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K-3
Illustrated by
Nina Cuneo.
Clarissa can't sleep so she begins counting sheep...then alpacas (by twos), llamas (by fives), and yaks (by tens). Soon Clarissa's bedroom overflows with woolly animals; she unwinds their wool, subtracting them as she goes and ending up with a huge ball of yarn--perfect for knitting a cozy afghan. Although the cheerful, pattern-filled illustrations have appeal, the text introduces an ambitious number of concepts.
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K-3
How Is It Made? series.
Close-up color photos spill across the gutter to illustrate each step in the creation of the titular items, from raw agricultural material (cotton and wool, cacao beans, milk, peanuts) to final product. Two or three simple sentences add very basic but level-appropriate explanation to each spread's picture; curious young readers may seek out more substantive information. A few additional facts are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers these How Is It Made? titles: How Is a Sweater Made?, How Is Chocolate Made?, How Is Ice Cream Made?, and How Is Peanut Butter Made?.
40 pp.
| Gibbs Smith
| July, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4236-4728-7$14.99
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K-3
Lili Wool, an expressive lamb, likes to use her imagination...to the consternation of her herd. She finds a thread of wool and, holding it aloft, dances across the landscape using it in a gymnastics routine, to lasso "bad guys," etc. Unfortunately, the thread strips wool from an annoyed sheep. The slight tale is sharply illustrated in muted colors with simple black lines.
32 pp.
| Farrar
| March, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-374-32296-0$16.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Andrea U'Ren.
"'What are you doing?' the little girl asked." A young girl watches her mother care for their sheep throughout the year. The brief rhyming text highlights the stages of yarn production, from sheep shearing to spinning and dyeing wool. The final product: a warm sweater for the girl. The cozy illustrations capture the loving relationship between mother and daughter.
32 pp.
| Viking
| May, 2004
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TradeISBN 0-670-03683-8$$10.99
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PS
Using a few well-chosen words per double-page spread, each of these small books describes a different process. Moving from lamb to wool to yarn to knitting, Lamb shows the creation of two mittens. Seed portrays the cycle of a plant's life from seed to sunflower and back to seed. The attractive illustrations zoom in on various stages of each process. Review covers these titles: One Little Lamb and One Little Seed.
40 pp.
| Atheneum/Jackson
| March, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-689-85169-3$$15.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Stephanie Anderson.
An age-old process is the subject of a story in which sheep contribute wool to the creator of a textile picture of the flock. The sheep farmer's anonymity (she's referred to only as "the weaver") makes the process seem once-removed from reality, and the story has a drifting quality. Watercolor illustrations on a beginning page show the sheep morphing into the woven picture.
24 pp.
| Lerner
| March, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-8225-0716-1$$18.60
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K-3
Start to Finish series.
Color photos and simple text characterize the books in this series designed for beginning readers. Children interested in these topics will find the illustrations helpful, but those seeking detailed information will need to look elsewhere. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Start to Finish titles: From Egg to Chicken, From Kernel to Corn, and From Sheep to Sweater.]
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PS
Illustrated by
Nadine Bernard Westcott.
In his third book, lanky Farmer Brown shears his sheep and then takes the wool to be carded, spun, and dyed, all the while unaware of the unrest fomenting amongst his now-shivering sheep. When he finally realizes their plight, he sits down to knit the yarn into colorful sweaters. This book is distinguished by the energy and humor of the illustrations and the charm of the rhyming text. It's also informative on the process: raw wool to cardigans.
32 pp.
| Whitman
| September, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8075-0654-0$$15.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Tim Coffey.
Lalo the lamb wants a red sweater like the shepherd boy's. Misunderstanding his mother's instructions, he washes, spins, and dyes his own wool--with messy results. At each step, the boy rescues him, and Lalo learns that companionship trumps materialism. With its bright, serene illustrations and utter lack of guile, this story is sweet and simple.