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The Prince Has a Boo-Boo
There is excitement in the court when the little prince bumps his head and needs a Band-Aid.
24 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1989
About the author
Harriet Ziefert
691 books56 followersHarriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
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November 29, 2013
I did not really enjoy this book at all. It was very short and I did not see the purpose of the story. The whole book is about a prince falling and needing a Band-Aid then everyone around the house run around searching for the Band-Aid then they finally find one and put it on the prince. There is no lesson in the story so there is no point in teaching or introducing this story in the classroom. There is no important plot or plow twists or anything of any important value. It did not really give me any kind of reaction or laughing or crying. I was not happy or sad; the story did not get my emotions going at all. At the end I was just thinking oh, they found a band-aid, about time but I was pretty sure that the prince was going to be fine regardless.
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