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Warm as Wool

When Betsy Ward's family moves to Ohio from Connecticut in 1803, she brings along a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she can gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her children warm. Based upon a true story. product photo
Grade level: K     1     2     3     4     5     
Scope: all states
Academic Subject: Arts
Home Skills/Consumer Science
Social Studies
Agricultural Content: Animal Systems
Animal Husbandry/Production/Care
Sheep and Goats
Fibers/Clothing/Textiles
American Agricultural History
Author: Scott Russell Sanders
Illustrator: Helen Cogancherry
Publisher: Bradbury Press, New York
Copyright:
Reviewer Comments: A good book for referencing the historical aspects of making clothing.
Resource ID: 2935
Source: http://www.amazon.com
Media 1:
It's a Book media type.
URL: Website
ISBN: 0-02-778139-9
Pages: 15
Bound: Hardcover