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Author: Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
Description: Join LeVar as anchor of a wild and wacky news report, "Headline News-all the news from the neck up"! Inspired by THE LADY WITH THE SHIP ON HER HEAD, viewers will visit the biggest barbershop in the world and get a sneak preview of a hot new music video.
Activity Suggestion: Locate a copy of JENNIE'S HAT by Ezra Jack Keats to read aloud. Discuss different types of head coverings, i.e. bonnets, caps with ear covers, caps with bills, football helmets, stocking hats, straw hats, etc. Discuss how their shapes, decorations and structural qualities relate to who wears them and when they are worn.
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