| My Grandfather's Coat Contributor(s): Aylesworth, Jim (Author), McClintock, Barbara (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439925452 ISBN-13: 9780439925457 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2011012226 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.8" W x 11.4" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 170972 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A rollicking, rhyming, fun rendition of a favorite folksong about a many-times recycled coat -- by the award-winning, bestselling team of Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock.Sydney Taylor Award WinnerA moving tale of love and regeneration. --The New York TimesWhen my grandfather came to America he made himself a handsome coat Then he wore it and he wore it and he wore it--until it was all worn out So what did he do? He snipped and he clipped-- and he stitched and he sewed. . . and out of the still-good cloth of his coat--he made himself a smart jacket How many things can Grandfather makeout of that old frayed coat? Jim Aylesworth's satisfying retelling and Barbara McClintock's heart-warming pictures celebrate the clever recycling of a beloved coat that lasts four generations -- until it becomes this story |