A Piece of String Is a Wonderful Thing

Read and Wonder

by Judy Hindley, Margaret Chamberlain (Illustrator)

A fun-filled collection of rousing verse traces the evolution of string through history--from rawhide strips to three-ply rope, and from ancient Egypt to modern times--all accompanied by colorful illustrations depicting various uses for string.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Judy Hindley, who has written more than fifty books for children, has a special knack for capturing the language and subjects that delight preschoolers. Among her books are THE BIG RED BUS, THE PERFECT LITTLE MONSTER, and THE BEST THING ABOUT A PUPPY. She is also the author of the immensely popular EYES, NOSE, FINGERS, AND TOES and DO LIKE A DUCK DOES.

Reviews

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Becky Tilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plot summary: A Piece of String is a Wonderful Thing is an informational book about the history of string. While it doesn’t sound very interesting, it is. This book shows how cavemen used string (made from various things) and throughout history how string has evolved along with man. I never knew there were so many uses for string!

Activities:
#1 The book talks about historic uses for string. Why not let students try to figure out new uses for string?
They could write journal entries after listening or reading this book. Give them pieces of string for inspiration.
#2 Make a game of dividing the class into groups and seeing which group can remember the most uses of string written about in the book. I bet it would be fun!

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read at School Age Activity on 6/25/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[أروى محمد الزريعي · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's interesting how a person can summarize the history of string in one poem. Other than that I found it boring though sometimes educational.