A Piece of String is a Wonderful Thing (Read and Wonder)

Relates in verse the origin and uses of string.

Judy Hindley is a children's author who has written over 50 books, many in verse, and about different sorts of subject matter, from spies to string. Her works include, Sleepy Places, Crazy ABC and Isn't It Time? Margaret Chamberlain first illustrated a book while still at the RCA. She has illustrated numerous books - one of the most successful was called The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate, which is still a bestseller after 20 years.