Extra Yarn: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061953385 ISBN-13: 9780061953385 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2010015945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 4-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: PreK-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 550 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.2" W x 8.6" L (0.90 lbs) 40 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Primary, 2014 E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Winner, Picture Book, 2013 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Up to Seven, 2013 Colorado Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2014 Golden Archer Award, Nominee, Primary, 2014 Ladybug Picture Book Award, Nominee, Children's Picture, 2013 Buckaroo Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2012 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2014 Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Picture Book, 2012 Cybils, Finalist, Fiction Picture Book, 2012 Star of the North Picture Book Award, Second Place, Grades K-2, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/31/2011 Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2011 School Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 78 Booklist 12/15/2011 pg. 52 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 66 Shelf Awareness 01/31/2012 Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 46 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 29 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 14 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 20 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 148457 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comes Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller. A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this stunning picture book. With spare, gently humorous illustrations and a palette that moves from black-and-white to a range of color, this modern fairy tale has the feel of a new classic. Fans of Oliver Jeffers and Peter Brown will love this book. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Klassen, Jon: - Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, as well as the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; The Dark by Lemony Snicket; House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser; Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson; and the first three books in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Barnett, Mac: -Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than thirty languages. His picture books include two Caldecott Honor-winning collaborations with Jon Klassen: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn. Among his other popular books are I Love You Like a Pig, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, and The Magic Word, illustrated by Elise Parsley. He lives in Oakland, California. You can visit him online at www.macbarnett.com. |
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