clothing and dress

Take a trip to a firehouse. Find out what firefighters wear, what equipment they use, and what they do when they’re not fighting fires. See what’s inside a firehouse and what happens when the alarm bell rings. This title includes reading activities and a word list.

Beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the many ways people look different from one another.

Readers learn that Cuba is the largest island and most populated country in the Caribbean.

Readers will learn that the Dominican Republic has the oldest European settlement in the Western Hemisphere, is the only second largest island in the Caribbean and many more interesting elements that have shaped the culture of its people.

Contains photographs, ideas, and instructions for transforming old wool sweaters into bags and purses, skirts, hats, and other wearable items, and includes discussion of materials, embroidery, knitting, and sewing.

Looks at traditional and contemporary garments in a variety of global contexts, showing clothing commonly worn in countries such as Japan, India, Thailand, Morocco, and Egypt.

Photographs and text examine traditional forms of dress and clothing in cultures throughout the world.

Provides suggestions for ways children can reduce, reuse, and recycle their clothes and toys in order to cut down on garbage.

Two clever tailors trick the Emperor by telling him they are sewing him a suit of cloth that only wise men can see when in reality they are sewing air, and it takes a smart little girl to alert everyone to the truth.

After visiting the shoe shop, the hat shop, and the cupcake shop, a weary little girl and her sleepy cat head home for a nap.