A New Coat for Anna
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Illus. in full color. “A fresh and moving story of a mother’s dedication toacquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna’s motherdecides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the servicesof a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel’s pictures do a tremendous job ofevoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may make children considerhow precious the ordinary can become in times of turmoil.”–(starred) “Booklist. “
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Harriet Ziefert has been making magic with words for many years. She is the author of over 200 books for young readers, including A New Coat for Anna, With Love from Grandma, and Brothers are for Making Mud Pies. Ms. Ziefert lives in New Jersey and Massachusetts
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780394898612
- Publication Date
- May 12, 1988
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1986
- Page Count
- 40
- Word Count
- 1036
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 86002722
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 52129109
- Lexile® Level
- 580L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 27478
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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