A Piece of String Is a Wonderful Thing

Read and Wonder

by Judy Hindley

Relates in verse the origin and uses of string

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

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

[Reene's Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

📚MS Readathon book 33📚


A piece of string 🧵 is a wonderful thing

By: Judy Hindley / Margaret Chamberlain


⭐⭐⭐⭐/5


This book was rescued from a street library. 


This book was interesting in every aspect, from going back to caveman learning how to start making string to the years we have now. 


It's a very educational type of book, yet I didn't like how some of the words of the story was all over the place but otherwise was a very good read. 


The illustrations were very creative and there were some funny ones too. 

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[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Emili Aruste · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was the first english book I read and was truly a 'wonderful thing' ;) I remember reading it as a child, it's easy to read and a very comforting story for me.

[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.