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Children's Book Illustration:
She's Wearing A Dead Bird on Her Head!
by Kathryn Lasky and Illustrated by David Catrow

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This visual interpretative analysis is designed by Kay E. Vandergrift

What does this illustration communicate to viewers?

Study the sample illustration from: She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky and Illustrated by David Catrow. (New York: Hyperion, 1995.) It is best to examine the entire book to see the interrelationships established among the illustrations and text.

Choose the answer that reflects your interpretation of the illustration:

• The women inside the house are expressing a genuine sense of shock and surprise.
  
• This is a very funny image with some silly juxtapositions.
  
• Gossip.
  
• Hats will play a major role in the story.
  

It is important to read the accompanying text to this illustration after you decide your interpretation.

To examine additional information on Harriet L. Hemenway.

To examine information on David Catrow.

To examine biographical resources on Kathryn Lasky.

Examine a list of links to bird sites for the birds identified in the book?

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Created September 1, 1998 Last Reviewed and Updated October 12, 1999