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Children's Nonfiction Exploration & Discovery

The Biography of Cotton

by (author) Carrie Gleason

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Oct 2005
Category
Exploration & Discovery, Clothing & Dress, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778725169
    Publish Date
    Oct 2005
    List Price
    $10.95
  • 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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