hair

While practicing her clarinet for the upcoming band concert, reluctantly agreeing to a new hairstyle, and competing with a rival fourth grade class in kite flying, Katie anxiously wonders when the magic wind will transform her into someone else. Includes kite flying tips.

Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.

Explores the way we inherit the color of our hair through our genes, and what hair colors are most and least common.

Depicts how people have viewed, worn, and changed their hairstyles throughout history and in various cultures.

Discusses how crime scene investigators collect, use, and analyze hairs and fibers using microscopes, DNA databases, and police profiles, and includes a glossary.

Uses rhyme to tell of the many animals in and adventures that go on in a man's long hair.

Known for her lovely hair, Melissa wants to be seen as beautiful for something other than her appearance.

Young Emily Blair is unhappy with her straight hair, until she finds just the right style for it.

Pete and his Dad do everything together in the morning except comb their hair, but when Dad shaves off the last few stragglers it takes Pete some time to adjust to his father's new look.

Three short stories feature Kevin, who doesn't want a haircut, Ramon, whose friends agree that hair problems can make you scream, and Helen, who is interested in everyone's hair.