A brand-new hOle book for a brand-new edition of my book club! Left-Out Paru is a book that struck a chord with me because even though I’m not left-handed, I’ve thought about lots of things designed for right-handed people. Scissors. Cameras. Desks. Here’s what we’ll do as we read this book by Bijal Vachharajani and Rajiv Eipe (two left-handed creators) at my book club next month!
Being Left-Handed
What words and phrases do we know that favour right-handed people? We’ll do a vocabulary quiz to find out! Some words come from languages other than English; it’ll be fun to explore a range of languages, including our mother tongues!
Using Our Non-Dominant Hand
A lot of left-handers can do a surprising number of things with their right hands! Let’s see how quickly we can write, draw and cut with our non-dominant hand!
Lists
Just like Paru in the story, I love lists! As we read, we’ll use her list titles as prompts to write lists of our own–things we can’t bear, things we’re constantly told, famous lefties … I’m sure this will be entertaining!
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Left-Out Paru is the twenty-third hOle book we’re be reading at my book club! I love this series; it’s perfect for children moving from picture books to chapter books. The friendly font, the large illustrations, and of course, the hole in the corner make this series a treat!
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