cotton

Focusing on the people and machines that make it happen, shows how cotton is grown, harvested, processed into fibers, dyed, woven into fabric, and sold for a variety of purposes.

This book explains that cotton is a natural material and that cotton is used for fabrics and furnishings.

Simple text describes how T-shirts are created starting from where the cotton is grown to how they sewn together and then shipped to the stores.

Describes how cotton and silk are naturally produced and how they are prepared and made into cloth.

Provides information about cotton, where and how it is grown and processed, and its many uses in everyday life. Includes a glossary and resources for further study.

Discusses the growing and ginning of cotton and the making of it into textiles, clothes, food, and other products.

Traces the journey of cotton from the plants, through the cotton gin and the spinning mill where it is made into thread, to the loom where it is woven into cloth, and finally to the clothing factory where it is sewn into pants.

Contains an overview of how a cotton T-shirt is made, in simple text with illustrations, explaining how the cotton is grown, harvested, spun, dyed, cut, and designed.

Discusses the history of cotton, with photographs and illustrations, and explores where cotton comes from, how it is used, cotton's growing cycle, blue jeans, and other related topics; and includes a time line.

Briefly describes how cotton is grown, the pests and diseases that threaten it, and how it is processed into various types of fabrics.