eyeglasses

When she starts fourth grade, Kate loves school, until a new girl is given her front-row seat in class and Kate discovers that she needs glasses.

When Nan the mermaid looks at her friend Dolphin and thinks she sees a sea monster, her friends realize that she needs glasses.

Discusses the history and development of eyeglasses; includes a brief explanation of how the eye works and the vision problems that glasses can correct.

When Wagner's eye test shows that he needs glasses, it takes him a little while--and some help from his friends--to adjust to his new look.

When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too.

Nick describes what happened when he went to the optometrist to get glasses.

Discusses some reasons why people need to wear glasses, the steps in getting glasses, the teasing one sometimes receives with a change in looks, and the possibility that glasses occasionally break.

Six-year-old Karen starts school and soon has to wear glasses. She must decide whether she will wear her new glasses for the school picture or not.

Briefly describes how our eyes work, various vision problems, and how glasses can help us see better.

While assisting her father, an estate and antiques dealer, teenaged Misty discovers a journal and pair of glasses that allow her to see ghosts, including those of pirates who founded her New England town and who are seeking a golden statue with mystical powers.