Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
60 Total Resources 8 Awards 12 State Lists 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
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Alphabet Recognition
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mac Barnett about Extra Yarn
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen about Extra Yarn
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Children Philosophy
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Educator's Guide from Weston Woods
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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
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Nicola Barber
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Video Book Reading narrated by Nicola Barber
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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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2012
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