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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  AlyssaSadler | Feb 9, 2010 |  This book was about a man who kept making new things from a worn out overcoat. Each item kept getting smaller and smaller as they all began to wear out. This was a great story with a moral lesson. It teaches us that you can always "make something out of nothing". It also has a great lesson about reusing something to make something new. In the classroom, you could bring in fabric and have the kids make something out of it. You could also have them bring in an old article of clothing that would be thrown away and have them make something out of that. You could use this book to open a discussion about reusing other items in our lives instead of throwing them out. Melanielooper | Jan 25, 2010 | I enjoyed the book and especially the way Joseph was able to hold onto his overcoat throughout time as it got worn out. He shows resourcefulness and I believe kid readers will be waiting to see what he turns it into next. (  ) lynzees | Jan 20, 2010 | Reading this book taught me to be thankful for what I have and optimistic about life. I would love to share this book with a little boy or girl probably grade 2-5 because it is an easy read. Also, I could use this book for a worship thought on character and the importance of being thankful for what you do have. ( ) Jeanza | Jan 20, 2010 | this is a cute tale of joesph and how and what he did with his overcoat as time went on and it started to get old, he made many different forms of cklothing out of his coat ( ) brenneis | Dec 7, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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In today's throwaway world, Joseph's old-fashioned frugality is a welcome change. Based on a Yiddish song from Simms Taback's youth (lyrics and music reproduced on the last page), the book is filled with rhythms and arresting colors that will delight every reader. As more and more holes appear in Joseph's coat, die-cut holes appear on the pages, hinting at each next manifestation. The illustrations are striking, created with gouache, watercolor, collage, pencil, and ink. Every inch of space is crammed with fanciful, funny details, such as the headline on a discarded newspaper: "Fiddler on Roof Falls off Roof." Taback, esteemed creator of the Caldecott Honor-winning There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and the classic Too Much Noise, has produced a picture book that is as well turned out as its dapper hero. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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I really like this story because it is totally realistic. It teaches kids to be ok with reusing clothes and not to throw useful things away.
In the Classroom, I would set up different trashcans and the students would learn to recycle things such as paper. I would also give them a piece of construction papaer, a pair of scissors, and tape and ask them to make something useful.