Working Cotton
Working Cotton
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Working Cotton

Written by Sherley Anne Williams & illustrated by Carole Byard
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$7.99
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4 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
AD600L
Lexile measure
Feb 15, 1997
Publication date

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Publisher Summary

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

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Topics

immigration and emigrationfamilysocial themesfamily lifemigrant labor

Categories

early readers

Writing Styles

rhyming

Genres

fiction

Race, Ethnicities, & Nationalities

African Americans

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780152014827
    Publication Date
    February 15, 1997
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Original Publication Date
    September 15, 1992
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    91021586
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    36980129
    Lexile® Level
    AD600L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    51693
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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