eyeglasses

In 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia, Felicity helps the irritable Mrs. Burnie do laundry and learns a secret that seems to explain her behavior. Includes notes on the history of eyeglasses and instructions for making a pair of lorgnettes, glass lenses attached to elegant handles.

Winnie the witch has trouble navigating crowded skies, so she tries changing her broomstick into other means of transportation, until she discovers what she really needs.

Cromwell the rabbit is clumsy and slow until he gets glasses.

Discusses sight, including how the human eye works, how some animal eyes work, and how people without sight or poor sight live.

Princess Peepers decides to shed her glasses after the other princesses make fun of her; but after several mishaps during the course of the day, she has to admit that she really does need her glasses.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal which animals might enjoy different sorts of eyewear, from fancy glasses for a snake to swimming goggles for a shark.

Susan discovers that the eye exam does not hurt at all and it also results in glasses which help her see much better.

Because Kate is the quiet one compared to her four noisy brothers and sisters, her parents are slow to notice that she is near-sighted and needs glasses.

Ronald has many humorous mishaps until he gets a pair of eyeglasses. Includes a note for adults about children's eye problems.

At first upset about having to wear glasses and an eye patch to correct her lazy eye, five-year-old Becca soon discovers that her new accessories allow her to take on such roles as a ballerina-pirate and a private eye.