description: Key Features Description Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. Camilla Cream is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes! Worse yet, she seems to change colors to match whatever is happening around her. When the class says the Pledge of Allegiance, she turns red, white, and blue! Instead of blending in, she's standing out. Specialists are called but the situation goes from bad to worse. Isn't there anyone who can help Camilla remember what it means to be herself? ... Show More Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. Camilla Cream is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes! Worse yet, she seems to change colors to match whatever is happening around her. When the class says the Pledge of Allegiance, she turns red, white, and blue! Instead of blending in, she's standing out. Specialists are called but the situation goes from bad to worse. Isn't there anyone who can help Camilla remember what it means to be herself? Sure to invite discussion, this is an engaging book that imaginatively explores the risks of trying to be like everyone else. Product Details Item #: NTS907955 9780439079556 Paperback Book 32 Comedy and Humor 2 - 3 Lexile® AD610L Guided Reading GR Level P DRA 34 - 38 ACR 3.8 Key Features Item #: NTS907955 9780439079556 Paperback Book 32 Comedy and Humor 2 - 3 Lexile® AD610L Guided Reading GR Level P DRA 34 - 38 ACR 3.8
language: English
title: A Bad Case of Stripes
titlecomplete: A Bad Case of Stripes
genres: Fantasy, Kids, Picture Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Humor, Food, Family, School, Fiction
ratings_count: 83662
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Picture Book, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades K-3, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Primary, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: North Carolina Children's Book Award
publisher: Scholastic, Inc