I really enjoyed this book by Patricia Polacco. It was a great story about two girls being raised in an Amish family. Naomi wants something fancy to brighten up their plain everyday lives on an Amish farm. One day se finds a unique egg and puts it in a nest in her hen house. When the chick hatches it is very different and fancy from the other chicks. When the elders come for a visit, Naomi hides the special bird becasue she is afraid it will be shunned. The bird gets out and the Elders are delighted by something as beautiful as this bird, which turns out to be a Peacock.
This book was very well written and illustrated. I think it would be an excellent book to have in class to define your own personal values. Naomi wanted something fancy, but in the Amish culture they are all about being plain. Naomi didn't want to be shunned from her community just like she didn't want the beautiful creature to be shunned. Naomi was very excited to hear the Elders approve of her beautiful bird and she even got her white cap which is what she wanted all along.
This book would also be great to use when studying communities. The Amish community is very different from the communities that the students would be used to seeing. I know I had so many questions when I was little and we would drive through Amish country on the way to visit my grandma. This book will give students an insight to different cultures that are right here in the United States.
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