Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
45 Total Resources 8 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Humor
- Sports
- Picture Book
Year Published 2012
Word Count 566
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148457, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mac Barnett about Extra Yarn
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen about Extra Yarn
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 21
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mac Barnett
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by CraftSanity
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by CraftSanity
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Let's Get Busy Podcast
TED Talk given by Mac Barnett
Created by TED Talks
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Number Five Bus
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by AdLit
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Picturebooking Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by South China Morning Post
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Los Angeles Times
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Brightly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Weston Woods
Created by Weston Woods
Classroom Ideas from Walker Books Australia
Created by Walker Books Australia
Lesson Plan from LibrarySparks
Created by LibrarySparks
Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Nicola Barber
Created by Weston Woods
Video Book Reading narrated by Nicola Barber
Created by Weston Woods
Awards & Distinctions 8
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2013
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2013
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2021
Winner, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2012
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