Rough-Face Girl
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Published: 1998
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"Rough-Face Girl," a retelling of a traditional Algonquin story by David Shannon, follows the journey of a young girl who faces great challenges due to her physical appearance, marred by the flames of her family's past. Despite the mockery from her sisters and others in the village, she possesses a deep inner strength and wisdom. When the mysterious invisible Indian chief seeks a bride, many aspire to win his heart, but only the Rough-Face Girl can see his true self, revealing the beauty that lies within. Her courage and authenticity ultimately lead her to love and acceptance. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.
This book was published in 1998 by Perfection Learning .
David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children. His picture books include the best-sellers No, David! and David Goes To School which received numerous starred reviews.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Georgia Children's Book Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.
Virginia Readers Choice Award - Primary School
This book was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
Black-Eyed Susan Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.
Golden Sower Award - Grades K-2
This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Golden Sower Award.
Golden Sower Award - Primary
This book was recognised in the Primary category of the Golden Sower Award . Just as The Sower sows seeds, symbolizing the agriculture, life and prosperity of the state, the The Golden Sower Award seeks to sow seeds of literacy in children by encouraging them to read. The award became affiliated with the Nebraska Library Association as a committee under the School, Children and Young Peoples Section of the NLA in 1985. In 2016, the committee revised the categories of books in order to better describe the generally intended reading levels of the program. The three categories are now: Picture Books: (formerly Primary) generally appropriate for K-2 children; Chapter Books: (formerly Intermediate) intended to be appropriate for grades 3-5; Novel: (formerly young adult) appropriate for grades 6-8. In 2023, the committee revised and renamed the categories, keeping similar grade level designations, but adding an additional category targeted at high school readers. Each year, thousands of Nebraskas youth participate in the Golden Sower Award by reading titles, talking about the books with others, holding book battles, voting for their favorites, and throwing celebrations for the winners.