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The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School
by
Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author),
Ard Hoyt
Zoe Fleefenbacher has one blue eye and one green eye and bright red hair that goes on . . . forever. Her hair has always been unruly, but now she is in first grade and according to her teacher, Ms. Trisk, “first grade has rules.” It takes countless barrettes and scrunchies to finally hold Zoe’s hair. But when it can help with an uncooperative science lesson, will Ms. Trisk...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 23rd 2009
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Zoe Fleefenbacher has gloriously wild red hair, with a mind of its own. Without any help from Zoe her hair is a master at multi-tasking. It often simultaneously performs many tasks: turning on the TV, petting the cat, working on the computer, and pouring a glass of juice. When Zoe enters first grade, her teacher Ms. Trisk quickly informs her “School has rules. . . No wild hair in my class!” Despite Ms Trisk’s attempts at getting it under control, Zoe’s hair just won’t be tamed. No amount of disc...more
Zoe Fleefenbacher has bright red, wild, amazing hair that can do all kinds of things, like play with the cat, brush her teeth, and turn on the television all at the same time. Zoe’s hair has a life of its own and her parents and Kindergarten teacher think its great.
But Ms. Trisk, Zoe’s first grade teacher, is all about rules and order. Wild hair has no place in her class. How will Zoe cope?
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School is a very cute book with vibrant illustrations. The things Zoe...more
But Ms. Trisk, Zoe’s first grade teacher, is all about rules and order. Wild hair has no place in her class. How will Zoe cope?
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School is a very cute book with vibrant illustrations. The things Zoe...more
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Sep 05, 2011
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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3 of 5 stars
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I didn't care for this story as much as I thought I would. I like the idea of hair with a mind of its own, but I felt that the illustrations just gave her too much hair. However, the story is really about working with someone uncooperative as opposed to fighting them. Zoe's kindergarten teacher understood this, but Ms. Trisk, the first grade teacher, didn't. You could say that Zoe's hair was like an ADD/ADHD child. Restraining it would only make the situation worse. Zoe understood that she could...more
This would be a fun book to read to new first graders when talking about the difference between first grade and kindergarten. Is also a good book to spark conversations about what makes children unique. The language and illustrations make this a fun read aloud.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2—Zoe has a glorious bright red mane. In fact, her "wild and beautiful" hair seems to have a mind of its own, performing various tasks (it can "turn on the TV, pour a glass of juice, pet the ca...more
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2—Zoe has a glorious bright red mane. In fact, her "wild and beautiful" hair seems to have a mind of its own, performing various tasks (it can "turn on the TV, pour a glass of juice, pet the ca...more
Positively reviewed. (www.denverlibrary.org)
Zoe's hair creates quite the distraction for her first grade teacher. While Zoe is not bothered, her teacher is, and goes to some trouble to tame the bright red hair that certainly has a mind of its own. With her teacher unable to appreciate the beauty and excitement of the hair that so quickly invokes young readers' imagination, Zoe eventually finds herself a bit of an unwelcome member of her class. But then, the day is saved when Zoe is able to rescu...more
Zoe's hair creates quite the distraction for her first grade teacher. While Zoe is not bothered, her teacher is, and goes to some trouble to tame the bright red hair that certainly has a mind of its own. With her teacher unable to appreciate the beauty and excitement of the hair that so quickly invokes young readers' imagination, Zoe eventually finds herself a bit of an unwelcome member of her class. But then, the day is saved when Zoe is able to rescu...more
Dec 01, 2009
Lisa Vegan
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
first graders; 5-8 year olds; everybody who enjoys humorous picture books
As someone with unruly hair, although not as unruly (or talented or helpful or useful or amazing!!!) as Zoe’s, I got a real kick out of this book.
It’s very funny and clever and sweet and completely zany. It’s a terrific read aloud book. A mini astronomy lesson is included.
