My Grandfather's Coat
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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 Winner”A 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!
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Jim Aylesworth tells his stories with generous doses of “out loud” sounds, rhythms, and rhymes. His 25-year teaching career taught him exactly what children love best in a story. He lives in Chicago, IL with his wife.
Barbara McClintock attended Jamestown College in North Dakota until, at nineteen, she moved to New York City to begin her career as an illustrator and author. She has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Adèle & Simon, an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Lost and Found Adèle and Simon in China. She lives in Windham, Connecticut.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780439925457
- Publication Date
- October 21, 2014
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Original Publication Date
- October 28, 2014
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 614
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2011012226
- Lexile® Level
- AD810L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 170972
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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