Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
59 Total Resources 8 Awards 12 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Humor
- Picture Book
- Sports
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
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- 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
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 35
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 Reading Rockets
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 Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On the scary truth about writing 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
Advice to writers from Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Picture books are for all ages with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Three levels of picture books with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On the evolution of the picture book with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Using picture books in the classroom with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Living in a visual culture with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
In love with books with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
A read-aloud childhood with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Favorite picture books with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On idea tumbling with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On writer's block with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On children as understanders with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
Learning to write with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
On school visits with Mac Barnett
Created by Reading Rockets
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 South China Morning Post
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Brightly
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Picturebooking Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Teaching Children Philosophy
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Lesson Plan from LibrarySparks
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 3
Complete Video Reading in American Sign Language narrated by Jeni Jackerson
Created by Rocky Mountain Deaf School
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, 1938-2023
Honor, 2013
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2013
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2012
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