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Joseph had a little overcoat
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- Summary
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A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments until nothing remains.
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- Creator
- by Simms Taback
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Viking, 1999
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, music ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- ISBNs
- 0670878553, 9780670878550, 1591124107, 9781591124108, 1591124123, 9781591124122, 9780758700520, 0758700520, 067001186X, 9780670011865
- OCLC
- ocm40159006
- Credits
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- Performed by Simms Taback with members of the Klezmatics
- Based on " ... a Yiddish folk song ..."
- "With new illustrations"--Preliminary page.
- Art techniques used: A bold and humorous combination of watercolor, gouache, pencil, ink and collage.
- "Many years ago, I adapted the song to make a book and I called it Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. ... I am particularly happy to be publishing this newly illustrated version of Joseph."--Author's letter to readers, p. [33].
- Contents of CD-ROM: Narration with page turn signals -- "I had a little overcoat" song in English -- "I had a little overcoats" song in Yiddish -- Narration with no page turn signals -- "I had a little overcoat" song in English -- "I had a little overcoats" song in Yiddish
Subjects
- Toy and movable books -- Specimens.
- Coats -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
- Folklore -- Europe, Eastern -- Juvenile literature.
- Jews -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
- Jews, European -- Europe, Eastern -- Juvenile literature.
- Folklore -- Europe, Eastern.
Children's Subject Heading
- Jews -- Folklore.
Children's Subject Heading
- Coats -- Folklore.
Children's Subject Heading
- Toy and movable books.
Children's Subject Heading