i loved this book i always enjoyed patricia polacco's books i read them when i was in 5th grade so all of them are amazing
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
By Patricia Polacco
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades P - 3 | Grades 1 - 4 | M | 3.3 | 1308 |
There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something -- anything -- to show him up, she finds out just what wishes -- and rotten redheaded older brothers -- can really do. Patricia Polacco's boldly and exuberantly painted pictures tell a lively and warmhearted tale of comic one-upsmanship and brotherly love.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN-13: 9780780786141
ISBN-10: 0780786149
Published on 9/1/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 32
Book Reviews (3)
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I really liked the way that this book was made because Patricia and Richard had a disagreement, but one night Patricia's bubbie sat beside her and they both saw a shooting star, so her bubbie showed Patricia how to make a wish when you see a wishing star, then Patricia knew how to get her brother back.Patricia stayed up and looked through the window until she saw a wishing star she did the same thing that her bubbie did.She wished that she could do anything better than her rotten redheaded older brother and she did, she went on a carousel like 30 times and fell down because she was so dizzy and she woke up with her grandpa, grandma, and her mother all sitting beside her and her mother said that she had a fright and that her brother carried her all the way home and her brother said "that's what big brothers are for". I liked this book because Patricia and Richard were no longer fighting at the end of the book.
I really liked the outcome of this book. It had a great theme, and taught me a new lesson. The Main Character , Trisha, has a brother named Richie. Her Brother can virtually do everything better than she can. But one day, her grandmother, Bubbie, taught her how to make a wish, the unthinkable happened. I thought this book had a great lesson, and it caused me to think of my brother differently. Instead of always beating him in races and bragging that I'm the best, I let him win more races and treat him with my respect.