Children's Nonfiction Exploration & Discovery
The Biography of Cotton
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- Exploration & Discovery, Clothing & Dress, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778725169
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $10.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778724803
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $25.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 10
- Grade: 5
Description
From plant to T-shirt, this intriguing new book follows the history of this natural fiber from its earliest beginnings in Pakistan and Peru to its world-wide use today. Color photos and maps describe the plant itself as well as where and how it is produced. Historic black and white images help tell the real story of the early cotton trade highlighting slavery, child labor, and the manufacturing process.
About the author
Carrie Gleason est auteure et éditrice. Elle a écrit quatre des livres de la collection Le Canada vu de près soient Ressources naturelles, Colombie-Britannique, Nouvelle-Écosse et Nunavut. Carrie habite Toronto, en Ontario.
Carrie Gleason is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She has written three previous books in the Canada Close Up (Le Canada vu de près) series: British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Nunavut (Colombie-Britannique, Nouvelle-Écosse et Nunavut).
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Canada Close Up: Nunavut
Canada Close Up: British Columbia
Le Canada vu de près : Colombie-Britannique
