Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure
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Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure
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Overview
The star of the hit television show American Pickers shares his love of treasure-hunting with kids.
Mike Wolfe's love for "picking" started with old bikes, cigar boxes, and other collectibles people may have called "junk." A self-taught picker, the TV star now shares his passion for picking antiques with his enthusiastic kid audience, and offers tips on collecting, sorting through flea market offerings, asking relatives about family heirlooms, and much, much more. In the process, kids will pick up history, research skills, and new hobbies galore (and maybe even help clean the attic).
Kids love treasure-hunting. Kid Pickers is a fun and practical resource from one of the most popular pros around.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250008497 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Feiwel & Friends |
| Publication date: | 04/16/2013 |
| Sold by: | Macmillan |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Lexile: | 1030L (what's this?) |
| File size: | 9 MB |
| Age Range: | 7 - 12 Years |
About the Author
Mike Wolfe has been diggin' and pickin' through junk since the age of four. As the star of the History Channel hit show American Pickers, Mike travels more than 60,000 miles a year around the country "making a living telling the history of America, one piece at a time." He divides his time between LeClaire, Iowa, and Nashville, Tennessee, where he owns the store Antique Archaeology.
Lily Sprengelmeyer is a third-grade elementary school teacher. She has been a lifelong picker, growing up in her father's eclectic antique store, La Belle Epoque in Galena, Illinois, where Mike Wolfe was a regular. She continues to reside in Galena.
Mike Wolfe has been diggin’ and pickin’ through junk since the age of four. As the star of the History Channel hit show American Pickers, Mike travels more than 60,000 miles a year around the country “making a living telling the history of America, one piece at a time.” He divides his time between LeClaire, Iowa, and Nashville, Tennessee, where he owns the store Antique Archaeology.
Lily Sprengelmeyer, co-author of Kid Pickers, is a third-grade elementary school teacher. She has been a lifelong picker, growing up in her father’s eclectic antique store, La Belle Epoque in Galena, Illinois, where Mike Wolfe was a regular. She continues to reside in Galena.
Mike Right provided illustrations for Kid Pickers.
Read an Excerpt
Chapter One
WHAT’S A KID PICKER?
BY SIMPLY PICKING UP THIS BOOK, chances are you’re probably a “picker” at heart, just like me. You’ve got a passion for rediscovering those once-forgotten items of our past, and the stories they tell. You love the excitement of hunting through old items, or those that were tossed aside to collect dust. You understand their importance because you picked it, and you’ve begun a new chapter in the life of your picked item … now, that’s cool.
So let’s forget about what something’s worth, or what everyone else around you likes. It’s time to create your own story; find your own Passion. That’s right, put on some old jeans, grab a flashlight, and set out for the journey that lies ahead. The adventure is all about finding—picking—items that will connect you closer to yourself and the people that surround you. Whether these items have been cherished in your family for centuries or you’ve uncovered a rusty broken wheel in your backyard, the point is it’s your pick and that’s what makes you a true Kid Picker.
As a seasoned picker myself, trust me when I say you’ve got all the tools you’ll need just by going out and finding what you like. My favorite memories as a Kid Picker were those in which I was the leader of my own journey, going out in search of whatever caught my eye. Curiosity will be your best guide (and, of course, this wonderful book you’re holding), as you are now the creator of your very own picking story. Join me by following the guidelines in the chapters ahead on searching, finding, collecting, sharing, and creating your own story. Your journey awaits, fellow Kid Pickers. What will your story be?
Austin
AGE 10
COLLECTS: Bottles, rockets, old toys
BEST PICK SO FAR: Old bottles found while digging in the dirt near his grandfather’s shop
Copyright © 2013 by Mike Wolfe
Table of Contents
A Word from the Creator 1
Chapter 1 What's a Kid Picker? 7
Kid Picker Profile: Austin 10
Chapter 2 Getting Started 13
Kid Picker Profile: Colt 28
Chapter 3 Picking with a Purpose 31
Kid Picker Profile: Hannah 40
Chapter 4 Every Pick has a Story 43
Kid Picker Profile: Jonah 54
Chapter 5 Unlocking Your Past 57
Kid Picker Profile: Preston 70
Chapter 6 Rusty Gold 73
Kid Picker Profile: Will 84
Chapter 7 Picker's Style 87
Kid Picker Profile: Chloeparis 96
My Picker Farewell 99
Kid Picker Vignettes 101
Photo Credits 107
Acknowledgments 109
Index 110
Reading Group Guide
Dear Teacher,
As educators, we expect that our students will be excited by and eager to engage with new technology. New tablet computers, new smartphone apps, and new video production software are all sure to meet with unbridled enthusiasm. But "old stuff"? Will vintage and antique objects, used and forgotten items, get the same response? Yes! With the classroom activities and templates here to accompany the enthusiasm of Kid Pickers author Mike Wolfe, it won't be long before your students are history buffs and repurposing enthusiasts.
This guide includes a Pre-reading Activity, student activity sheets, and additional classroom activity ideas.
Kid Pickers is appropriate for students in grades 2-7. It will be especially useful in conjunction with Social Studies/History units, as well as in Language Arts and Mathematics classes. With its focus on respecting and preserving history through the location and study of artifacts from other time periods, Kid Pickers will provide many opportunities to meet the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This guide contains a number of activities that are applicable across grade levels, as well as some that are differentiated for lower and higher grade bands. The standards below for Reading, Writing, and Speaking/Listening are an example from the fifth-grade standards; teachers may want to visit the CCSS Web site to apply their own grade-level equivalents. The subheadings and numerical references will help users easily locate the coordinating standards for specific grade levels.
English Language Arts: Reading Informational Text
RI 4.5 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
RI 7.5 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
English Language Arts: Writing
W 1.5 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
W 2.5 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W 3.5 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
W 7.5 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through the investigation of different aspects of a topic.
English Language Arts: Speaking and Listening
SL 1.5 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led)
with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL 6.5 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to the task and situation.