Threads: Wool (Threads) - Softcover

Annabelle Dixon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713636521 ISBN 13: 9780713636529

Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Describes how wool from a sheep is made into a sweater, explains how to tell the difference between wool and man-made fibers, and includes activities featuring weaving and dyeing wool

About this title

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-- In a hands-on approach to science, this British series invites children to explore the physical characteristics of natural and man-made materials. The authors use clear, direct language and interesting suggestions to demonstrate the materials' qualities, such as making bricks with modeling clay and straw or testing the tensile nature of wool versus other fibers. The full-color photographs are well composed and portray multiethnic children as they measure, explore, and create. Photographs showing commercial production and use of the materials are informative, but the lack of clear labels is a limitation. Although the six titles share an identical format, they are uneven in quality. The organization of Water is somewhat haphazard and its activities are designed for primary graders, while those in Clay and Rice are geared toward older children. Also, the exclusive focus on Indian Rice production is a drawback for American audiences. Because these are primarily activity books, they have limited value as report resources; they present some facts about production processes, but each material is treated as an entity in itself. Supplemental extensions to science exploratory units that will require adult supervision for some of the projects. --Judith V. Lechner, Auburn Univ . , AL
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713636521
• ISBN 13: 9780713636529
• Binding: Paperback