Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story

by Deborah Hopkinson

Book Overview

Mikey's dad has left home to fight overseas during World War I, and Mikey wants to do something BIG to help. When his teacher suggests that the class participate in a knitting bee in Central Park to knit clothing for the troops, Mikey and his friends roll their eyes--knitting is for girls But when the girls turn it into a competition, the boys just have to meet the challenge. Based on a real "Knit-In" event at Central Park in 1918, Knit Your Bit shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039925241X
• ISBN13: 9780399252419
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3