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. When 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 make out 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!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scholastic Press
ISBN-10
0439925452
ISBN-13
9780439925457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208945415
Product Key Features
Format
Picture Book,Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's Fiction
Additional Product Features
Illustrator(s)
Barbara Mcclintock
Content Note
Colour Illustrations
Author Biography
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's distinguished books have four times been honored as New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books.