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Product Identifiers

PublisherCrabtree Publishing Company

ISBN-100778725162

ISBN-139780778725169

eBay Product ID (ePID)46922182

Product Key Features

Book TitleBiography of Cotton

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory / Exploration & Discovery, Science & Nature / General (See Also Headings under Animals or Technology), Crafts & Hobbies, Clothing & Dress

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorCarrie Gleason

Book SeriesHow Did That Get There?

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight2.9 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2005-023002

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromFourth Grade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal677/.21

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisFrom 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. Other topics include - What is a commodity? - how cotton was used in the Ancient world - the history of cotton use and the textile industry - new technologies created to harvest cotton, and their effects on the rest of society - the lives of people on plantations and in Mill Towns - cotton manufacturing around the world, 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. Other topics include - What is a commodity? - how cotton was used in the Ancient world - the history of cotton use and the textile industry - new technologies created to harvest cotton, and their effects on the rest of society - the lives of people on plantations, in the cotton fields, and in Mill Towns - cotton manufacturing around the world Teacher's guide available., 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.

LC Classification NumberTS1542.G64 2005