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Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn About Wool
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep A Yarn About Wool Author:Teri Sloat, Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator) It's springtime, and Farmer Brown is shearing his sheep: "Clip-clip, buzz-buzz, / He took their wool and left them fuzz." Naked, the pink-cheeked sheep begin to shiver as the temperature drops. They watch in dismay when Farmer Brown gathers up the bags of wool to deliver to Mr. Greene, who cleans and cards it. "'BAAA!'... more » they cried. 'We want it back!'"
But their bleating is to no avail. Farmer Brown continues on his rounds, visiting the yarn spinner and the dyer before he finally realizes that his poor lambs are frigidly following him. He scurries back to his farm and sets to work -- knitting each one a bright, colorful sweater!« less