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Title: A New Coat for Anna by HARRIET ZIEFERT ISBN: 0-394-89861-3 Publisher: Dragonfly Pub. Date: 12 May, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific Post-War Upbeat Book
Comment: This book is a classic, and was taped by Barbara Bush as part of the Presidential Literacy Project. It begins in a post-war environment, where no one has any money. The story is not only about how a coat is made, but also about how Anna's mother trades her posessions for wool and the services of the spinner, weaver, and tailor in order to make the coat. It culminates at a Christmas party, where all of the people who helped to make the coat are invited to Anna's house, and she even goes back to thank the sheep. The illustrations are well done, and the repetitive text makes it a story that is appropriate for children from 3yrs.(my son's age) to second graders which I have taught.
Rating: 5
Summary: About Anna's New Coat
Comment: A New Coat for Anna is a good book because it shows the cycle of making a coat. The book shows how hard it was to get a coat long ago in World War II. I think it is very educational. I bet there are lots of other people who really want to read this book. I liked this book because it was interesting how Anna's mother had to use her special things to help Anna get a coat. She had to trade the things because there wasn't much money because of the war. At the end, Anna celebrated with everybody that helped her make her coat because she was so happy that she had a new coat. I am eight and I love the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A heart-warming story about the harsh realities of war
Comment: As the post-war child of a family that suffered through World War II in the Netherlands, I can say that "A New Coat for Anna" has the ring of authenticity. In many ways, it reminds me of first-hand stories I heard from my parents and older siblings about the hardships--and the creativity--of ordinary people during those very difficult years.
This well-written story takes the reader through a year in Anna's life, as her mother arranges to have a new coat made by bartering with her neighbors. She trades jewelry for wool, and then a lamp to have it spun. Anna and her mother pick lingonberries together, which they use to dye the yarn red. The bartering continues as the yarn is woven and then tailored into a coat.
The story concludes with a Christmas celebration, "the best they had in a long time," where Anna invites the farmer, the spinner, the weaver, and the tailor to enjoy a Christmas cake together. Anna also takes time to thank the sheep on Christmas Day.
Even the candles on the tree in Anita Lobel's cozy illustration remind me of the Christmas trees of my childhood. Whenever I share this inspiring tale with children, I wax nostalgic and tell about the candles on our trees.
"A New Coat for Anna" drives home the harsh realities of war and its impact on the daily lives of children... and their neighbors. But it's done in a heartwarming way. Highly recommended.
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Title: Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan, Alexander Pertzoff ISBN: 0064433609 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney ISBN: 0140505393 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: November, 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Mrs. Katz and Tush by PATRICIA POLACCO ISBN: 0440409365 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson ISBN: 0670699497 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: November, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode ISBN: 0140548750 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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