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Knit your bit a World War I story

When his father leaves to fight in World War I, Mikey joins the Central Park Knitting Bee to help knit clothing for soldiers overseas.

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Main Author:	Hopkinson, Deborah
Other Authors:	Guarnaccia, Steven (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2013.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > New York (State) > New York > Fiction. Knitting > Juvenile fiction. Sex role > Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Juvenile fiction. War stories > Juvenile. Historical fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	When his father leaves to fight in World War I, Mikey joins the Central Park Knitting Bee to help knit clothing for soldiers overseas. "Mikey's dad has left home to fight overseas during World War I, and Mikey wants to do something BIG to help. When his teacher suggests that the class participate in a knitting bee in Central Park to knit clothing for the troops, Mikey and his friends roll their eyes -- knitting is for girls! But when the girls turn it into a competition, the boys just have to meet the challenge."--Book jacket.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Audience:	Elementary Grade. 460
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780399252419 039925241X
Author Notes:	Deborah Hopkinson (www.deborahhopkinson.com) is the award-winning author of more than 40 books for young readers, many of them historical fiction picture books that illuminate the lives of ordinary people or forgotten figures in history. Deborah lives in West Linn, Oregon. Steven Guarnaccia (www.stevenguarnaccia.com) is an associate professor in the Illustration Program at Parsons The New School for Design. He is a former art director of the New York Times Op-Ed page, and his illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, and greeting cards. Steven lives in Brooklyn, New York.