Chicken Sunday
Publication Information
Author:  Polacco, Patricia	Illustrator:  Polacco, Patricia
Title:  Chicken Sunday	Date:  1992
Publisher:  Philomel	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-22133-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Two African-American boys and their white friend, a girl, try to earn enough money to buy Miss Eula Mae the Easter bonnet she's been longing for. The children befriend a Jewish shopkeeper who helps them succeed.
Teaching Ideas:
Based on some of her childhood experiences, Polacco's Chicken Sunday can elicit discussions on prejudice and misunderstanding, on love and acceptance--especially among ethnicities and races, and on the way communities can divide and heal. Teachers may want to ask why Polacco juxtaposed realistic photographs with whimsical faces and objects. This is a wonderful book to read aloud or to use with other books about communities, such as Levine's Pearl Moscowitz. Polacco: falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/polacco.htm and www.patriciapolacco.com
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Ethnic Groups > Jewish Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > love Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > resourcefulness Family > children Religion/Philosophy Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > prejudice Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations Communities > multicultural

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