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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.

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