Hello, crochet friends! : making art, being mindful, giving back : do what makes you happy / Jonah Larson, with Jennifer Larson ; photography by Erin Harris, and from the Larson Family Archive.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Milwaukee, Wisconsin : KWiL Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 40 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780999143704
- 0999143700
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Larson, J. L334 | Available | 33111009369360 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Larson, J. L334 | Available | 33111009680881 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A celebration of the beauty and power of crochet-specifically, the life-changing benefits this fiber art has brought to one extraordinary boy, 11-year-old crochet prodigy, Jonah Larson.
Part One : Jonah shares his life story, including details about his adoption, significant behavior struggles in school, and the role that crochet has come to play in his life. In sidebar interviews, Jonah asks his mother, Jennifer, to share what she was feeling during these momentous times.
Part Two : A celebration of what Jonah loves most-crochet! Jonah defines the fiber art, introduces some of his many crochet friends from around the world, and invites readers to "crochet away" with him- exclusive pattern included .
Sincerely written, beautifully photographed, and designed to engage and inspire, Hello, Crochet Friends! illuminates the themes in Jonah's life-friendship and worldwide interconnectedness, kindness and acceptance, mindfulness, and a deep passion for an art.
Hello, Crochet Friends! is the first title in KWiL Publishing's Rock Star Kids series of books about young people doing incredible things in the world.
Part 1 tells Jonah's story, including his adoption from Ethiopia, and his challenges in school. Part 2 is a celebration of crochet, defining the fiber art, introducing readers to Jonah's crochet friends, and offering instructions on how to make an identity-inspired dishcloth.
Ages 5-12.