Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Butterworth's clear and concise book answers the title question in appropriate detail, explaining the processes by which cotton, wool, rubber, synthetics, silk, and fleece are made into clothing. Informative and appropriate for independent use or read-alouds alike, the text is well spaced, with frequent bold words to support new readers. Appealing illustrations include girls and boys from many countries and seamlessly weave in labeled diagrams. One page features a girl wearing a pretty dress, while the next depicts a girl in a soccer jersey. The endpapers feature dozens of different kinds of finished clothing. Back matter is solid and contains a page that emphasizes the importance recycling old clothing. In an era in which even kindergarten students are being taught to write "how-to" books, a mentor text such as this will serve young writers well. VERDICT Well designed and engaging, this is a valuable offering.-Maggi Idzikowski, Ann Arbor Public Schools, MI © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Conversational text and cheery retro cartoons work together to provide a step-by-step look at the ways in which key materials are obtained and processed to produce common articles of clothing such as cotton jeans and rubber boots. The content-packed spreads, which emphasize the manufacturing process (sans politics), reward a careful reading of text and images with abundant substantive information. Bib., ind. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Using a pair of energetic children as models, Butterworth describes the making of the clothes they wear. This companion to the author and illustrator's How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food (2011) is an appealing depiction of the production of clothes of cotton, wool, silk, polyesters, and rubber. The simple narrative is well-organized. Opening with the assumption that readers will have different outfits for different uses, the author presents each material in terms of particular articles of clothing: cotton jeans, wool sweaters, silk party dresses, polyester soccer uniforms and fleeces, rubber boots. Readers will be able to see how the processes for making fabric are similar in spite of the difference in plant or animal sources. The explanation is simple and clear, and the steps are illustrated in mixed-media images filled with amusing details. While an ethnically diverse range of human workers are involved along the way, one or the other of the two children pictured on the cover (a dark-skinned girl with straight brown hair and a blond, Caucasian boy) is always shown wearing the finished results. The endpapers display a satisfying array of clothing, from bikinis, vests, and warm winter caps to formalwear. Butterworth includes a reminder of ways to recycle outgrown or unneeded clothing, a short bibliography, and index. This engaging account will wear well in any collection. (Informational picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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