Princess Alopecia [Hardcover]

Yaacov Peterseil (Author), Avi Katz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

In a faraway town where every has long, beautiful hair, Pincess Allopecia, or Alo as everyone calls her, prepares for he leading role in the Rapunzel Festival. Alo has the longest, lovliest and most beautiful hair of everyone.

But one morning, Alo sees a clump of hair on her pillow. Soon she is losing more and more hair. How can she let down her hair at the Rapunzel Festival she wonders? But her teacher, along with her classmates, teach Alo a lesson in friendship and sensitivity she will long remember.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-A girl named Alopecia lives in a town called Follicle. Every year she plays Rapunzel in the town festival, but when her beautiful long hair starts to fall out, her role is in jeopardy and she worries about being teased by her classmates. When the teacher explains the girl's problem to the class, they all agree to cut off their hair and donate it to be used in the play. Although youngsters who are afflicted with alopecia (according to the author, this scalp disease affects more than four million people in the United States) are undoubtedly embarrassed, afraid, and angry, this book will not do much to allay those feelings. The writing is stiff and self-conscious, the resolution is quite unrealistic, and the illustrations are cartoony. The fairy-tale treatment doesn't work here; children would be better served by a straightforward explanation.-Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NY

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From the Publisher

This book includs an introduction about Alopecia, a term used to describe partial or complete recurring hair loss. Over four million children suffer from some form of Alopecia. This book will help them...as well as teachers, students, friends, and relatives...to understand and cope with this problem.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 29 pages
• Publisher: Simcha Media Group (NJ) (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943706262
• ISBN-13: 978-0943706269
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely enhanced throughout with supportive artwork, September 12, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess Alopecia (Paperback)

Winner of the Gold Triangle Awards 2000 of the American Academy of Dermatology, Princess Alopecia by Yaacov Peterseil is the story of Alopecia, a young woman with long, beautiful hair. Yet when her hair suddenly begins to fall out Alopecia feels horrible about herself, and about losing her chance to play Princess Rapunzel in the school play! Her teacher sees what is happening and calls a class meeting to make Alopecia feel better. A heartwarming story written especially for children ages 6 through 10 who find themselves having to deal with the condition of alopecia, Princess Alopecia is nicely enhanced throughout with the supportive artwork of Avi Katz.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, February 8, 2010

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M. Lee "TeacherMomOf2" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess Alopecia (Hardcover)

My daughters & I love this book! My 3 year old has lost much of her hair due to alopecia and this is a great book for very young kids & older kids, too.