Zoe has parents and a kindergarten teacher who love Zoe and her remarkable hair. Unfortunately, when Zoe enters first grade, her new teacher is not only not impressed, but impatient and has no tolerance for Zoe’s hair. The teac...more
It’s very funny and clever and sweet and completely zany. It’s a terrific read aloud book. A mini astronomy lesson is included.
Zoe has parents and a kindergarten teacher who love Zoe and her remarkable hair. Unfortunately, when Zoe enters first grade, her new teacher is not only not impressed, but impatient and has no tolerance for Zoe’s hair. The teac...more
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Now here's a NY Times bestseller I can actually stand up and cheer for. I absolutely love this hilarious, zany and sweet story of Miss Zoe Fleffenbacher and her crazy-huge hair! The illustrations are fantastic and really add to the charm and humor of the story. The heart of the story is a familiar message in children's literature--be yourself and people will come to appreciate your unique spirit in time--but this is just such a creative and funny way to show it since Zoe's school teacher really,...more
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This is the first book I know of that the author Laurie Halse Anderson has written for younger kids and she's done it wonderfully! I love this book and its illustrations (Ard Hoyt). The story is about a girl Zoe who has this red hair that seems to have a mind of its own. Zoe enters first grade and her new teacher Ms. Trisk establishes that there can't be any wild hair in her class. Zoe tries everything to tame her hair with some success. Things change one day when Zoe's hair zaps out of the rubb...more
This was the CCBA nominee that our school librarian chose to read aloud to each class during the first week of school this year. Each year, she picks a new library theme based on a book, and the kids write creatively in response to the read aloud.
This was an entertaining story about a girl with an excessive amount of hair. While her teacher moans and groans about how obnoxious it is, she eventually learns that ZOe's hair has a wonderful place at school.
This was an entertaining story about a girl with an excessive amount of hair. While her teacher moans and groans about how obnoxious it is, she eventually learns that ZOe's hair has a wonderful place at school.
Zoe has wild, ginormous red hair that cannot be tamed. While her kindergarten teacher appreciated the help Zoe's hair gave, her first grade teacher insisted that Zoe contain her hair because "school has rules." She eventually comes around in the end when Zoe's hair helps her out during a solar system lesson. This is a cute and inventive book that I think I'd like to read to my future K-1 students - they'd get a kick out of it. I can almost hear them giggling now!
What a great story! I love the theme of learning to be yourself and discovering how everyone can help out in their own unique way. Embracing your creativity is also addressed, and in a day where art & music classes are being cut, I believe this lesson is increasingly essential to tell our kids.
Zoe's brilliant red hair tumbles over the pages and makes this story a very fun read-along. I highly recommend it!
Zoe's brilliant red hair tumbles over the pages and makes this story a very fun read-along. I highly recommend it!
I loved this book! Zoe has crazy red hair that has a mind of it's own and nobody can control. Everything is going well until she gets to first grade and her teacher is determined to teach Zoe's hair the rules of school. Zoe tries to go long with it until she learns how to use her hair to help her class. Kids will love this book, especially the illustrations of Zoe's hair.
Nov 05, 2011
Little Miss and the Legomeister
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5 of 5 stars
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When Zoe was a baby, she needed two strollers, one for her and one for her hair. Her hair was not just wild and beautiful; it acted like a sentient being. In kindergarten Zoe's hair was accepted and it did helpful things like erase the board and take out the trash. But Zoe's first grade teacher didn't allow wild hair in her class and attempted to restrict and contain it. Zoe's hair couldn't be contained and now did things like draw on the wall and release the class hamsters.
I loved Zoe's name. Z...more
I loved Zoe's name. Z...more
This book may be considred as a book award for 2012 and I personally liked the character Zoe FEefenbacher who has beautiful long hair. Teachers can read aloud the story and let students or children to think how they can set another solution for Zoe’s hair problem. This story is good to guide the students to think critically about problem-solving.
A silly story about a girl with some serious hair.
Although humorous - the ending seems contrived ... awkward ... and Zoe's hair, as funny (and hamster filled as it may be), is just too weird for me.
