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David Shannon's book is about a girl who wakes up with A Bad Case of Stripes. The first day of school can be hard for anyone, but when Camilla wakes up covered in stripes she finds out just how hard it can actually be. If only Camilla didn't care so much about what everyone else thought and was happy being herself, her school year wouldn't have started with such wild ailments.

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David Shannon's book is about a girl who wakes up with A Bad Case of Stripes. The first day of school can be hard for anyone, but when Camilla wakes up covered in stripes she finds out just how hard it can actually be. If only Camilla didn't care so much about what everyone else thought and was happy being herself, her school year wouldn't have started with such wild ailments.

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A Bad Case of Stripes

By: David Shannon


In David Shannons A Bad Case of Stripes, Camilla Cream works hard to fit in. The first day of school can be hard for anyone, but when Camilla wakes up covered in stripes she find out just how hard it can actually be. If only Camilla didnt care so much about what everyone else thought and was happy being herself, her school year wouldnt have started with such wild ailments.

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Discussion Questions: Why does Camilla not eat lima beans? What would you do if someone came to school that was different from you? How does the lady at the end of the book help Camilla? Language Arts: Cause and effect activity: Create a flipbook on which the outside of the book has the cause and the inside has the effect. Write about a time when you were trying to fit in, so you did something that you wouldnt normally do. Drama/ Social Studies/ Character Development: Character Counts activity with bullying and acceptance. Have students do a readers theater created by the school social worker, character counts program, or teacher to help students see the negative and positive sides of interaction between different types of students. Art: Students can draw a picture of an ailment that might happen to them if theyre having a day like Camilla. Science: Growing lima beans. Start with 3 lima bean sprouts. Using the scientific method, the three lima bean sprouts will be treated in three different ways to find out which way grows the lima bean the best. Tie this into treating people the way they need to be treated in order for them to grow.
Other books by David Shannon Other books of interest The Rain Came Down Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Duck on a Bike The Lima Bean Monster by Dan Yaccarino How Georgie Radbourne Saved Baseball Big Chickens by Leslie Helakosi Good Boy, Fergus! Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann Oops! Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell Websites of interest: David Shannon on Scholastic- which includes interviews from and information about David Shannon and BrainPopwhich includes many informational short videos including the scientific method, growing plants, and bullying, among others.

Shannon, David. A Bad Case of Stripes. New York: Blue Sky Press: 1998. Germ File created by: Kori Boyer and Melissa Wingate

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