Audiobook37 minutes
Big Wig
Written by Kathleen Krull
Narrated by Eliza Foss
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
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About this audiobook
By blending historical details with "amusing anecdotes that put flesh and blood on dry literary bones," best-selling kids author Kathleen Krull "knows exactly how to captivate her audience" (Publishers Weekly). In this playful look at hair, Krull draws upon centuries of hairy history-including the fake beards of Egyptian queens, the hair-filled medicine of the Incas, and the diverse wigs of Queen Elizabeth I-to show just how hair-brained people can be.
Author
Kathleen Krull
Kathleen Krull (1952–2021) was the author of over 100 books, including No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader; A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull; Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought); The Only Woman in the Photo; and other acclaimed biographies for young readers. Visit her website at KathleenKrull.com.
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Rating: 3.8461538461538463 out of 5 stars
4/5
13 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a fantastic and quirky look at the history of hair about which there is not much available for the children's non-fiction section. Starting from an African prehistory with monkey's sitting under hairdryers, and a Marilyn Monro lookalike cavewoman this is not an entirely accurate story! The Nigerians are covered, as are the Eyptians with their false beards, the Mayans, Indians, Irish, Scottish, Greeks, Romans and England's Queen Elizabeth. The book travels through Iraq, Japan, France, Peru, the United States, Venice, China, Vienna and Mexico. Ending with the punk style and the most expensive haircut ever, this is an entertaining story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A fascinating and entertaining world history of hair.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a fantastic and quirky look at the history of hair about which there is not much available for the children's non-fiction section. Starting from an African prehistory with monkey's sitting under hairdryers, and a Marilyn Monro lookalike cavewoman this is not an entirely accurate story! The Nigerians are covered, as are the Eyptians with their false beards, the Mayans, Indians, Irish, Scottish, Greeks, Romans and England's Queen Elizabeth. The book travels through Iraq, Japan, France, Peru, the United States, Venice, China, Vienna and Mexico. Ending with the punk style and the most expensive haircut ever, this is an entertaining story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This hilarious book is packed with information about the history of hair. It's organized as a chronological timeline that is easy for young readers to understand. This book could easily be read in chunks, or straight through. My students begged me to read it straight through-- they loved the anecdotes about philosphers trying to cure baldness with goat pee and details about how the first blow dryer was invented. Many prominent historical figures appear (Joan of Arc, Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth I, John Lennon among them), so this is also possible to use as a biographical study. This book really excites students about the potentials for nonfiction.