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Elena’s Serenade

Title: Elena’s Serenade
Author: Campbell Geeslin
Illustrator: Ana Juan
Publisher: Atheneum Books (2004)
ISBN: 9780689849084
 
Elena longs to follow in her father’s footsteps to become a glassblower. His response is disheartening, “Whoever heard of a girl glassblower?” But Elena is undeterred and she disguises herself as a boy. With her new identity and her hard work she becomes a successful apprentice in a glass factory. “Desperate to share her talent with her father, Elena blows out a giant bird and flies home, and Papa soon realises how special she is.”
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Achieve the Core: Elena’s Serenade Literacy Lesson
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Explore a wide range of jobs and challenge preconceptions
Scholastic: I Can Do Anything Lesson Plan
British Council: How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls
Scottish Government: Gender Equality – A Toolkit for Education Staff
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Explore a wide range of jobs that challenge preconceptions
Ana Juan Official Website
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