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.
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