jan. The book “A Bad Case of Stripes” would be a perfect way to teach this standard. In fact, she’s so worried that she’s about to break out in…a bad case of stripes! Retrieved from on December 1st, 2018: ĭetermine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. Why? Because the other kids in her school don’t like them. One of the worst I’ve ever seen!” Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Summary: “What we have here is a bad case of stripes. ![]()
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