Working Cotton
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1992

Working Cotton

Written by Sherley Anne Williams · Illustrated by Carole Byard

A child's day unfolds in the cotton fields, revealing migrant life.

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32 pages· AD600L
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In the heart of central California, a young girl shares her family's daily life as migrant workers in the cotton fields. Through her eyes, the long hours and simple joys of their existence are unveiled. What stories lie hidden in the fields, and how does this life shape her dreams? Discover the beauty and resilience in the everyday struggles of a migrant family.

From the publisher

A 1993 Caldecott Honor Book This child’s view of the long day’s work in the cotton fields, simply expressed in a poet’s resonant language, is a fresh and stirring look at migrant family life. “With its restrained poetic text and impressionist paintings, this is a picture book for older readers, too.”–Booklist

Awards

Coretta Scott King Honor (1993)Caldecott Honor (1993)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD600L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
51693
Publication
Published
February 15, 1997
First published
September 15, 1992
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152014827
LCCN
91021586
OCLC
36980129

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