But still - for the many mother's who believe their daughter's hair has a mind of it's own, this story will have some seriously silly appeal.
Although humorous - the ending seems contrived ... awkward ... and Zoe's hair, as funny (and hamster filled as it may be), is just too weird for me.
But still - for the many mother's who believe their daughter's hair has a mind of it's own, this story will have some seriously silly appeal.
I didn't really like this book because there wasn't a very obvious theme to it. I don't know what kind of lesson I would read it for, but I guess it could be for entertainment. I think one of the themes could be "differences". Kids would probably find it funny that hair comes to life, but I don't think I would use it to teach anything.
I loved this book. The illustrations were beautiful and enhance the text. I enjoyed how Zoe's parents and initial teachers used Zoe's unique feature to hers and their advantage. And the lesson learned by her first grade teacher is one that many teachers need to learn. I would recommend it to all.
Zoe's has hair that goes on forever and forever! Everyone appreciates how helpful her hair can be, everyone that is, except her first grade teacher, Ms. Trisk. Eventually, the tide turns.
Cute book! However, the picture of the teacher reminded me of myself at times, and how I feel like I have a rigid schedule that I want to follow and am not always accepting of others and the ideas that they present. My goal is to be able to learn from others.
Cute book! However, the picture of the teacher reminded me of myself at times, and how I feel like I have a rigid schedule that I want to follow and am not always accepting of others and the ideas that they present. My goal is to be able to learn from others.
My youngest spotted this one at the library on our last visit and had time to read it while I was browsing the stacks. When she finished, she galloped up to me earnestly remarking that, "This one needs to go into the book back," for checkout. She was right, quite enjoyable with fun illustrations and a nice message about staying true to yourself.
Cute story about a girl with hair that acts on its own. Her teacher wanted it tamed, but try as she might, Zoe couldn't get her hair to behave. In the end, the hair saves the day in helping to juggle all the display planets to demonstrate how the solar system looks/works.
Zoe Fleefenbacher has LOTS of red hair. It cannot or will not be tamed...just one problem: there are rules. Zoe's first grade teacher, Ms. Trisk, says, "No wild hair in my class!". Zoe tries everything to contain it...until her wild, glorious, red hair saves the day!
Hair-larious. This first grader has hair with a life of its own, and you'll see what I mean when you read the book. My 7yo enjoyed looking for objects (and creatures) in the hair and watching to see what the hair would do next. A funny back to school romp.
Wow, didn't think this one would make it back to the library. Girl's hair has a life of its own. It does fine in kindergarten but meets a teacher without patience in the first grade. Despite efforts to tame the hair, its value is cherished in the end.
Read aloud K-2; Mockingbird; Love this! It reminds me of Landry's hair (my 8 year old). Her hair is the 5th member of our family and the reason I keep mine so short. Not enough time in the day to fix all of the HAIR in our family!
Apr 03, 2011
Jillian
marked it as to-read
I'm adding this book to my hypothetical-future-children-to-read list because any child who inherits genes from my husband and I will be blessed and cursed with impossibly crazy hair. Plus, it looks fun.
I'm a big fan of LHA's books, so bought this (among others) for my daughter. She loves it!
She also requests Thank You, Sarah regularly, even when it is nowhere near Thanksgiving.
She also requests Thank You, Sarah regularly, even when it is nowhere near Thanksgiving.
A well-written story paired with fun illustrations make for a nice book. The words and pictures work well together, saying no more than in necessary and respect each other's space.
hilarious pictures. I didn't like the way the teacher reacted to Zoe, but that could have happened in real life as there are bad teachers out there.
Apr 09, 2011
Caitlin Graves
added it
This book is about courage and accepting differences. Girls will love this book because boys could never be this proud of hair! This book can be helpful for a student that has anxiety about something as personal as their hair.
Loved this book~ It's a great title for kids whose talents don't always fit into traditional classrooms and need some support finding their own way.
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Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists.
Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes....more
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Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes....more
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